Human Resources Generalist - New York State

Want to use your HR powers to support the people who support others? Join Manhattan Mental Health Counseling’s growing, fully remote team as an HR Generalist! In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping our employee experience and helping our team thrive. This isn’t just a back-office compliance job, it’s an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful, daily impact in a collaborative environment. If you are passionate about mental health wellness and want to build a world-class workplace for our clinicians and staff, we want you on our team. Why This Role Matters We are looking for an autonomous, detail-oriented, and compliance-minded Human Resources Generalist to oversee our day-to-day HR operations. While this is a fully remote position, it carries a heavy emphasis on New York State employment law. We need a self-starter who can confidently serve as a trusted guide to our clinical and administrative staff, maintain flawless data integrity, and protect the organization through sharp compliance management.

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure continuous alignment with federal and New York State employment laws, managing wages, paid leave, and workplace safety compliance.
• Policy & Guidance: Act as the primary point of contact and advisor to both staff and organizational leadership regarding HR policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Strategy & Enhancement: Partner alongside senior leadership to research, conceptualize, and implement progressive HR initiatives that refine company policy and enrich the overall employee lifecycle.
• Data & Record Management: Own and maintain data integrity within our HRIS system, generating vital data reports and overseeing secure, organized digital employee files.
• Employee Relations: Serve as an empathetic and objective point of contact for employee concerns; facilitate fair, timely, and compliant resolutions for all workplace relations matters.
• Operations Support: Supervise comprehensive benefits administration, cross-functional payroll coordination, and standard employee leave management tracking (FMLA, NSY PFL, etc.).
• Performance Culture: Assist and facilitate the structure of cyclical performance management reviews and drive systematic updates to the corporate employee handbook.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 3+ years of dedicated HR Generalist experience (directly managing and supporting teams RECENTLY within NYS required).
• Legal Acumen: Superior, practical working knowledge of NYS labor laws, compliance frameworks, wage/hour regulations, and New York Paid Family Leave (PFL).
• Communication Skills: Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication habits paired with refined analytical problem-solving capabilities.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated expertise utilizing modern HRIS and EHR databases, tracking software, and integrated payroll platforms.
• Adaptability: Confident capability to thrive, pivot, and execute objectives autonomously within a highly flexible, fast-paced, fully remote workspace.

What We Offer

• Fully remote work environment
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off (PTO) to refresh and recharge
• Retirement plan option

Job Type: Full-time Pay: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• How do you stay updated on changes in HR laws and best practices?
• Do you hold an HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR)? (Not required, but a plus)
• From 1–5, with 5 being highly proficient, please rate your experience managing employee leave administration, including FMLA and New York Paid Family Leave (PFL).
• From 1–5, with 5 being highly proficient, please rate your familiarity with New York State labor laws, including wage & hour regulations, paid leave, and workplace safety requirements.

Experience:

• HR in Mental health environment: 1 year (Preferred)
• Human Resources Generalist: 3 years (Required)
• New York State labor laws, compliance, and PFL: 2 years (Required)

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