Raymond Blust Email & Phone Number

United States

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Employee Engagement SpecialistCommuniCare Health ServicesMarch 2023 to PresentWork cross-functionally to lead the creating and executing of strategies to enhance employee engagement and retention. Working closely with center leadership to promote company culture and employee engagement through various programs to include employee communications, recognition, engagement surveys and rewards. • Manage the company’s engagement program roll out to 40 new centers.• Manage the company’s Retain engagement system for my region ensuring participation, reviewing surveys and following up with management and staff as needed.• Meet with employees to determine opportunities for greater engagement.• Work with regional and center management to develop individualized plans to increase center engagement. • Track and document center participation in the engagement activities. • Work with other HR professionals within the organization to coordinate activities and align the activities with organization’s goals.

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Provide a broad range of strategic HR services to leaders and employees. Work in partnership with executives to address operational, talent, and talent lifecycle related issues including change management, organizational development, culture, employee relations, workforce planning, talent growth, development, and growth.• Advised department on HR issues and help solve problems on current programs and propose solutions • Engaged in critical hires and work force planning needs.• Provided guidance and coaching to management in the delivery of HR programs like annual salary planning and incentive compensation recommendations.• Worked with management to improve organizational, operational, and people effectiveness.• Designed approaches to improve organizational, operational, and people strategies.• Customized talent management solutions such as succession management, high potential identification, and training and development to have a positive impact on operational performance.• Supported business activities to ensure that all employees are heard and support a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia Area

Oversee staff of 35 engaged in providing services in finance, purchasing, IT, property, student records, food service and facilities maintenance. • Manage center’s $10 million dollar annual budget.• Maintain the center to the highest standards for the 300 students who live on center.• Ensure that the center maintains high vendor and customer relations in the community.• Oversee all purchasing for the center ensuring federal government compliance.• Achieved highest customer satisfaction rating among all Horizon’ Youth Services centers.• Increased overall Department of Labor assessment scores for department.

Charleston, West Virginia

Supervised the Human Resource function for the Charleston Job Corps Center ensuring that the department was in complete compliance with the standards set forth by the US Department of Labor, Horizon’s Youth Services, collective bargaining agreement and employment laws. • Built relationships with the collective bargaining unit on center to ensure compliance with the collective bargaining agreement including grievance resolution. • Administered the benefits to include communicating any issues to providers on behalf of the employees.• Developed new staffing procedures to streamline recruiting process.• Developed and implemented FMLA procedures for the center.

Louisville, Kentucky

Supervised the employee relations department for Kentucky’s largest property and casualty insurance company to include service to all 700 employees at 17 locations throughout the state. • Counseled and trained management on a variety of HR issues such as staffing and selection, equal opportunity opportunities, career planning, performance management, discipline and other issues that impact the work environment. • Ensured that employment actions were not in violation of federal and state laws and company policies. • Created and administered the company’s performance management system. • Conducted internal investigations on employment issues.• Rewrote Employee Handbook, including revising outdated policies to ensure compliance and updating to simpler format.• Migrated the company from a paper based performance management system to an online system.• Worked with compensation and benefits department to develop a long term compensation and benefits strategy for the company.

Louisvills, Kentucky

Developed and managed recruiting strategies, processes, policies and procedures relating to the staffing department. • Served as the first staff recruiter and established the recruiting function for Kentucky Farm Bureau.• Successfully integrated standardized interviewing procedures and applicant selection process into the corporate culture.• Solicited the most qualified applicants for open positions. • Successfully sourced, screened, and hired qualified candidates for all job levels

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General, 4.0

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General