Employee Relations Specialist, Contract
Shields Health Solutions
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Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $50 - $60 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Act as a trusted resource for employees and managers, offering guidance on disciplinary actions, performance management, attendance, PTO usage, medical and personal leave, and policy compliance.
- Conduct fair, impartial investigations into workplace concerns such as harassment, discrimination, and policy violations, ensuring a respectful and compliant work environment.
- Lead the investigative process by interviewing involved parties, analyzing evidence, documenting findings, preparing objective reports, and recommending appropriate corrective actions.
- Serve as a culture ambassador, consistently seeking opportunities to enhance employee engagement and foster a positive, inclusive workplace.
- Support the communication, interpretation, and administration of company policies and practices, ensuring clarity and consistency across the organization.
- Support special projects and generalist HR tasks as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
- Demonstrated experience conducting workplace investigations is required.
- Proven ability to quickly build strong interpersonal connections across all levels of the organization.
- Solid understanding of employment and labor laws, with the ability to apply them thoughtfully in real-world scenarios.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with HRIS systems such as ADP is a plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and respectfully.
- Strong deductive reasoning and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
- Exceptional judgment, discretion, and common sense in handling sensitive matters.