Human Resources Manager

Position Overview

The Human Resources Manager reports to the site CEO and leads and manages the HR function for RCA's Monroeville facility.  This role partners closely with leadership, managers, and the training team to develop and implement people strategies that support employee engagement, compliance, retention, and operational excellence.  The role oversees key HR programs and processes, including employee relations, benefits, HRIS, payroll coordination, performance management, compensation, policy administration, and regulatory compliance. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day HR operations and ensure consistent, compliant, employee-centered practices.
• Recruit, develop, coach, and retain HR staff as applicable.
• Serve as a strategic partner to leaders and managers on employee relations, performance counseling, investigations, conflict resolution, disciplinary action, and separations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including FMLA, wage and hour requirements, workers’ compensation, unemployment, OSHA recordkeeping, and equal employment opportunity requirements.
• Administer leave programs, including FMLA; educate employees and managers, maintain documentation, and coordinate required processes.
• Lead health and welfare benefits administration, including plan design support, employee education, enrollment, open enrollment, vendor coordination, invoice review, and budget collaboration with Finance.
• Oversee performance management processes, including job descriptions, performance evaluations, compensation recommendations, and manager coaching.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and operational leaders to support workforce planning, recruitment, selection, onboarding, reference and background checks, and new-hire documentation.
• Review staffing requests for new and replacement positions to support alignment with approved budgets and organizational needs.
• Coordinate new-hire orientation and ensure employees understand organizational policies, procedures, benefits, and expectations.
• Collaborate with the training department to develop, implement, monitor, and maintain staff-development and required-training plans.
• Participate in compensation, wage, and benefits benchmarking to help ensure competitive and equitable pay practices.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and current personnel files, training records, disciplinary documentation, and employee-status records.
• Coordinate unemployment claims, workers’ compensation reporting and follow-up, employment verifications, payroll-related processes, and personnel record maintenance.
• Develop, update, and annually review HR policies, procedures, forms, and employee handbook content.
• Support organizational initiatives that strengthen culture, employee engagement, retention, and leadership capability.
• Perform other duties as assigned. Responsibilities may change based on organizational needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred.
• Experience in human resources within healthcare, behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, or another regulated healthcare environment strongly preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of personnel administration requirements and applicable federal, Indiana state, and local employment laws.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, investigations, benefits administration, performance management, compensation, compliance, and HR operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively with employees and leaders at all levels, including in situations without direct reporting authority.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS/payroll systems.