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Works directly with the leadership team consisting of Directors and Co-founders. Manages full talent lifecycle including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and offboarding. Continuously improve hiring processes to create a one-of-a-kind candidate experience. Collaborates with hiring manager to gain understanding of skills and competencies required for open positions. Partners with leadership to understand organization’s current and future talent needs. Research compensation standards. Establishes recruitment plans, interview schedules, and evaluation standards. Maintains compliance of local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Reviews, updates, and communicates policies and procedures. Manages employee benefits, time off, and compensation. Consistently administers policies and procedures in line with our core values. Prepares offer, discipline, and termination letters. Maintains HR/payroll data accuracy. Offers availability for daily team member questions, face-to-face support, and remote support.Maintains ongoing relationships with team members and managers. Provides support and guidance to founders, leadership, and employees. Manages employer-employee relations and counsel leadership on best practice. Addresses all employee concerns to include conflict resolution, investigations, and discipline. Spearheads leadership coaching and identify skills gaps. Focuses on building a sense of belonging throughout the organization.At Storage Pug we empower people to find freedom in their lives and maximize potential.

Served leadership team, multi state locations with over 2100 employees. Developed and executed human resource strategy in support of the business plan and strategic direction of the organization. Oversaw all aspects of human resource management, including succession planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, compensation, payroll/benefits and HR technology systems. Designed and implemented human resources practices and regulations. Managed the day to day operations of the human resources department. Provided strategic leadership by articulating HR needs and plans to the executive management team and the board of directors. Supervised HR team to include Talent Aquisition, Payroll/Benefits, Regional Directors, VP of HR and VP of Professional Development.

Served 5 states and 4200 employees. Responsible for devising human resources strategies that best enable Americare Senior Living to deliver on its mission. Directs all human resources functions of the organization, in accordance with its established policies and objectives, business ethics, laws, regulations, and rulings of governmental and other regulatory authorities. Responsible for recommending and implementing strategies to ensure the company hires, develops, and retains employees with the knowledge, expertise and skills required to fulfill its mission and to take advantage of growth opportunities. Partners with the senior leadership and operations teams to improve recruiting, training productivity and retention of staff. Oversees the EthicsLine compliance program, work comp, FMLA, unemployment claims and safety programs. Directs the development, planning and administration of the organization’s compensation, benefits, performance appraisal, wage and salary management, and incentive programs within established policies. Responsible for setting, enforcing, and evaluating legally compliant human resources policies, procedures, and best practices, and identifying and implementing long-range strategic talent management goals. Supervised the HR, Risk Management, Payroll & Benefits teams.

VP of Human Resources serving Morning Pointe Assisted Living & Lantern Senior Care communities with over 1500 associates. Oversees the human resources & payroll function for 31 Morning Pointe/Lantern Senior Living Communities (i.e., compliance, recruitment, retention, orientation, training, compensation/benefits, personnel policies) and services provided to the field and corporate staff. This position administers human resources policies, programs and practices in accordance with all laws, regulations and policies.

Served as Human Resources Coordinator working within the human resources function to provide services and administrative support to the field and corporate staff. Served 10 states with HR direction, training and communication. Planned, lead, directed, developed, and coordinated the policies, activities, and staff of the Human Resource (HR) department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of the organization’s mission and talent strategy.

Served as Human Resources Executive with capabilities in all aspects of employee relations, recruitment/retention, training/development, compensation and benefits. Familiar with State of Tennessee and Federal Labor Laws and Worker’s Compensation. Implemented policies and procedures in a union environment. Handled grievances and arbitrations including negotiating labor contract agreements. Responsible for recruitment, maintaining employee records, payroll processing, benefits, training, workers compensation and provided administrative support to all employees.