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Candidate ExperienceEngagement and DEI initiativesOnboardingIncrease Employer BrandingTalent DevelopmentBuilding out Recruitment functionRelationship Building and ManagementInjecting fun and laughter in the day to day

Recruitment/OnboardingVirtual Intern Program DevelopmentWhite glove service to internal clients/candidatesEmployer Branding

Lately, my work has grown to keep with the demand of our org. I've been fortunate to hire two coordinators so I can focus on overseeing the talent functions and larger scale projects such as developing an onboarding process and creating a new compensation structure and practice. My wish list items for our org are creating a top notch candidate experience, employment branding, diversity initiatives and supporting the Ounce's goal to be a best place to work! In addition to the fundamental work of our mission, I'm navigating a new area of recruitment and talent in the business development arena. We are excited about this new arm of opportunity for our org to give back to the industry of early childhood education.

•Independently work with hiring managers through complex compensation and recruitment/reorg/retention issues.•Create and provide training to current and new managers as well as our Parent Council regarding interviewing and other talent acquisition topics.•Create and manage the recruitment plan each year in conjunction with the Director.•Evaluate, propose and implement new recruitment pipelines and platforms, including LinkedIn, Indeed and others as well as track performance and evaluate the success of these methods to the Director.•Create a centralized intern process to support consistent attraction and management of interns throughout The Ounce.•In partnership with the Sr. Generalist, administer and maintain the compensation structure by grading new positions, grading reclassification requests and promotion requests.•Assist the Director with performing workforce and gap analysis as needed•Collaborate with the Director to develop KPI’s for talent acquisition; track, evaluate and report out on data to continuously improve our talent function•Partner with Marketing to create The Ounce employment brand and reputation and a plan for advancing our employment brand•Analyze turnover and retention data, with the Sr. Generalist, to inform and redesign recruitment sourcing and selection practices•Support succession planning efforts by developing a process for actively identifying top internal talent for openings and connecting opportunities•Manage the implementation and design of the Cornerstone On Demand Recruitment and Onboarding modules and become primary “owner” of those systems going forward

Continually research and incorporate existing and new sourcing strategies to support the individual divisions of the organization. Recommend recruitment sources to Director and upper management. • Coordinate and serve as a liaison with staffing agencies to place temporary hires across the organization.• Collaborate with individual divisions to create concise and legally compliant job descriptions for new positions. • Serve as subject matter expert in evaluating and grading new positions to ensure legal compliance as well as following market trends. Make recommendations for content to be added/deleted.• Project Manage the Orientation and Onboarding implementation on an organization wide level.• Create job advertisements for open positions to post on multiple job boards; provide resumes to hiring managers and senior leadership of strong applicants; administer phone screens for applicants to be considered for employment; • Plan, organize, and conduct New Hire Orientation once a month for all new staff members. Present company information including organizational structure, culture, and applicable HR policies. • Engage in employee relations when approached and respond in a timely manner.• Recruited and hired 93 people between September 2014 and present.• Strategize with HR Director on multiple HR related issues ranging from salary quotes to overseeing the vision of the Talent Management department structure.

• Meet with new hires to complete necessary new hire paperwork; tax information, direct deposit, benefits paperwork.• Completed payroll for network using ADP systems. Assist with pay changes and promotions to existing employees.• Assist in designing compensation structure for staff as it relates to experience and education.• Work with each school Payroll assistant to collect the necessary data as it correlates to each pay period.• Work directly with employees to answer any HR related questions: payroll, benefits, and teacher certifications, among others.• Process terminations and ensure contract payouts are issued and benefits are cancelled in a timely manner. Communicate with COBRA vendor to send out notices to recently terminated employees.• Post jobs online and assist School Principals in checking references. Assist in other recruiting avenues such as job fairs, Teach for America, etc.• Check with state of Illinois School Board of Education to ensure all teachers’ licenses were current and valid.• Complete pension and 403B contributions for teachers and staff for each pay period.• Work directly with Chief HR Officer to maintain compliance records as well as any legal matters and employee disputes.• Collaborated with staff and administration to set forth new best practices social media policies surrounding employee uses when out of the building.