HR Generalist

Do you have passion for impacting the employee experience with excellence?

Join a company that truly impacts others!

Hope Media Group is a multi-brand Houston-based ministry. Every story we share, every event we host, and every song we play is done to engage people to love Jesus, serve others, and spread Hope.

We invite you to apply for our HR Generalist position in Houston, TX, and be a part of our growing ministry to Love Jesus, Serve Others, and Spread Hope. Our team describes our environment as fun, encouraging, collaborative, engaging, caring, family-oriented, and friendly. We would love for you to join us and be part of what God is doing in our ministry!

We are proud to offer:

• Pay range: $55,000-$60,00/year DOE
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Savings Accounts
• Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid Time Off
• Service Days
• Paid Holidays
• 403B Retirement
• Group Life Insurance
• Legal Shield/Identity Theft Protection

As the HR Generalist, you will provide professional level support in areas related to Human Resources, including responsibilities in benefits administration and payroll, HR compliance and reporting, on/offboarding, and recruitment to ensure consistency, while being aware of legal and cultural requirements. This role reports directly to the Director, Human Resources.

Job Summary
Benefits Administration:

• Coordinate enrollment and ensure appropriate information sent to payroll
• Data entry into HR and benefits systems or to benefits broker
• Process 403b enrollment, changes and loans
• Assist employees with basic benefits questions
• Supports Open Enrollment process & HRIS benefit set-up
• Data entry for benefits changes and COBRA administration
• Process Disability & Worker’s Comp claims paperwork
• FMLA calendar tracking
• Billing reconciliation
• Contact benefits carriers with billing concerns and general questions
• Post SPD’s and other benefits related documents to intranet and mail out notices as needed

HR Compliance:

• Administer FMLA
• Various Reporting to include File EEO-1, US Census, NDT, etc.
• Process Workers Comp claims and maintain files
• Complete OSHA reporting

Employee Onboard/Offboard:

• Ensure proper data entry to various HR systems.
• Remove access for termed employees to all systems and carrier sites
• Back-up for HR Specialist in new employee orientation.

Administration:

• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems
• Support Performance Management process
• Create and process Personnel Action Notices
• Assist with All Staff functions/activities (Staff Retreat/Christmas)
• Assist with Employee Engagement Surveys

Talent Acquisition:

• Process job requisitions, post positions
• Screen and interview applicants
• Provide top recommended applicants to hiring manager
• Coordinate with Director, HR for salary recommendation
• Extend verbal and written contingent job offers
• Coordinate relocation reimbursements
• Coordinate background checks
• Conduct Reference Checks
• Back-up for the Recruiter/HR Generalist in full cycle recruiting

Demonstrated Faith:

• Committed to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Be spiritually grounded and biblically literate.
• Comfortable praying for co-workers in team meetings, leading spoken prayer, and participating in ministry prayer meetings and Bible studies.
• Lives by the Christian principles defined by the Ministry Statement of Faith.
• Participates in on-air fundraisers and prays for donors as needed.
• Has a passion for leveraging the platform of radio for evangelism and discipleship.
• Exhibits a strong moral character.
• Is an active member of a Bible believing local church.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Other duties as requested.

Requirements and Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent, with some college or HR relevant training
• HR or SHRM certification, required

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail
• Capable working in fast paced environment and flexible
• Multi-task, and handle frequent interruptions and shifting priorities
• Creative and enthusiastic, team player
• Excellent organization, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Effective writing skills and excellent grammatical usage and style
• Provides clear, accurate and concise information to others in verbal, written, electronic and in all other formats
• Listens actively and empathetically to the views of others
• Provides thoughtful feedback in appropriate situations
• Maintains a high level of diplomacy and confidentiality in all dealings with others
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and employ effective time management skills
• Must have strong teamwork mentality
• Bilingual – Spanish (preferred)
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Heart for Christian ministry
• Strong moral character
• Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Spiritually grounded and working knowledge of scripture
• Must be an active member of a Bible believing local church

Supervisory Responsibilities:

•  None.

Working Conditions and Environment

Travel:

•  Occasionally

Nights/Weekends/Holidays:

•  Occasionally

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Activity may include Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers including pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand as in handling. Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.