Senior HR Generalist - Talent Arts Manager

Company: Arbor Acres Retirement Community
Location: Winston Salem
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Senior HR Generalist (Talent Arts Manager)Are you eager to work to influence the culture of an organization through employee relations, leadership development and training?At Arbor Acres, we consider our employees to be artists their work creates beautiful experiences for our residents and each other. We provide excellent benefits, a 403(b) and a number of onsite benefits, to include employee meals, wellness center, clinic and the beautiful surroundings of Arbor Acres.We seek a senior Human Resources staff member with strong experience in employee relations, leadership coaching and training, and working on projects such as adjusting processes and creating training modules. Any experience managing corporate HR processes would be helpful as this person will likely transition to manage certain functions. We seek someone who is collaborative and enthusiastic about working together to enhance the culture and processes of the organization in conjunction with the rest of our HR team.This person will demonstrate support of our corporate values daily: a welcoming, inclusive environment where we celebrate the uniqueness and diverse background of each one of our staff and residents. While our community is founded in the Methodist faith, we welcome applicants from all religions, genders/sexual orientations/gender identities, races and backgrounds. We believe that diversity makes our community stronger.We are looking for a primarily onsite representative who builds connections with leaders and employees, ensuring that the values of the organization are integrated into all personnel actions, trainings, etc. The Senior HR Generalist ensures compliance with employment laws related to employee relations. They may be assigned to a portion of the organization but will ultimately be required to support any area as needed.This individuals title will be Talent Arts Manager as they will serve as project leader and manager of certain corporate Human Resources functions (not of staff). They must ensure that they maintain their knowledge through training/classes, as well as through researching laws and working with the Senior Director and outside organizations as needed to be up to date on those functions.Job Duties:Serves as a values leader: Lives, speaks and acts in alignment with the corporate values and with the concepts of inclusiveness, equity and diversity. Reiterates values in trainings and uses values in employee/leadership relations to guide discussions. Ensures values and DE&I concepts resonate throughout the organization and are framed in understandable, non-punitive formats.Serves as a resource to all employees, supervisors, and key leaders on personnel matters and instills in all an awareness of best workplace and employment practices.Receives and investigates employee complaints, ensuring that all sides in the dispute feel heard and respected. Works with leaders to conduct even-handed and thorough investigations, ensuring that the complainant and the accused party are able to provide their sides of the story and that back-up witness information and/or data is captured and recorded. Makes final decision based on facts, taking into account the protection of residents and other employees. Ensures employees and managers are held accountable for both performance and values-related concerns, and supported in their improvement, through discussions, coaching, trainings or formal discipline.Works with the Senior Director of HR to develop and conduct in-person and online trainings for staff and leaders. Creates interactive trainings for complex concepts and breaks learning down into digestible pieces. Creates high quality training materials both in-person and online. Arranges for time, place and materials for trainings and works with the Senior Director to determine training needs and build training calendar. Coaches leaders and staff one on one as needed.Integrates new leaders into the organization to ensure they adopt the appropriate leadership philosophy, have all necessary training and understand Human Resources processes.Handles projects (investigating processes, conducting focus groups, leading task forces) as assigned by the Senior Director of HR. Uncovers obstacles to project completion, shows strong follow-up abilities and ensures project timeline is met while achieving a high level of quality.Performs stay interviews, exit interviews and other information gathering tasks as needed.For their areas of responsibility (managing certain corporate HR functions) will perform reporting and create procedures for that area. Will ensure that all required activities related to that area are performed in a timely and high-quality manner.Key Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesStrong training and presentation skills able to present engagingly while ensuring that audience feels included and that trainings are interactive. Able to redirect participants as needed and strategize on ways to make sure they get involved.Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with both supervisors and those they supervise. Ability to inspire trust and confidence in others and to communicate with ease with people with diverse racial, ethnic, social, economic, and educational backgrounds.Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, to include PowerPoint and Excel. Experience in HCM/HRIS applications and the ability to learn and pick-up on new technology quickly.The ability to listen/understand, read, write and speak fluently in English.Ability to embody and uphold the corporate personality and culture of Arbor Acres with its emphasis on warmth, caring, generation of community, enthusiasm, achievement of excellence, inclusion and joy.A valid drivers licenses and ongoing MVR checks will be required as this individual will be driving occasionally to conferences, job fairs, meetings, etc.Bilingual a plus, but not requiredMinimum EducationBachelors degree strongly preferred.PHR or SHRM-CP strongly preferred.Minimum ExperienceMinimum 7-10 years HR employee relations experience, preferably working closely with individuals who work hands on in service (ex. Dining, Housekeeping, CNA, etc.) Healthcare experience may be helpful, but not required.3 years + experience in creating and delivering training, including supervisory training.It would be helpful to have 3-5+ years experience in at least a few areas of corporate HR at a level of knowledge that can serve as a resource to others in the department.Prefer experience in and a creativity with using technology and other tools to support systems and processes.This job description is not intended as an all-inclusive list of essential functions in which the individual holding this position may be required to perform. The individual may be required to perform additional tasks at the discretion of any authorized supervisor. Arbor Acres reserves the right to change or modify this job description at any time with or without notice.

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