Human Resources Coordinator - Chicago - Hybrid
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is seeking a Human Resources Coordinator to support their HR department with various generalist tasks. The role focuses on ensuring smooth daily operations, including HRIS needs, compliance, recruitment, training, and event planning.
Responsibilities
- HRIS: enter employee data, maintain employee files, create and run reports, oversee payroll timesheet compliance and verification, maintain HRIS procedures, suggest improvements, assist with system integrations
- Employee Benefits: understand health insurance offerings to be a resource for employees, coordinate benefit administration, audit and submit invoices, manage FMLA tracking, manage supplemental benefit and gift procedures
- Compliance: stay current with federal, state, and local employment laws, assist with updating and auditing processes to maintain compliance
- Recruitment: create job postings, assist with candidate sourcing and candidate screenings, facilitate new hire and applicant tracking system processes, conduct new hire orientations, maintain job descriptions
- Training & Professional Development: track and record completed training, assist with professional development processes and requests, assist with internal training presentations, source training options
- Events: assist with event planning, maintain event calendar, communicate with vendors
- Support additional HR projects and initiatives focusing on inclusion and belonging, continuous feedback, performance management, employee relations, wellness, rewards and recognition
- Perform other tasks as assigned
Skills
- Excellent communication skills - professional, empathetic and inquisitive
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Strong focus on processes and procedures
- Interest in performing HR generalist tasks rather than specializing in one function
- Tech savvy with a proficiency in MS Office and HRIS systems, Paylocity experience a plus
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships
- Interest in and ability to work on an HR team of 2
- Ability to foster a positive workplace culture
- Ability to perform work in alignment with STS core values: Leadership, Quality, Professionalism, Innovation, Collaboration, and Inclusion and Belonging
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