Senior Human Resources Generalist

Senior Human Resources Generalist

The Senior Human Resources Generalist is responsible for delivering comprehensive HR support with a strong focus on full-cycle recruitment, training and development, and employee engagement. This role plays a key part in supporting a positive workplace culture while ensuring HR practices are aligned with organizational goals and compliance standards.

Schedule: This position is full-time, exempt,5 days 2-3 days onsite post probationary period. No nights or weekends.

Compensation: Starting annual salary is $65,000-75,000 based on experience 6% increase for bilingual speakers. Enjoy benefits that start as of day 1 of employment and our generous paid time off package.

With a refreshing culture that is supportive, collaborative, and encouraging of diverse perspectives and backgrounds and a satisfying balance between your work and personal life, why not join the Mystic Valley Elder Services' Team!

Depending on your role and your hours, we offer:

• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive salaries
• Medical, Dental, and Vision starting day 1
• 403b Retirement Plan with agency contribution after 2 years of employment
• 3 weeks accrued Vacation time
• 3 weeks accrued Sick time
• 13 Paid Holidays
• 30 personal hours
• Ample free parking
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonuses of up to $2,000

Job Activities

Key activities of the position are below. Additional duties may be assigned as required.

Top Key Activities:

1. Manage the full-cycle recruitment, including job postings, screening, interviewing, and onboarding.
2. Provide guidance to employees and managers on interpreting HR policies, procedures, and benefit programs, ensuring understanding and consistent application across the organization.
3. Manage leave of absence requests (e.g., FMLA, ADA, parental leave) and workplace accommodations in accordance with legal and organizational policies.
4. Support the development and implementation of employee engagement and retention strategies.
5. Maintain accurate and compliant employee records and personnel files.
6. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and internal HR policies and procedures

Other Activities:

• Create multimedia training content (e.g., videos, graphics, presentations) tailored to various learner audiences and accessibility standards.
• Support HR functions related to employee relations, reporting, and general administrative tasks
• Participate in agency-wide initiatives, DEIA efforts, and HR events.
• Collaborate with all departments and attend training sessions as required

Key Success Measures:

• Timeliness and quality of recruitment and onboarding
• Compliance with HR documentation and policy implementation
• Timeliness of leave/accommodation processing and successful reintegration of employees post leave (e.g., average turnaround time for initiating or approving requests)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Education, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in HR generalist functions, including recruitment, training design, and employee relations.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, teams, excel, word, power point etc
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.

Acceptable Substitutions

• High school diploma or GED plus 4 years of directly related experience.
• Associate's degree plus 2 years of directly related experience.
• Master's degree in a related field may substitute for 2 years of experience.
• Relevant national or state certification may substitute for 1 year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading training teams or managing training functions.
• Experience delivering virtual training to large or geographically dispersed teams.
• Bilingual in English and another language commonly spoken by MVES employees or consumers (such as and not limited to Haitian Creole, Spanish, Chinese, Mandarin, Vietnamese)
• Experience with HRIS and applicant tracking systems (e.g., ADP, ApplicantPro).

Physical Requirements of the Job:

• Ability to travel locally and attend in-person/virtual events and training as needed.
• Communicate effectively through phone and video conferencing tools.
• Navigate various software applications and read information on a screen.

Mystic Valley Elder Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.