Assist the Director of Human Resources with a variety of tasks to support the daily operations of the HR department and provide assistance on departmental and organizational projects.

Certified Yoga instructor by Yogi Shalom (founder of The Yoga Center of Fresno). This Hatha Yogacourse provides a foundation for the beginning yoga student to develop skills for the practice of Hatha Yoga. Fundamental exercises for flexibility, strength, relaxation and improvement of concentration drawn largely from the Hatha Yoga tradition.

Provide personnel/employee relations support to all departments. Assist and advise health center managers about personnel and/or recruitment issues. Plan, coordinate, and direct various HR projects and activities to support management in the delivery of services. Evaluate HR metrics and make recommendations to improve organization effectiveness. Prepare and provide HR reports. Facilitate staff training and development. Support the recruitment process by handling a high volume of advertising, recruitment, and interview processes. Conduct reference checks, employment verifications. Plan and conduct recruitment and examination activities; analyze staffing requirements, employee market trends and applicant sources. Conduct new employee orientations and assist with onboarding.

Research and update HR information to provide current resources to members.

(Volunteer) Direct work-groups to provide informative Career Service presentations and workshops. Provide instruction and one-on-one training for resume and interview techniques, professional web-based social networking, and career and personal development.

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Coordinated with management and HR Staff to analyze and improve policies and procedures and develop effective recruitment and hiring strategies with a focus on internal and external customer service. Provided statistical data, employee and department information to Employee Relations Managers. Provided instruction, workshop presentations and one-on-one training for employees and management. Revised, created and promoted new web-based Employee Referral Program. Reviewed Personnel files to re-organize, update, and assure compliance. Performed informative exit interviews. Prepared for and conducted local Job Fairs and traveled to statewide Job Fairs.

Coordinated efforts with an office of 6 HR staff to cover all areas of Human Resources. Designed and developed processes and procedures for the new position of Recruiter. Cross- trained to fill in for all HR duties. Covered Benefits & Workers Compensation duties for 6 months. Assisted with all injured workers, kept data-base current, and provided all OSHA & injured worker reports. Updated and provided benefits information to employees and prospective candidates. Created and/ or updated and formatted all Job Descriptions and Job Codes to comply with all internal and external laws and policies. Researched and provide information for salary surveys. Analyzed data and made recommendations. Created, managed, trained, and scheduled a pool of temporary clerical workers used to float in the organization where needed. Designed computerized Requisition Tracking Program and Benefits Computation Program, and upgraded Workers Compensation Tracking Program which improved processing results and report efficiency. Revised and conducted New Hire Orientations. Coordinated Employee Recognition and Wellness programs.

Supported HR Director in all department responsibilities with a focus on employee morale and effective department communication.