Hr Generalist - Team Lead

Position: HR Generalist - Team Lead

Location: Virtual: Full-time

Are you a results driven HR Professional with a passion for making a difference and exceeding expectations within a fast-paced environment? Do you consider yourself to have a strong work ethic?

Do you have the initiative to take on challenges and create positive change? Are you known for your meticulous attention to detail? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Vergara Miller Law Firm is seeking a HR Generalist - Team Lead who embodies these three essential qualities and shares our passion for the advocacy for immigrant rights. Join our dynamic and fast-paced team, where you will thrive in a high-energy environment, and become part of an organization that is dedicated to changing people's lives.

About Us: At Vergara Miller Law Firm we believe in the transformative power of changing people’s lives. We are a passionate team dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals by helping our clients with their immigration status.

Below are the roles and responsibilities needed in order to comply with performance expectations, company vision and continuous improvement.

The HR Generalist - Team Lead position requires you to take initiative, have a strong work ethic, and to have keen attention to detail. The HR Generalist position plays a crucial role in managing various human resources functions and processes to support the firm's legal professionals and staff. The HR generalists ensure that the firm's workforce is effectively managed, engaged, and compliant with relevant laws and regulations. The position requires leadership, cross-functional teamwork, and exemplary dedication towards the Vergara Miller Law Firm’s mission of “changing people’s lives''.

Skills

• Leadership and Professionalism
• Prompt, reliable and highly organized.
• ATS (Applicant Tracking System) preferred
• Google Platform (G-Drive, G-Chat, G-docs, G-meet, G-sheet)
• Zoom
• IT (Information Technology) /Digital skills
• Drop Box
• Ability to maintain focus in a remote and in office work setting.
• Handles calls, messages, emails, meetings & speaking with people within/out of the company in the HR setting
• Handles multiple matters simultaneously.
• Communicates in detail of goals, tasks and challenges in order to support the company hiring and HR needs.

Role

• Strong Work Ethic - You show up every day going above and beyond with hard-work and effort, being punctual, upbeat and having a positive attitude until the job is done
• Take Initiative - Being proactive and actively seek out opportunities and take actions to make things happen
• Attention to detail - You are dedicated to having attention to detail with the ability to follow directions and operational, compliance and accuracy systems
• Four Principles of a Culture of Performance
• Enrollment - you actively choose every day when you wake up that you want to be a part of what we're doing here at Vergara Miller Law Firm
• Agreements - I will never tell you what to do. We will create agreements and then you will tell me;
• What are you going to do?
• When it's going to be done, i.e. date, time, and timezone?
• That you are going to make sure that it gets done
• 100 x 100 - Everybody cares. You are 100% responsible 100% of the time for everything in the organization. you will look out for the firm and raise conversations about other things that you see as being off
• Unoffendability - We prioritize performance over ego and feelings at no point should anybody in this organization ever again hesitate or think for a second about how somebody is going to take feedback that will be given to them. Feedback will never be given with an intent to hurt and it will never be taken as if somebody gave it even if they did give it to be hurt

Task and Responsibilities

Manage HR team - provide strategic leadership and guidance to the HR team while managing various human resources functions to support the needs of our legal professionals and staff.

Employee Communications: facilitate effective communication within the firm, disseminating important information and updates to employees. This could include announcements about firm-wide initiatives, policy changes, and other relevant matters.

Weekly updates to management on description of goals and focuses for the week

Backup to in-office Office Manager

Organizes and maintains the HR Folder on Google Drive:

Onboarding and offboarding responsibilities such as:

Organizes and attends recruiting, and other community and HR events in and out of regular work schedule

Checks for schedule and shift discrepancies for hourly and contract employees in Gusto

Performance Management: HR generalists assist in setting performance goals, conducting performance evaluations, and providing feedback to employees. They may collaborate with supervisors and partners to ensure that performance reviews are conducted regularly and fairly.

Training and Development: They coordinate training and professional development programs to enhance employees' skills and knowledge. This can involve organizing legal training sessions, workshops, and other learning opportunities tailored to the needs of legal professionals.

Benefits Administration: HR generalists manage employee benefits programs such as health insurance, retirement plans, and other perks. They ensure that employees understand their benefits, manage enrollments, and assist with resolving any issues related to benefits.

Coordinate w/ HR team confidential human resources claims, reports and documentation information for the company

Application Process

To fulfill our commitment to deliver the highest quality of service, we aim to identify individuals who share our passion through a comprehensive hiring process that begins with the submission of your resume and cover letter (please include your favorite color so we know you're not a bot), is supplemented by personality assessments and job-specific skills tests, and involves two to three rounds of interviews.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote