Human Resources Generalist

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

The City of Centennial, Colorado is an organization driven to quality products and outcomes while adhering to sound fiscal practices and efficient provision of services. We seek to attract and retain the best staff to assist us in this mission and, in return, foster a culture which supports all employees using their talents every day to do what they do best.

A winner of eight Gallup Exceptional Workplace Awards, we are proud to embody the link between a highly engaged workforce and excellence in business outcomes. We are an innately collaborative culture dedicated to talents and focused on results.

Hiring Range: $64,000 - $70,000 annually

Salary Range: $64,000 - $87,383 annually

Under general supervision of the Director of Human Resources, the Human Resources Generalist is responsible for a broad range of functions within the City’s department of Human Resources. This position requires the ability to be flexible, solution-oriented, and perform analytical, technical and administrative duties in support of all human resources functions including benefits administration, compensation, compliance, managing recruitment processes, onboarding processes, unemployment claims, employee recognition, workers compensation administration, employment verification, employee relations, performance management, training and development, and being the Wellness Committee Coordinator.

The ideal candidate will be self-directed, highly responsive, function and thrive by owning challenging projects, deliver thoughtful results, have a desire to help employees embrace the City’s Strengths-based culture, foster positive change, seek ways to contribute additional value to the role, bring exceptional collaboration skills and a focus on Strengths and employee engagement, and maintain a customer-service orientation while embracing innovation, partnership, and diversity.

Specific duties in the HR core functional areas include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in regular analysis and review of classification and compensation data.
• Identify gaps and inconsistencies in organization and department-specific salary structures and recommend appropriate actions.
• Recommend pay while considering internal and external market factors.
• Participate in conducting job evaluations, pay reviews, benchmarking, and compensation surveys.
• Ensure annual pay plan is updated and current.

• Initiate recruitment/selection process and help to ensure that fair, legal and consistent hiring processes are followed.
• Ensure that job descriptions are updated and oversee postings, advertising and applicant qualifications screening.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to select and retain qualified individuals.
• Coordinate applicant interviews, and final selection processes including applicant screenings and background checks.
• Work with managers to schedule and conduct new employee orientation, onboarding process, and other training courses with the goal of high engagement and retention of employees with < one year of service.
• Conduct exit interviews and provide COBRA information to exiting employees.
• Verifies I-9 information.

• Coordinate the delivery of the annual renewal and/or bid process for employee benefits.
• Serve as Wellness coordinator for City’s Wellbeing program and initiatives to include the five pillars of Wellbeing.
• Work with community resources and liaisons to coordinate, implement, and select wellness vendors.
• Analyze wellness activity expenses and determine any return on investments.
• Assist Human Resources Director with planning and coordination of the annual employee open enrollment processes, open enrollment meetings, and benefits/health fair.
• Conduct annual benefits surveys.
• Coach employees considering a leave of absence on available options and provide complete information to address individual situations.
• Coordinate leave administration, including FMLA, short- and long-term disability, PTO and Personal Emergency Leave.
• Ensure Payroll has the data and forms needed to accurately process new hires, pay, benefit selections, position changes and other personnel actions.
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