Human Resource Specialist

YWCA San Antonio is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

Part of the international network of YWCAs, with 204 associations in the U.S. alone,YWCA has been at the forefront of the most critical social movements for more than 160 years — from women’s empowerment and civil rights, to affordable housing and pay equity, to violence prevention and health care.

The Human Resource Specialist plays a lead role in the organization, overseeing human resources, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, managing organizational culture, and overseeing payroll administration for YWCA’s programs and services. The Director of Human Resources oversees efforts to build organizational capacity and cultivate mission-driven and client- and staff-focused organization.

• Leads Human Resource functions, including the talent acquisition process, which includes recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, particularly for managerial, exempt, and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings; oversight of daily workflow of department; management of human resources coordinators.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department.
• Oversees administration of employee benefits.
• Serves as point of contact for all HR contracts/funds including but not limited to the current payroll provider, insurance broker, YWCA retirement Fund, current medical and auxiliary providers, Cobra administrator, etc.
• Ensures timely performance evaluations by program directors
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• As a member of the leadership team, understands the organization’s and departments’ needs and leads the organization’s human resource and talent strategy particularly as it relates to current and future talent development, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.
• Provides support and guidance to HR Coordinator, management, and other staff regarding policies, practices, issues, and concerns.
• Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance and update as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
• Travel between both YWCA locations as needed.
• Attend all Trauma Informed Care & Racial Justice Trainings as scheduled.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work past normal business hours during peak periods.
• Possession of a current Drivers’ License.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
• A minimum of two years of human resource management experience preferred.
• Experience with ADP preferred.
• Experience developing and maintain policies and procedures.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP highly desired or the ability to obtain certification within one year of employment.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and…