Emp Relations Specialist I

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Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community. 

If you’re ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience.

In collaboration with human resources colleagues the Employee Relations and Engagement Specialist will be intimately involved in the development, planning and deployment of processes, and systems that help foster a high performing, fully engaged workforce. The Employee Relations and Engagement Specialist will provide day-to-day consulting, mediation, facilitation and guidance regarding employee relations issues across Bronson.  The Employee Relations and Engagement Specialist will be responsible for designing and deploying action plans to address engagement and climate surveys, exit interviews, and employee communications. The Specialist also will be responsible for developing metrics that measure the pulse of the organization and provide leading indicators that help the organization proactively develop solutions to increase and sustain a fully engaged workforce.

• →Conducting fact finding investigations in a way that deploys best practice methodologies to uncover root cause(s) and thereafter solutions that ensure the organization is focused on the Bronson mission.
• →Overseeing engagement and climate surveys and other employee engagement processes including interpreting data and developing follow-up programs to address feedback from the surveys.
• →Working collaboratively with people leaders, Equity and Inclusion colleagues, and Center for Learning colleagues with implementation of strategies to facilitate positive change in employee and organizational development, such as heightened employee engagement, increased individual and team performance, improved safety, and work practices that support the growth, vision, and mission of Bronson.  
• →Developing and managing the exit and stay interview processes to identify themes and organizational solutions that improve retention (i.e., regrettable turnover).
• →Assisting with providing strategic direction for employee relations including the evaluation of external and internal factors that impact the work environment, and the development of appropriate strategies and tactics to drive positive change.
• →Providing consulting services to all organizational levels on employee relations matters.
• →Engaging proactively with the organization to eliminate or minimize employee relations issues.
• →Mediating employee relations issues by meeting with supervisors and employees to discover the source of the issue and facilitating resolution.
• →Consulting as appropriate with administration, general counsel, and the Office of Equity and Inclusion, on matters related to equitable treatment of employees and to minimize exposure to liability and litigation.
• →Acting as support to administrators in cases of organizational re-alignments, reallocation, financial exigency, or other reduction of force plans; ensuring affected parties benefit from all available resources in these cases.
• →Facilitating employee relations-related educational courses and providing materials to supervisors.
• →Maintaining familiarity with HelpNet, the Employee Resource Network and Success Coaches to support the “whole” person.
• →Consulting with people leaders on performance management issues and deploying an array of corrective action measures.

Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree required; minimum 3 years of experience in Human Resources.

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