Human Resources Generalist

At Jesuit High School, the Human Resources team supports a mission-driven community by ensuring HR operations are accurate, compliant, and responsive to employees across the full employment life cycle. This onsite Portland role helps maintain day-to-day HR practices with a focus on follow-through, careful documentation, and a positive workplace culture.

Compensation: $85,000 to $105,000 per year (based on experience).

What you’ll do

• Recruit for open and upcoming roles by actively sourcing candidates and building a pipeline aligned with the school’s Catholic mission.
• Facilitate the interview process, including scheduling, coordinating communications, and supporting interview committees through selection.
• Train and support interview committees on mission alignment, interview best practices, and compliant hiring practices.
• Own hiring and pre-employment requirements for qualified applicants, including reference checks, fingerprinting, background checks, required training, and credential or documentation collection in line with state, federal, and local requirements and JHS policies.
• Conduct, track, and document employee and volunteer compliance activities, including clearance through Oregon’s Sexual Misconduct Database and completion of required training.
• Support continuous improvement of standardized HR processes such as onboarding, employee documentation, and compliance tracking.
• Advise employees on benefits and leave, including health, dental, 403(b), life, PFML, and other employer-offered benefits. Manage the enrollment platform (Selerix) and support open enrollment and benefit changes.
• Provide employee guidance and help resolve issues or conflicts, which may include partnering with supervisors or other JHS staff.
• Attend and participate in disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations, and provide guidance to leadership on approaches for employee work issues.
• Manage annual faculty contracts and seasonal co-curricular contracts, ensuring signed documents are saved in electronic employee files.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local laws and JHS policies, including retention and upkeep of employee files and documentation.
• Stay current on HR trends, best practices, legal and regulatory changes, and new technologies related to HR, employee management, conflict resolution, and employment requirements.
• Serve as a primary resource for questions involving policies, time off, and leave. Refer complex or sensitive matters to the CFO when needed.
• Coordinate with the payroll/finance team to support accurate leave and benefits processing.
• Perform exit interviews for outgoing employees and provide regular updates to the CFO, including potential retention strategy input based on themes from exit feedback.
• Lead and/or collaborate on additional HR projects as directed by the CFO, which may include compensation matters, job description alignment, and other strategic initiatives.
• Maintain employee-related data and files (including I-9 documentation), respond to HR-related audit or personnel file requests, manage unemployment documentation, and support HIPAA compliance in collaboration with the CFO.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the CFO.

What you bring

• Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the safety or health of employees or others.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational development, business management, or equivalent.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a human resources generalist, HR manager, and/or HR business partner.
• Knowledge of employment laws and compliance requirements, including FLSA (wage and hour), OSHA and reporting requirements, FMLA/OFLA, PFML, and HR-related documentation for a variety of situations.
• Knowledge of employee benefits and related regulations and laws.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with the CFO and finance team, including payroll.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, plus excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort using productivity and communication tools.
• Values consistent with the mission of a Catholic institution.
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or other HR certification preferred.

Tools you’ll use

• Selerix

Benefits

• 403(b)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• STD/LTD & ADD
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Medical (with some alternative care coverage)
• Paid time off, including vacation pay and sick pay
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Employee discount
• A variety of other benefits

Work environment

• Office environment with regular movement throughout the day
• Prolonged periods sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 20 pounds
• Regular communication via email, messages, meetings, and phone calls
• Repetitive tasks such as typing or data entry
• Typical noise level is moderate