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Greater Denver Area

• Build a diverse candidate pool, proactively source, identify and recruit candidates via social media, job boards, internet sourcing, networking, employee referrals, and other technical or creative methods.• Collaborate with Chief People Officer and Director, People Services to create and implement recruitment strategies.• Work with hiring managers; lead talent acquisition process to hit hiring targets.• Conduct phone and in-person interviews, screenings, and schedule second step interviews with qualified candidates. • Manage the talent acquisition process, act as a candidate advocate, and utilize the Applicant Tracking System to efficiently process and track candidates.• Finalize the hiring process by checking references, transcripts and completing background checks on both the state and federal levels.• Coordinate job fairs and events in order to build relationships with higher education career centers and other community networks.• Propose and assist with implementing ongoing recruitment improvement efforts.• Create and lead all onboarding sessions for new staff.

Greater Denver Area

• Performed benefits administration in carrier sites and payroll system by coordinating employee enrollments and disenrollments during on-boarding, off-boarding, and open enrollment.• Verified and entered employee change information into the payroll system and assisted with running payroll.• Coordinated annual open enrollment for employees and organized benefits open houses.• Administered employee leave requests for FMLA, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability.• Managed workers’ compensation cases and assisted with employee education and communications regarding the workers’ compensation process.• Created and maintained employee files, HIPAA files, and medical files.• Recruited candidates for open positions, managed requisitions, organized phone screens and in-person interviews. • Conducted backgrounds checks, MVR’s, and job candidate reference reviews.• Trained and onboarded new hires in benefits and employee handbook policies.

Greater Denver Area

• Assisted with recruiting candidates for The Maher Group, a sales training business for aerospace and defense clients.• Prepared and maintained employment records using human resources management system software, related to changes in events, such as hiring, terminations and promotions.• Coordinated training sessions and provided logistics support with customers.• Conducted research using LinkedIn to recruit job candidates for open positions.

Oak Park, Il

• Trained and mentored (CITs) Counselors in Training in accordance with state regulation.• Evaluated counselor and (CIT) performance and provided recommendations for improvement through monthly meetings with each counselor. • Conducted meetings with counselors to discuss effective and ineffective aspects of the camp week.• Addressed and discussed employee complaints and concerns.• Managed and recorded necessary medications, EpiPens and inhalers for campers with allergies.• Coordinated with West Suburban Special Recreational Association staff to help youth campers with special needs.• Communicated with supervisors, parents and employees • Created and organized daily activities for counselors and campers

Oak Park, Il

• Ran camp activities and games for children ages 4-8.• Created and led structured sports games, arts and crafts and reading and writing activities for campers.

Oak Park, Il

Protected and aided individuals in case of injury and drowning.

Oak Park

Taught children between the ages of 4-12 how to swim at Rehm Pool, Fenwick High school and Ridgeland pool.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies, 3.6 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Wellness Living and Learning Community