Human Resource Generalist

The Arc of King County’s mission is to further the civil rights movement for all persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities to thrive as equal, valued, and active members of the community.

The Arc of King County serves all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan: from prenatal diagnosis through end-of-life care. Our programs include: Information and Family Support for individuals with IDD, and their parents, guardians, siblings, and community; Supported Living Services for adults living in the community; Representative Payee for individuals needing financial management assistance; Homelessness Prevention for families at-risk of losing their housing; and Advocacy for people with developmental disabilities, family members, and community allies seeking to make our community more systemically equitable for all people. We promote and protect the human and civil rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, actively supporting their full inclusion so that they can live, learn, work, and play in the community – making the world a better place for us all.

For more information about the organization, visit our website at https://arcofkingcounty.org/.

Position Description

The Human Resource Generalist is responsible supporting daily functions of the Human Resource (HR) Department including onboarding, interviewing, administering pay, benefits, leave and educating employees related to company policies and practices.

The Human Resource Generalist supports the agency’s mission and vision for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Organizational Reporting Relationships

Department: Human Resources

Supervisor:Human Resource Manager

Essential Functions

• Responsible for assisting in employee recruitment including: Screen resumes/application forms, phone screen employee candidates, schedule employee, candidate interviews, call employee candidate references.
• Responsible for assisting in new hire onboarding including: collection of new hire paperwork, creation and maintenance of employee files in Human Resources Information System (HRIS) database, electronic files, and paper files, saving documents in employee files, add new staff to payroll system and benefits platforms.
• Responsible for timely processing of employee status change forms and saving copies of status changes to employee files independently.
• Responsible for providing support to assist employees to sign up for benefits. Including answering benefits questions.
• Responsible for preparing the benefits eligible spreadsheet for upcoming month (at the beginning of the current month) with current and newly eligible employees. Including: Send newly benefits eligible staff information on how to enroll in or wave benefits.
• Responsible for terminating ineligible and add eligible employees to all benefits administration platforms including but not limited to: Unum, Employee Navigator and Navia.
• Responsible for reconciliation of all benefits invoices, including auditing benefit deductions in payroll vs benefits platform independently.
• Responsible for pulling reports from payroll system for various reconciliation tasks.
• Responsible for processing of staff terminations in payroll and benefits systems.
• Responsible for providing additional information to the administration group administering COBRA eligibility notifications.
• Responsible for assisting in auditing I-9 documentation for compliance (i.e., expiration dates, form relevance, etc.).
• Responsible for assisting with Payroll every 2 weeks as directed by the HR Manager in coordination with the Supported Living Director and/or Finance Director.
• Responsible for assisting staff with access to the payroll system.
• Responsible for providing support to leadership and employees with annual performance reviews.
• Responsible for supporting overall leave administration processes and procedures.
• Responsible for assisting in maintenance of DSHS Background Checks including:
• Maintenance of database for staff of The Arc, Board members, and other volunteers indicating background check status and when background check expires,
• Coordinate with staff, board members, and volunteers to run DSHS background checks upon hire and one month before expiration including the online process and fingerprints as needed.
• The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed at one time or another. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Qualifications

Education

Any combination of education, experience and measurable performance which demonstrates the capability to perform the duties of this position.

Minimum qualifications

• Proficient in use of Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, and Excel as well as general knowledge of databases and information systems.
• Knowledge of Employment law and Human Resources practices. Through either education, work experience or combination of both.
• Knowledge of PayNW payroll and HRIS preferred but not required.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Adept at handling frequent interruptions.
• Excellent communication skills in person, phone, and in writing.
• One-two years of administrative/office-type experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse economic, ethnic, and social backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and positively with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Positive attitude and willingness to take on and learn new tasks.
• Takes initiative to problem-solve and bring concerns to supervisor as needed to foster an efficient, positive, and organized work environment.

Physical and Other Requirements

• Ability to be productive and maintain prolonged attention in an open office environment.
• Ability to work Monday – Friday from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM in office unless otherwise pre-approved by supervisor.

Salary /Benefits

The Human Resource Generalist is a full-time hourly non-exempt position which pays $24-$29 per hour (depending on experience). Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and 401(K) and employee is benefits-eligible the first day of the month after the first 60 days of regular employment.

The Arc of King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. BIPOC and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.