Human Resources Director

Job Details

Job Location:

Paradigm at Kountze - Kountze, TX 77625

Position Type:
Full Time

Job Shift: Day

Salaried Exempt

Administrator

In keeping with our organization’s goal of improving the lives of the residents we serve, the Director of Human Resources is responsible for overseeing the Human Resources (HR) functions at the facility. The primary purpose of this position is to direct the Human Resources department in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and as directed by the Administrator, and to assure that quality personnel are interviewed, trained, and employed at the facility consistent with facility policies and procedures.

• Management of all employee personnel files and documentation, including personal information, work history, employee health records, disciplinary records, annual reviews, and compensation information
• Process employee payroll
• Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent employee information in accordance with applicable law as well as the facility’s established policies and procedures
• Manage information in employee personnel file to ensure accuracy, disburse employment documentation, and gather required signed forms from employees
• Communicate with employees regarding HR and employment matters as required or directed
• Respond to employee inquiries relating to HR matters, including complaints, concerns, PTO, annual review, pay, discipline, and benefits
• Provide employees with information relating to payroll questions
• Provide contact information to employees relating to employee benefits and provide general guidance relating to benefits
• Assist employees eligible for open enrollment in benefits
• Direct and assist employee inquiries relating to eligibility for changed to insurance coverage based on significant events
• Daily review of employee timeclock punches (revise errors after approval from Administrator)
• Daily review of PTO and absences to ensure that they are correctly recorded (approved by Administrator and/or Department Head)
• Process applications for open positions and assist hiring manager with hiring efforts
• Request information from applicants as requested by Administrator, including processing background checks, applicant personal information, and references
• Ensure hiring/termination procedures are in compliance with established policies and procedures
• Onboard of new employees consist with the facility’s policies and procedures
• Ensure employees have submitted all required documents for onboarding and contained in the employee personnel file (personal information, background check, W-4, I-9, licensure information, employee health information, and direct deposit information, and with copies of required documentation)

• Oversee the facility’s orientation process and support department directors and managers in participating in orientation
• Maintain open position report and submit to Administrator on a weekly basis or as directed
• Ensure employee licensing is current and maintained in personnel file
• Conduct yearly background checks, exclusion checks, or as needed and keeps records in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, laws, and regulations
• Maintain accurate disciplinary records
• Investigate employee complaints and concerns thoroughly and document effectively with witness statements, documentation, and other items to ensure the investigation is complete
• Monitor workplace injury claims and coordinate work between employees and the insurance carrier
• Conduct exit interviews and record data in the employee’s personnel records
• Monitor and respond to unemployment claims (including appeals)
• Meet with department directors and managers on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in planning in-service classes, on-the-job training procedures, and orientation for newly assigned personnel
• Attend and participate in facility mandatory in-service training programs as scheduled (e.g., OSHA, TB, HIPAA, Abuse Prevention, etc.)
• Ensure that appropriate training records are maintained for staff personnel
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and…