Human Resources Generalist - The Sante Group : Job Details

Who We Are: Santé Group Companies prides itself in being a leader in community-based behavioral and mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflects our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive, as well as live their lives in a manner that allows them to fully integrate in the community. The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values. What We're Looking For: Sante is seeking a Full Time Human Resources Generalist to join our team at our Silver Spring, MD location. The Human Resources Generalist will play a crucial role in supporting the HR department's functions and contributions to the overall success of our organization. This position will primarily provide support for employee relations, benefits administration, policy communication and adherence, compliance preparedness and reporting, HR system management, employee leave management, onboarding, and offboarding of employees. This is a hybrid role, required 3 days in office for the first 60 days then transitioning to 2 days in office. What You'll Do:

• Serves as the primary point of contact for employee benefit inquiries, policy and procedure questions, and leave requests. Build and maintain trust with employees and leadership through consistent, fair communication and administration. Refers all employee complaints to the appropriate HR representative.
• Reviews and approves employee personnel actions. Send notifications to employees as needed.
• Manages HRIS functions, including the maintenance and organization of employee personnel and medical files. Ensure all files are audit-ready and properly maintained.
• Processes accommodation requests by preparing documentation and forwarding to the HR Manager or Director for review and approval. Files completed requests in the employee's medical file and maintains a tracking log for periodic review.
• Handles FMLA and other leave of absence (LOA) requests by preparing and forwarding them to the HR Manager or Director for review and approval. Maintains proper documentation and tracking logs.
• Manages the offboarding process for resignations and terminations, including preparing related employee correspondence.
• Assists with the onboarding process for new hires.
• Process unemployment inquiries in a timely manner. Refers unemployment investigations to the HR Manager.
• Oversee day-to-day benefit plan administration, including enrollments, changes, inquiries, and terminations. Ensures timely and accurate processing of benefit-related transactions. Supports annual open enrollment activities.
• Assist with coordination of annual compliance tasks (Annual To-Dos), such as background checks, CPS checks, and primary source verification for licensed/certified staff.
• Receives and processes workers' compensation and injury claims. Notifies the HR Manager and Director of all reported injuries and maintains the required logs for the annual OSHA guidelines.
• Assists in preparing HR-related reports as requested, including EEO, OSHA wage comparisons, and quarterly hour reports.
• Supports special internal projects as needed.
• Processes and forwards payroll advance requests to the payroll team.
• Responds to official garnishment orders in coordination with Payroll, enters deductions into ADP, and shares supporting documents with the payroll team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies:

• Human Resource Expertise
  • The knowledge of principles, practices, and functions of effective human resource management.
• Relationship Management
  • The ability to manage interactions to provide service and to support the organization.
• Consultation
  • The ability to provide guidance to organizational stakeholders.
• Communication
  • The ability to exchange information with stakeholders effectively.
• Ethical Practice
  • The ability to integrate core values, integrity, and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.
• Business Acumen
  • The ability to understand and apply information to contribute to the organization's strategic plan.

What We Require:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources (preferred), business administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years as an HR Generalist or similar role.
• Proficient using HR systems (ADP strongly preferred) and MS Office suite.
• HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR) preferred.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• High level of discretion and ability to handle sensitive information.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with strong time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Get:

• Salary Range: $65,000 to $70,000 per year (depending on experience).
• A comprehensive benefits package, fully customizable to fit your needs.
• Opportunities for career growth, training and development, flexible work schedules and shifts.
• Company-wide wellness program.
• Paid parental leave.
• The rare opportunity to make a difference in the very community that you call home. We are leading providers in Behavioral and Mental Health!
• Smart, passionate, and engaged coworkers.

We believe that diversity of background and experience makes for better problem-solving and collaboration, which is why we are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. Even more important than your resume is a positive attitude, a passion for making an impact, a personal desire to grow, and the ability to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive. Work Environment: The job will be primarily performed in an office setting, beginning with three (3) days of mandatory in-office workdays and two (2) days of remote workdays for the first 60 days, then two (2) days of mandatory in-office workdays and three (3) days of remote workdays, which is subject to change as the needs of the department/organization change. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderately loud. The work environment characteristics described here represent those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Disclaimers: The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values. The Santé Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The Santé Group participates in E-Verify.