Human Resource Generalist
Job Description
San Antonio, TX onsite role supporting day-to-day HR operations as the organization’s standalone HR professional.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the recruitment lifecycle, including job descriptions, postings, applicant screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communication.
- Prepare offer letters and coordinate background checks, employment eligibility verification, and new-hire documentation.
- Lead new employee orientation and support onboarding coordination with supervisors and other departments.
- Answer employee questions related to workplace policies, benefits, and HR processes.
- Support supervisors with established procedures for employee concerns, performance documentation, coaching, and corrective action, escalating interpretation or approval needs to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).
- Receive and document workplace concerns, coordinate and/or conduct fact-finding and investigations, and promptly refer sensitive, complex, or high-risk matters to the CAO.
- Promote respectful communication, consistent treatment, and a workplace aligned with organizational mission and values.
- Process benefit enrollment, changes, and terminations, and coordinate annual open enrollment.
- Coordinate employee leave requests, accommodation processes, and related communications, referring requests requiring review or approval to designated leadership and the CAO.
- Maintain accurate records for employee status, approved compensation changes, benefits, and paid time off.
- Communicate approved personnel changes and assist in researching and resolving payroll-related discrepancies in the HRIS.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and secure personnel files and HR system records.
- Track applicable employment requirements and surface potential compliance concerns or needed policy updates to the CAO.
- Assist with employee handbook updates, including distribution of approved updates and employee acknowledgments.
- Track required employee training, certifications, background screenings, and policy renewals as applicable.
- Support HR-related audits, grant documentation, and organizational reporting requirements.
- Coordinate workplace injury reporting and related claims documentation as applicable.
- Handle confidential information with discretion and share information only with authorized individuals who need it to perform job responsibilities.
- Coordinate the performance review cycle, including timelines, form distribution, procedural support, and completion tracking.
- Assist with scheduling and documenting employee and supervisor training.
- Support approved recognition, engagement, and retention initiatives.
- Conduct exit interviews, summarize feedback, and share relevant themes with the CAO.
- Maintain HR procedures, templates, calendars, and tracking systems, and suggest improvements for leadership review.
- Prepare routine HR reports on staffing, turnover, recruitment, training, and other relevant HR measures.
- Coordinate offboarding after approved separation decisions, including documentation, benefit notifications, and tracking return of organizational property.
- Perform other related duties consistent with the position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of progressive HR experience, preferably in a nonprofit setting.
- Strong knowledge of employment law, HR best practices, payroll and wage compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Technologies
- HRIS
Position Overview
- Supports the organization’s day-to-day HR functions while helping maintain a positive, accountable, mission-driven workplace.
- Serves as the primary resource for employees and supervisors for recruitment, onboarding, benefits, employee relations, performance management, policies, and employment compliance.
- Works under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer by implementing established policies and procedures, coordinating HR activities, and referring items requiring leadership review or approval.