Employee Relations Specialist jobs in Bridgeport, CT

Summary: At Southwest Community Health Center, our mission is to provide high-quality and accessible medical, dental, and behavioral health services to individuals and families in the Greater Bridgeport area, especially the uninsured. To that end, our Human Resources team is committed to modeling a culture of teamwork and empowerment to allow staff to deliver on our mission. We are looking for the right person to join our team!

A highly skilled Talent & Employee Relations (ER) Supervisor will assist with employee relations, policies, and practices to help us thrive with clarity and compassion. As the first face of our company culture, the Talent & Employee Relations (ER) Supervisor will play a critical role throughout the entirety of a SWCHC employee’s lifecycle, from sourcing and recruiting, to acting on good-faith concerns, to ensuring the quality of performance management, to promotions and more.

The ideal candidate will have experience building positive relationships with staff, policy interpretation, supporting and coaching managers, onboarding, exit interviews, conflict resolution, and terminations. Also, the ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills as well as a passion for nurturing employee engagement through an explicit lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities: All duties are subject to accommodation in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Employee Relations

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Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
The physical requirements and work environment 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.

This position requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate phones, computers, and other office equipment. The position requires the physical ability to kneel, bend and perform light lifting. This person must have the ability to write and speak clearly using the English language to convey information and be able to hear at normal speaking levels both in person and over the telephone. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Generally, the working conditions are good with little or no exposure to extremes in health, safety hazards and/or hazardous materials. This person must have the ability to travel within Bridgeport CT as required to work with staff.