HR Business Partner
Role summary
Sonida Senior Living is seeking an HR Business Partner to support its mission by managing the relationship between employees and the company. This remote role requires travel up to 40% and involves multi-site HR oversight and heavy employee relations. Key responsibilities include employee relations, leave and benefits administration, employee development, policy administration, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The position emphasizes collaboration, coaching, conflict resolution, and supporting talent management strategies.
About Sonida Senior Living
Sonida Senior Living is one of the nation’s leading operators of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities for senior adults. The Company operates 165 communities that are home to nearly 12,000 residents across 35 states providing comfortable, safe, affordable communities where residents can form friendships, enjoy new experiences and receive personalized care from dedicated team members who treat them family.
Job Description:
The HR Business Partner supports the company’s mission through the delivery of unapparelled customer service as they help manage the relationship between our employees and Sonida Senior Living. Functional duties include Employee Relations, Leave and Benefits Administration, Employee Development, and Policy Administration.
*This will be a remote position with travel up to 40%. The candidate will have responsibility for multi-site HR overview and heavy employee relations.
Responsibilities:
- Provides radical collaboration to provide internal customer support by modeling robust service approach to foster a strong team environment.
- Delivers coaching support, conflict resolution, and best practices necessary for creating a culture of employee development and engagement for internal customers.
- Collaborates with internal customers to create and support succession planning, performance management, and talent acquisition as successful engagement strategies.
- Manages policy administration through continuous and collaborative review of policy questions, investigations, and interpretations, assuring low-risk and defensible disciplinary actions.
- Analyzes and investigates compliance with federal, state, and local statues and judicial rulings pertaining to but not limited to EEO/FMLA/WC/ADA facilitating the delivery of consultative support.
- Coordinates records and data management supporting leave administration and disciplinary actions helping maintain the company’s compliance.
- Performs other tasks as identified.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field
- Minimum of two years of experience in Human Resources, preference for prior employee relations work experience and experience working in a multi-site environment.
Skill/knowledge:
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of state and federal requirements and regulations in multiple states
- Candidate should have a very good working knowledge of FMLA and ADA – as well as familiarity with EEOC, CRA, HIPAA and FLSA
- Current SPHR/PHR certification preferred
