Goodwill Southern California (GSC) prepares and places thousands of individuals into sustainable employment through programs and services throughout Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. As one of the leading non-profit brands in the world, and the largest non-profit in Southern California, we have been transforming lives through the power of work for over 100 years. Goodwill Southern California supports its mission with proceeds generated from over 78 retail stores and over 44 attended donation centers, as well as from charitable donations and grants from the public and private sectors. Goodwill SoCal is a rapidly evolving organization and yet we have never been more focused – on our mission, on our people, and on our future. It’s always a GOOD day in SoCal!
Goodwill Southern California is changing lives through the power of work. The Goodwill team is passionate and dedicated, focusing on the mission in everything we do. This unique culture is at the core of our human resources team. We have an opening for a Human Resources Business Partner to help Goodwill build an engaged and inspired workforce. The Human Resources Business Partner performs a hands-on role in providing human resources expertise in performance management, retention strategy, leave management, HR reporting, rewards and recognition, compensation, benefit incentive programs, employment law, and policy interpretation. The HRBP serves as the key HR leader supporting various teams across multiple locations and will bring creative and effective ideas and solutions to a growing organization.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as the key HR leader supporting various teams across multiple locations.
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure employee and business needs are met, focusing on organizational design, change leadership, and talent management in a rapidly growing company.
- Recommend, develop, and implement new HR processes as required to grow the business.
- Influence business and talent initiatives that support our short and long-term business goals, including driving practices that enable high performance and operational excellence.
- Provide counsel and guidance on complex employee matters.
- Build a strong business relationship with the internal client; coaching and training leadership regarding cultivating positive culture, driving employee engagement and resolving employee related issues.
- Work closely with senior leadership team members to better understand the needs of the company and acts as the performance improvement driver.
- Serve as change agent, actively identifying gaps and proposes and implements improvements for growth.
- Provide risk assessment and guidance for risk reduction through workplace investigations, handling employee complaints, grievances and disputes as needed.
- Help develop internal leaders and positive culture by proactively provides coaching, counseling and training staff as needed.
- Provide assistance and guidance to managers and supervisors with regards to employee relations issues, appropriate disciplinary and termination actions, compliance with state and federal employment laws and regulations, and Goodwill policies and procedures.
- This position requires travel 25% to 50% of the time. A valid driver’s license and state-required auto insurance are necessary. Driving record must be acceptable to Goodwill’s vendor.
Education & Experience
- 2-5 years of managerial and supervisory experience.
- 5-8 years of Human Resources Generalist experience required.
- Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university required.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Must be able to write concise reports and possess strong presentation skills.
- Excellent problem solving skills and attention to details.
- Demonstrated business acumen and partnership.
- Strong project management skills including organization and time management to expedite project completion.
- Demonstrated abilities to work with and build trusting partnerships with employees of all levels including individuals with disabilities.
- Experience driving positive employment environment while understanding their team’s needs preferred.
- Proven leadership experience in motivating people to complete tasks to meet the overall objectives of the company.
- Multi-industry experience helpful. Ability to motivate employees in a non-profit environment.
- Spanish / English bilingual preferred.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Proven ability to build trusting relationship with the workforce.
- Free from alcohol and drug abuse.
- Understands the basic philosophy of Goodwill and participates fully in carrying out its mission. Adheres to Goodwill’s values of Respect, Integrity, Service, & Excellence.
Goodwill is an equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations for job duties in accordance with Federal and State Law
Goodwill Industries in Southern California is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Goodwill gives preferential consideration to persons with barriers to employment. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Goodwill is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees.
Employment decisions will comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disabilities
In furtherance of our commitment to end discrimination against qualified disabled individuals, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and all regulations properly issued thereunder to protect the rights of qualified disabled persons, it is Goodwill’s policy that no program or activity administered by it shall exclude from participation, deny benefits to or subject to discrimination any individual solely by reason of his or her disability. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to qualified disabled persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination. We further affirm that we will provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified disabled employee or applicant.
It is the policy of Goodwill to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. If you need assistance for accommodations to interview because of a disability, please notify the Human Resources Department.
Employment opportunities will not be denied to anyone because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a disability.
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