HR Generalist - Scripps College - Another source : Job Details

HR Generalist - Scripps CollegeID102180Application Deadline10/11/2025CategoryHuman ResourcesCompanyScripps CollegeJob LocationsUS-CA-ClaremontAt a glance

Exciting HR Opportunity! Join the collaborative HR team at Scripps College as an HR Generalist, where you'll manage full-cycle recruitment, support core HR operations, and grow your career in a supportive environment. If you thrive on teamwork, relationship-building, and professional growth, this is the role for you! You'll gain hands-on experience across all areas of HR while working with colleagues who always have your back. Together, you'll tackle challenges, celebrate wins, and make a real impact.

Description: What you'll be doing

Another Source's client, Scripps College, is recruiting a Human Resources Generalist to join their team in Claremont, CA.

Join a close-knit, collaborative HR team at Scripps College and play a key role in shaping the future of people operations at a nationally recognized liberal arts institution. In this newly created role, you'll lead full-cycle recruiting efforts while gaining hands-on experience across all areas of HR. Scripps offers the support, stability, and professional development to help you grow your career while making a visible impact campus-wide.

Here's a little about Scripps College and the position they are recruiting for:

Scripps College is a nationally recognized women's liberal arts college in Claremont, California, known for its rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum, distinguished faculty, and commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive community. As a member of The Claremont Colleges consortium, Scripps offers its students the intimacy of a small college with the resources of a larger university network.

Summary of the Role

Reporting to the Assistant Director of HR, the Human Resources Generalist serves as a key partner in supporting staff and faculty across a broad range of human resources functions with a primary focus on recruiting support. The HR Generalist collaborates with managers to manage the full-cycle recruitment process, including job postings, applicant tracking, candidate sourcing & outreach, recruitment metrics, and onboarding processes. This role also supports the Office of Human Resources in general HR operations including, but not limited to, employee relations, compensation, benefits, training & development, and more.

What you will be doing:

Recruiting

Manage the full cycle recruiting process, including candidate screening, scheduling interviews, completing reference checks, making offers, coordinating background checks, initiating onboarding, and relationship management with candidates and hiring managers.

• Identify, source, and attract top talent utilizing creative sourcing techniques for both active and passive candidates.

• Manage the applicant tracking system (Workday), in coordination with the Associate Director of HR, Workday Analyst, and Assistant Director of HR, and suggests improvements or better processes to the software.

• Consult with legal counsel regarding legal matters, including job classifications, exemption status, candidate applications, background checks, etc.

• In coordination with hiring managers, prepares all job descriptions and postings.

• Research recruiting trends for attracting diverse talent and leverage data to provide data analytics that measure the effectiveness and ROI of associated efforts, including cost per hire, time to fill, diverse candidate pools, etc. Independently verifies data if necessary.

• In partnership with Marketing and Communications, establishes recruiting materials to attract talent, including use of social media.

• Utilize advanced technology resources to support recruiting, e.g. LinkedIn Recruiting, Predictive Index.

• Extend offers of employment for candidates on behalf of the College.

• Partner with the Business Affairs office regarding budgets for positions.

• Use interpersonal skills and makes sound judgments when working with candidates regarding the recruiting process.

• Assist hiring managers throughout recruiting process including preparing interview questions, formation of committees, and recruiting best practices.

• Update and maintain HR recruiting webpage.

• Work with HR and consortium colleagues to provide up-to-date benefits and compensation information to candidates.

• Active and regular communication with HR team members to relay information affecting other operations, including employee relations, training & development, compensation, etc.

General HR Operations

• Support the Assistant Director with HR operations on various human resources matters including employee relations, training & development programs, compensation, leaves of absence, and more.

• Assist managers and employees by creating training and development plans for employees.

• Assist HR team with leaves of absence management and workers' compensation claims.

• In partnership with HR team members, develop orientation and onboarding program for all newly hired staff.

• Serve as liaison and information resource for faculty and staff, consults with General Counsel and others on problems, and determines final resolution.