Human Resources Manager

Covenant Living•Cromwell, CT

About The Position

Join our Leadership team at Covenant Living of Cromwell as a Human Resources Manager in Cromwell, CT. Covenant Living of Cromwell is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) within the not-for-profit Covenant Living organization. Covenant Living Communities and Services focuses on our employees’ entire wellbeing, offering professional development opportunities, career growth and robust total rewards. Our benefits package includes medical, dental and vision insurance, 403b with 3% employer match, paid time off, and much more! The Human Resources Manager will lead and direct the routine functions of the Human Resources (HR) department for our Cromwell community. This includes onboarding, compliance, retention, employee relations, performance management, and training & development.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
5+ years of work experience in human resources

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

Responsibilities

Business Partnership Engage in financial planning with business leaders, including key partnerships on budgeting and planning process. Understand and plan for the business implications of evolving internal demands and external market conditions. Consult with business leaders to develop and implement solutions. Provide insights and advice and a compelling case, not just data, to support decision making and lead change when necessary. Influence decisions by building strong stakeholder relationships and partnerships.
Operational Excellence Ensure Human Resources function at local communities operates efficiently and with excellence, through simplified process and self-service functionality for transactional tasks. Create community accountability to standard Human Resources process and order of operations, such as payroll, Workday transactions, self-service, recruitment, etc. Continuously improve standard metrics, such as turnover, Workers Compensation claims management, employee engagement score, unemployment claims management, employee litigation, data integrity audits. Ensure compliance requirements are met through strong record keeping processes, including meeting requirements for annual surveys, complaint surveys, state inspections, mock surveys, etc. Keep up with trends and new regulations such as state law, minimum wage laws, federal laws, etc. Additionally, healthcare related industry trends, such as Department of Health Services and the like. Continuously improve and optimize processes. Make recommendations for improvement to Central Office.
Employee Focus Reduce employee relations issues by cultivating a positive work environment, with excellent leaders, which enables an engaged employee experience. Improve employee engagement, as evidenced by reduction in employee relations issues / complaints and an increase in engagement score. Partner with business leaders on issue identification, action planning, and engagement initiatives.
Change Ownership and Leadership Prepare and guide campus leaders and employees through change. Communicate and be a champion for change initiatives. Utilize communication tools and strategy, to ensure effective communication with employees.