Human Resources Business Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to leaders, managers, and employees throughout ChicagoCAC.

• Enhance employee engagement while fostering a healthy, inclusive, equitable, and legally compliant workplace culture.

• Assist with employee relations, policy interpretation and application, recruitment and onboarding, benefits, training, and HR compliance.

• Collaborate with hiring managers and the People & Culture team on equitable, candidate-focused recruitment and onboarding.

• Define position requirements, competencies, and selection criteria.

• Aid in candidate screening, interviews, selection processes, reference checks, offers, phone screens, and structured interviews.

• Organize candidate communications, background checks, pre-employment requirements, and new hire orientation.

• Facilitate 30-, 60-, and 90-day onboarding practices to enhance employee integration and retention.

• Provide guidance to employees and managers on workplace issues, performance management, policy interpretation, and employee relations.

• Coach managers on giving feedback, handling difficult conversations, setting performance expectations, addressing conduct, attendance, behavioral issues, and progressive performance management.

• Conduct or assist with employee relations reviews, workplace inquiries, and investigations.

• Ensure confidentiality, documentation, and the appropriate escalation of significant or high-risk matters.

• Support performance improvement plans, written counseling, corrective action, and other performance management processes.

• Offer advice on health, retirement, leave, wellness, total rewards, eligibility, enrollment, and qualifying life events.

• Collaborate with benefits vendors, payroll, and People & Culture colleagues to resolve employee-related issues.

• Assist with annual benefits enrollment, leave administration, employee communications, and benefits education.

• Coordinate or facilitate necessary employee training and development programs.

• Monitor completion of mandatory training.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, audits, reporting, recordkeeping, and documentation.

• Maintain and update HR policies, procedures, employee resources, HR records, and HRIS data.

• Support policy rollouts, change management, HR reporting, and process enhancements.

• Engage in People & Culture projects and organizational initiatives.

• Establish relationships with leadership, managers, employees, Finance/Payroll, vendors, counsel, and other partners.

• Utilize data, employee feedback, and organizational trends to guide recommendations and foresee people-related risks and opportunities.

• Assist leaders in enhancing their effectiveness as people managers.

• Operate with mid-level discretion and independent decision-making; no supervisory responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with significant expertise in employee relations and HR business partnership.

• A total of 10 years of related experience.

• Proven experience advising managers and leaders on employee relations and performance issues.

• In-depth knowledge of employment practices, HR policies, and applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.

• Experience in supporting recruitment, onboarding, benefits, training, and HR compliance.

• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills.

• Capacity to handle sensitive and confidential information with sound judgment.

• Strong organizational abilities and adeptness at managing multiple priorities in a mission-driven environment.

• Proficient with HRIS systems, Microsoft Office/Google Workspace, and HR reporting tools.

• Preferred certifications include SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or a comparable HR certification.

• Experience in a nonprofit, healthcare, social services, child welfare, or similarly mission-driven organization.

• Familiarity with HRIS platforms such as ADP.

• Background in employee engagement, organizational development, or cultural initiatives.

• Knowledge of Illinois and Chicago employment requirements.

• Experience working in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• BCBS HMO and PPO healthcare coverage options with the possibility of adding family members to plans.

• Complimentary life insurance at 2x your salary, up to a maximum of $200,000.

• Additional pay of 5% of your salary, up to $3,750 per year after 6 months, applicable toward extra health benefits, dental, vision, long-term disability, short-term disability, 403b plan, Roth option, legal coverage, dependent care, and flexible spending.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) begins accruing from day one at a rate of 35 days in a 12-month period, encompassing holidays and sick time.

• PTO increases to 40 days after 5 years.

• Additional PTO for FMLA-related reasons, up to 20 days.

• Remote work policy with flexible work hours based on operational needs.

• Regular expert training on evidence-based therapy modalities, with opportunities to earn Continuing Education Units.

• Casual dress code.

• Enjoy afternoon milk and cookies every Friday.