HR Generalist (Talent Acquisition, Benefits, and HRIS)

The HR Generalist is a key member of the Human Resources team, providing both strategic and hands-on support across various HR functions. This versatile role is designed to support the daily operations of Talent Acquisition, Benefits, and HRIS. It is essential to ensure efficient administration and alignment with the organization's strategic goals. The HR Generalist’s responsibilities will focus on the areas listed in the title, but will not exclude areas such as, records management, policy administration, customer service, and special projects as needed.

In this role, the HR Generalist acts as a consultant to administration, faculty, staff, and student employees, offering expert guidance on HR-related matters. The HR Generalist also supports the Associate Vice President, Human Resources with special projects and contributes to the overall success of the department by being adaptable and responsive to various HR needs. 

Responsible for demonstrating LSSC’s core values of Caring, Communicating, Collaborating, and Celebrating when interacting with students, employees, visitors, and community members.

• Provide support in all components of the Recruitment process. Serve as a secondary, and/or primary should the Assistant Director, Recruitment be unavailable. Maintain contact with all hiring managers with regard to new hires, transfers, separations, and other key HR functions for candidates, and/or, employees. 
• Provides support with the administration of Benefits, including ADA, FMLA, Workers Compensation, and People First. 
• Support and maintain HRIS programs, including Banner, NeoGov, App Extender, People First, etc. 
• Responsible for fostering strong teamwork through open communication and collaboration with all HR team members, with a greater understanding that the team dynamic has a direct impact on how this department effectively serves our customers.
• Communicate and interpret HR policies and procedures for supervisors, faculty, and staff, ensuring understanding of the importance of compliance.
• Provide researched advice to faculty and staff on HR-related matters, including state and federal employment laws, college regulations, administrative procedures, and personnel procedures.
• Support HR special projects as assigned.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the Human Resources Department and faculty, staff, students, and external entities, delivering exceptional customer service and resolving inquiries.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the College’s personnel policies and procedures, college benefits and Federal and State regulations pertaining to human resource functions. 
• Ability to effectively collect, analyze, evaluate, and prepare statistical data. 
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including spreadsheets and database programs. 
• Exceptional people skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all constituents and ability to explain complex concepts. 
• Proficient in written and oral communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to maintain effective working relations with all College personnel, and members of the local community. 
• Ability to work well in a collaborative decision-making environment. 
• Technical ability in the use of computerized applications and tools, and ability to learn new software programs. 
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Human Resource Management or a related field required. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in Human Resources field required. 
• Experience in higher education in an HR environment is considered a plus.