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About the Role

Onondaga Community College is recruiting for a Human Resources Generalist to support the HR Department. This role provides operational and strategic support, serves as the main point of contact for retiree benefits, and manages student, intern, and volunteer onboarding and employment.

Responsibilities

Acts as the point of contact between the Human Resources Office and other departments, employees, and external partners.
Provides customer service and triages customer issues for all walk-ins, phone calls, and emails.
Assists with the implementation of HR programs and policies (i.e., recruitment, employee relations, benefits, training and development).
Assists with the completion of new hire paperwork as needed such as I-9 forms.
Provides basic information to customer inquiries based on OCC policies, procedures, and state and federal laws and regulations.
Responsible for the management of all aspects of student employment, volunteers, and interns onboarding and offboarding needs.
Assists with the coordination of general employee onboarding and offboarding.
Assists VP of HR and the Director of Employee and Labor Relations with the preparation of Collective Bargaining.
Maintains, researches, and provides data and information to support decisions made during policy development and the Collective Bargaining process.
Researches and completes requests for loan verifications, Social Services Income Verifications, OCC and SUNY Tuition Waiver forms, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness forms.
Maintains the I-9 forms and purges all I-9 forms according to federal laws.
Maintains files of HR documents including transcripts, veteran's status, and disability disclosure forms.
Serves as a backup for the Coordinator of Recruitment and Benefits Coordinator as needed.
Responsible for all aspects of retiree benefit management.
Assists with administering the college's benefits including bill reconciliation.
Supports with the dissemination of benefits-related information.
Coordinates offboarding activities related to employee benefits, including COBRA and retirement.
Supports special HR projects initiated by the Vice President of Human Resources.
Treats all matters in Human Resources as confidential.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, university, or foreign equivalency in human resources, business administration, psychology, or closely related field.
Minimum of 3 years of experience preferably in a human resources environment with responsibilities that include customer service and working with various other human resources functions such as; recruitment, employee relations, benefits, and record retention.
Relevant years of experience will be considered in lieu of a BA in a 2:1 ratio.
Familiarity with employment laws and regulations.
Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion.
Experience in a union environment (preferred).
Electronic HRIS and Applicant Tracking System (ATS) experience (preferred).
Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred). English and other languages will be considered.

Skills

Working knowledge of employment laws and the principles and best practices of human resources.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (particularly Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
Proficiency with HRIS systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Attention to detail and follow up.
Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships and work with individuals at all levels of the organization with a customer-oriented focus.
Ability to analyze with a critical thought process for continuous improvement.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and meet changing demands.
Ability to perform duties with the highest regard for confidentiality, integrity, and respect for all people and employee information.

Location

Syracuse, NY

Work Type

Remote Position No

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

USD $53,240.00/Yr. - USD $66,550.00/Yr.

Benefits

New York State Local Retirement System (pension) or an Optional Retirement Plan 401(a).
Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
Onondaga Community College participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for eligible borrowers.

About the Company

Onondaga Community College, located in Syracuse, NY, is a college of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York State.
Onondaga County is our sponsor.
We offer two-year degree programs that serve as transfer opportunities to baccalaureate degree programs at four-year campuses or for direct entry to the workforce.
We also offer certificate programs that can generally be completed in one year.
Onondaga is a diverse educational learning community.
We are committed to creating and maintaining an atmosphere where individuality is not only recognized - but encouraged - to contribute to the fabric of the campus environment.
We continue to serve the educational and economic development needs of the region and proudly boast more than 40,000 alumni.

Equal Opportunity

Onondaga Community College does not discriminate against any persons of groups based on race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics or carrier status, military status (including US Veteran status), domestic violence victim status, prior criminal conviction, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Onondaga Community College complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination laws.