Employee Relations Specialist

Overview

Are you an experienced HR professional who knows how to navigate complex employee concerns, conduct thoughtful workplace investigations, and guide leaders through challenging employee relations situations?

 

Kennedy Krieger Institute is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist with strong, hands-on employee relations experience strongly desired to join our Human Resources team. This role is ideal for an HR professional who is confident managing sensitive workplace matters, providing sound guidance to leaders, and helping create a respectful, consistent, and high-performing workplace.

What You'll Do

As an Employee Relations Specialist, you'll serve as a trusted resource to leaders, employees, and HR partners on a wide range of employee relations matters. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting workplace investigations, including interviewing involved parties, assessing information, documenting findings, and providing recommendations.
• Advising leaders on employee performance concerns, corrective action, disciplinary matters, and terminations.
• Providing guidance on the consistent interpretation and application of HR policies, procedures, and employment practices.
• Helping resolve workplace conflicts and employee concerns through consultation, mediation, and problem-solving.
• Partnering closely with Human Resources Business Partners and leadership on complex or sensitive employee relations matters.
• Maintaining thorough, objective, and confidential documentation of employee relations cases.
• Identifying trends and opportunities to strengthen employee relations practices, workplace culture, and organizational effectiveness.

 

Strongly desired experience includes:

• Demonstrated experience conducting employee relations investigations from intake through resolution.
• Experience advising managers on corrective action, performance management, disciplinary decisions, and employee concerns.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, HR policies, and employee relations best practices.
• Experience handling conflict resolution, mediation, and sensitive employee situations.
• Strong judgment and the ability to provide practical, balanced, and well-reasoned recommendations.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, documentation, and confidentiality skills.
• Experience partnering with HR Business Partners, organizational leaders, and/or legal counsel on complex matters.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:• Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Society for Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification is preferred.• Certification in mediation strategies is preferred.

 

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.

 

EXPERIENCE:• Minimum two years of Human Resources experience is required, preferably in employee relations and conflict resolution.• Experience conducting workplace investigations and supporting disciplinary and performance management processes is preferred.• Experience in a healthcare, academic, or research setting is preferred.

 

Minimum pay range

USD $57,140.30/Yr.

Maximum pay range

USD $99,305.86/Yr.