Job details
Salary $68,000 - $70,000 a year job type full-time number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Human resources, business, or related field: 2 years (preferred)
Us work authorization (preferred)
Full job description
Human resources generalist
The american physical society (aps) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activitiesAps represents over 55,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the united states and throughout the worldOur headquarters are in college park, maryland.
Summary of the hr generalist position:
As a human resources professional, you work every day to support your organization’s greatest asset: its peopleWe’re seeking a human resources generalist with exceptional customer service skills who is knowledgeable, motivated, and is a deadline and results driven self-starterThis position will entail payroll processing support, supporting employee relations issues, reporting and compensation analytics, regulatory compliance reporting, and onboardingThis role will also support diversity/equity/inclusion, learning and development, recruitment, and general administrative support to the hr team.
Reporting to the human resources manager, this `roll your sleeves up` position helps lead the execution of day-to-day human resources functions for our staff supporting our core valuesThe hr team directly supports 250 employees in 14+ statesOur hr generalist will work out of our college park, maryland office and will work in a hybrid schedule to work both on-site and remote as needed.
Aps values diversity and welcomes candidates from a variety of backgroundsAps offers a dynamic work environment with an outstanding total compensation package including salary, outstanding benefits, and excellent paid time off.
Do you see yourself handling these responsibilities:
Payroll and adp workforce now support:
Manage system optimization, data integrity, maintenance and daily operation of our hris and associated modules in adp workforce now including employment records related to hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions and auditing documentation to ensure compliance and updates as needed.
Prepare payroll documents and review timecard accuracy.
Drive system configuration of annual processes (e.gOpen enrollment, eeo-1, annual merit).
Assist in oversight of staff training and end user support with regard to systems.
Ensure compliance with all applicable us federal, state and local laws.
Employee relations support:
Act as a supportive point of contact for our employees by providing helpful and responsive assistance.
Answer standard questions about hr policies and benefits
Respond to and support employee relation issues and escalate sensitive matters to the hr manager or associate hr director as appropriate
Conduct onboarding of new employees and manage the orientation program for welcoming and acclimating new employees, coordinate onboarding activities with it and shared services, and facilitating new hire 30, 60, 90-day check-ins
Facilitate exit interview meetings, compiles qualitative and quantitative feedback, identifies trends, and shares findings with hr manager.
Assist with the recruiting process including interview scheduling and post-offer administrative support
Learning & professional development support:
Co-coordinate development of departmental learning/training plans
Assist with department and staff learning check-ins
Co-coordinate platform content to evoke engagement
Serve as backup for troubleshooting learning management system
Hr leadership team support and dei support:
Support hr initiatives aligned with our strategic plan and goals.
Strengthen our culture and employee-friendly workplace.
Support policy and process development and provide administrative support for the diversity, equity and inclusion working group and associated campaigns
Help build process improvements and department efficiencies using hr technologies.
Conduct compensation benchmarking and participate in salary surveys.
Serve as the generalist to the hr team (including hr manager, associate hr director, head of diversity, equity, & belonging, talent acquisition partner, and chief hr officer, assisting with various projects including administrative support (using google suite & gmail, ms word, excel, powerpoint)
Education & credentials:
Bachelor`s degree in human resources, business, or related field strongly preferred.
Do you have a phr or shrm-cp? that would be terrific (but not required).
Experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities:
2+ years of experience working in hr or relevant experience combined with education in an hr related field.
Proficiency in microsoft excel, word, google gmail, google docs, power point
Experience in adp/workforce now (or other payroll/hris system).
Intermediate proficiency with ms office or google docs to prepare
Experience in administration of benefits and other hr programs preferred
Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment, prioritize responsibilities to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and respond quickly to concerns
Do you love details and staying organized? great! this job demands strong attention to detail, the ability to prioritize and keep deadlines with minimal supervision
Do you love hr technologies? outstanding! this job demands daily work using hr technologies to improve how we serve our workforce
Do you love working with teams across the organization? whewJust checkingThis job requires this skill a lot!
Work environment:
The aps has a “remote first” concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access, independent of physical work location, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locationsThis position will require periodic presence in the college park office.
Mission of aps:
To advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity, promote physics, and serve the broader physics community, we:
Provide a welcoming and supportive professional home for an active, engaged, and diverse membership
Advance scientific discovery and research dissemination
Advocate for physics and physicists, and amplify the voice for science
Share the excitement of physics and communicate the essential role physics plays in the modern world
Promote effective physics education for all
Core values of aps:
The scientific method
Truth and integrity
Diversity, inclusion, and respect
Partnering, cooperation, and open collaboration
Speaking out
Education and learning
Some of our amazing benefits include:
Generous vacation, sick and personal leave
Remote first work environment
10 weeks paid family leave
Aps paid retirement contribution
Medical, dental, vision; aps pays the majority of the premiums
Training and professional development opportunities
Access to aps paid financial advisors
Paid year end office closure the week between christmas and new year’s day
The american physical society is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employerAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, or genetic informationThe american physical society is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activitiesTo request reasonable accommodation, contact aps human resources.
The aps has a “remote first” concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access, independent of physical work location, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locationsPlease note that this job will be a hybrid position that requires the successful candidate to work in the college park office with some days working remotely.
Job type: full-time
Pay: $68,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to friday
Covid-19 considerations:
Face coverings will be required for meetings of aps staff (and guests) or at aps offices where any individual expresses a preference for masks to be wornAps also follows cdc guidance in expecting staff to take recommended precautions and self-monitoring
Education:
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Experience:
Human resources, business, or related field: 2 years (preferred)
Work location:
Fully remote
Work remotely:
Yes
Work location: remote
