Employee Relations Associate/Senior Associate

About the role

The Employee Relations Associate works closely with the Deputy Director, Legal and Compliance works to ensure that employees understand their rights and CEO's responsibilities with respect to their employment. The Employee Relations Associate is responsible for CEO's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or any local or state disability rights that exceed the federal requirements. This role partners with employees, participants, managers, Employee Experience and Legal and Compliance teams to resolve workplace concerns, conduct interviews, and support policy and legal compliance while maintaining confidentiality. The Senior Associate fully leads the employee relations process for creating content and delivering quality training to staff and managers; determining potential solutions to reasonable accommodation requests, partnering directly with staff & managers on implementation, leading mid-high level investigations, and performance management. They operate with less supervision, proactively utilizing and consulting their manager as needed on matters of increasing complexity, regularly exercising discretion and independent judgment. As part of our mission, we strongly encourage individuals who have lived experience of incarceration or involvement in the justice system to apply for this role. The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides employment services to people recently released from incarceration. Across the United States, 8,000-9,000 people participate in CEO each year, transitioning to employment that supports themselves, their families, and their communities. What began as a demonstration project of the Vera Institute of Justice in the 1970s to address employment barriers facing the formerly incarcerated following release in New York City has grown into the leading reentry employment organization in the country, where over 30,000 formerly incarcerated individuals have secured full-time employment since 1996.

Requirements

• You have strong verbal and written communication skills, specifically with written memos
• You have a working knowledge of federal, state and local employment laws
• You have experience with facilitation preferred (interest in learning how to facilitate group trainings and presentations required).
• You have strong organizational skills and detail orientation; able to juggle leadership of numerous projects and flexibility to support quick response and shifting course when needed
• You have proficiency in listening and striving to understand diverse perspectives
• You have strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and build relationships with stakeholders of all levels
• You are proactive in identifying challenges and facilitating solutions
• You have sound judgment and confidentiality with sensitive and confidential information
• You have 2+ years in Human Resources field such as employee relations or labor relations (experience in employee relations and/or investigations preferred)
• Associate: You have 2+ years in Human Resources field such as employee relations or labor relations (experience in employee relations and/or investigations preferred)
• Senior Associate: 3+ years of experience in the areas above, with concrete experience and increasing leadership in employee relations and investigations
• What You'll Be Responsible For
• Key responsibilities of the Employee Relations Associate include but are not limited to:
• Reasonable Accommodations
• Promote a positive environment and supportive culture for employees by maintaining an open door policy for all levels of staff and promoting open dialogue between all staff
• Use knowledge and understanding of company structure and of employment law & regulations to manage requests for reasonable accommodations
• Collaborate with the Benefits & Well-Being & Injuries teams to ensure company compliance with leave regulations as needed
• Comply with relevant State and or Federal laws regarding the interactive process, documentation and determinations
• Internal Investigations
• Support and facilitate low- to mid-level internal investigations in response to employee relations concerns and reports.
• Analyze investigation findings and provide recommendations for follow-up actions with the Legal & Compliance team and leadership.
• Conduct employee relations investigations and interview relevant parties to gather information, assess concerns, and support resolution efforts
• Draft clear, detailed, and comprehensive reports documentation investigation findings and determinations, and recommended resolutions of the issues raise
• Conduct close-out meetings to share investigations findings and next steps with complainants, leadership, and involved parties.
• Growth Opportuni

Benefits

Additional Information

Employee Relations Associate/Senior Associate Detroit, MI Hybrid Anticipated deadline to submit application: June 15 at 3:00pm EST. Position may close early if application limit is met. Apply promptly for full consideration.

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