Talent & Employee Relations Specialist

YMCA
Hourly
$21.00
$24.00
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Seeking a Talent & Employee Relations Specialist to attract top talent, support employees, and foster a positive workplace culture.
Job Description

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Talent and Employee Relations Specialist at the YMCA of the Jersey Shore is responsible for managing the full-cycle recruitment and onboarding process while ensuring compliance with all employment laws, organizational policies and YMCA standards. This role partners closely with hiring managers to attract, select, and onboard qualified candidates: coordinates pre-employment screenings; prepares offer letters; and supports new hires through orientation and training requirements. This role serves as a point of contact for employee questions, provides HR support, assist with payroll and HR system administration. Ensures timely processing of terminations, maintains accurate records across internal systems and regulatory databases, and supports a positive, compliant, and engaging employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or associate’s degree in HR, business administration or related field. 
  • YMCA Team Leader certification preferred.
  • 2-3 years managing all phases of the recruitment and hiring process highly preferred.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, HR standard software HRIS, ATS and resume databases. 
  • Good working knowledge of HR practices and labor legislation.
  • Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information.
  • Excellent verbal and communication skills, organizational and time management skill and strong teamwork skills.
Essential Functions
  • Develops, facilitates, and implements all phases of the recruitment process.
  • Attends and participates in college and job fairs.
  • Collaborates with department managers to draft accurate job descriptions, open job postings and ensure timely and accurate listings.
  • Manage third-party job boards, ensuring job postings are listed correctly and updated as needed.
  • Generate offer letters, ensuring compliance with organizational standards; manage the offer acceptance process.
  • Trains new staff in Paycom functions as necessary.
  • Coordinate necessary background checks and reference checks for new hires, including fingerprinting, CARI, NSOPW, MVR, drug testing, to ensure timely processing.
  • Works with departmental hiring manager to move new hires through the onboarding process expeditiously.
  • Responsible for assisting new hires through the administrative and completion of new hire paperwork, including I-9 compliance. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and YMCA policies.
  • Ensures employee compliance with completion of Child Abuse Prevention prior to first shift and online training within first pay period.
  • Assist with scheduling, setup and training of the New Employee Orientation Program.
  • Act as a point of contact for employee questions and concerns; support conflict resolutions.
  • Assist with payroll processing and provide coverage as needed.
  • Ensures terminations are communicated to stakeholders and processed timely, including entering data into NJ DOL database, sending BC-10 to employees, terminating Y-USA access, and sending exit interviews.
Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies
  • Communication & Influence
  • Critical Thinking & Decision Making
  • Inclusion
  • Program & Project Management