Office of Clerk Circuit Court Hiring for HR GENERALIST at Kissimmee, Florida Full Time

The Osceola County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller is looking to onboard a highly motivated Human Resources Generalist, that is willing to work in a culture driven by public service. We are recruiting two (2) professionals to support the daily functions of the Human Resources department including hiring and interviewing staff, benefit and leave management, and enforcing policies and practices. If you are a people-person who thrives in a fast-paced environment, this is the right place for you to accelerate your HR career. If you have a passion for HR, are familiar with labor law/compliance, enjoy handling employee relations issues, and have a strong recruitment background, this is the place to be. Your role as a HR Generalist will involve undertaking a wide range of HR tasks like full life cycle recruitment, conducting exit interviews, administering employee benefits, leaves and conducting employee relations investigations. You will use our Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) to ensure all employee records are up-to-date and confidential. You’ll act as the main point of contact for employees’ questions on HR-related topics. The goal is to ensure the HR department’s operations will be running smoothly and effectively to deliver maximum value to the organization as a whole.

Location: Kissimmee, FL

Responsibilities

• Provides professional HR Support to the Director of Human Resources
• Identifies legal requirements and government reporting regulations relating to human resources functions.
• Is the first line of service for all employee relations issues.
• Conducts employee relations investigations.
• Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues.
• Ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
• Is responsible for executing the full life cycle recruitment including sourcing, engaging, screening, and assessment of the most suited candidates.
• Plans and conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward company goals.
• Keeps records of benefits plans participation such as insurance and pension plan, personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting.
• Coordinates and executes in management training for interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance reviews, discrimination and harassment prevention.
• Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs.
• Administers performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within organization.
• Administers salary administration program to ensure compliance and equity within organization.
• Administers benefits programs such as pension plans, paid time off, leaves of absences, life, health, dental, and vision insurances.
• Performs payroll alterations including direct deposits, garnishments, etc.
• Administers Workers Compensation claims.
• Conducts wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.
• Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations.
• Creates and maintains documents and reports related to various HR topics, such as but not limited to: staffing, applicant flow, headcount, turnover, organization charts, etc.
• Prepares reports and recommends procedures to reduce absenteeism and turnover.
• Responds to unemployment claims.
• Creates and maintains employee files.

Requirements and Qualifications

• PHR or SHRM-CP certification preferred
• Strong labor law and compliance knowledge: EEO, ADA, ADEA, HIPAA, GINA, FMLA, FLSA (DOL), NLRA, USERRA, OWBPA, I-9’s, etc
• Strong MS Office Suite knowledge
• Excellent Excel Skills
• Paylocity HRIS experience preferred
• Ability to build rapport with all employees
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education/ Experience

• BSBA with course emphasis in Human Resources, Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or Industrial Organizational Psychology
• Minimum of 2 – 5 years in a Human Resources Generalist role which should include recruitment/talent acquisition responsibilities.