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Human Resources Specialist - Maryland DDA / Human Services

HOUSING ADVOCACY VOCATIONAL AND EMP
  • Gaithersburg, MD, US
  • Posted 9h ago

Job description

HAVE Support, Inc. is seeking an experienced Human Resources Specialist to build and manage the day-to-day HR function for our growing Maryland DDA provider organization.

This is a hands-on position. We need someone who can identify HR needs, build compliant processes, organize employee records, recruit and onboard staff, support employees and managers, and independently manage HR operations.

This is not a position for someone who has only worked within a large, fully established HR department.

Location / In-Person Requirement

This position supports employees throughout Maryland and requires some face-to-face interaction with staff and leadership.

Candidates must:

  • Live in Montgomery County or the immediate surrounding area
  • Be able to report in person to Gaithersburg, Clarksburg, Silver Spring, and locations as needed
  • Be comfortable meeting directly with employees for onboarding, employee relations, performance concerns, investigations, corrective actions, and other HR matters
HR at HAVE Support is not intended to operate primarily by phone, email, or video.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain organized, compliant HR processes
  • Manage employee personnel files and HR documentation
  • Conduct routine personnel-file and HR compliance audits
  • Manage recruitment from job posting through hire
  • Recruit DSPs, nurses, behavioral professionals, managers, and administrative staff
  • Manage applicants through ADP CareerPlug
  • Coordinate employee onboarding and pre-employment requirements
  • Maintain employee information in ADP RUN
  • Track background checks, credentials, licenses, certifications, and required training
  • Support employee relations, workplace concerns, investigations, corrective actions, and terminations
  • Assist managers with attendance and performance issues
  • Maintain HR policies, procedures, forms, and workflows
  • Support payroll, timekeeping, benefits, and employee status changes
  • Track vacancies, turnover, onboarding, compliance, and other HR metrics
  • Work closely with Program Operations, Training, Quality Assurance, Finance, and leadership
Required Experience

  • Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on Human Resources experience
  • Experience working in a small, growing, start-up, or developing organization
  • Experience independently managing multiple HR functions
  • Knowledge of Maryland and federal employment practices
  • Experience with recruiting, onboarding, personnel files, employee relations, performance management, and employee separations
  • Experience using HRIS, payroll, and applicant tracking systems
  • Strong organization, documentation, communication, and follow-through
Strongly Preferred Experience

Priority will be given to applicants with HR experience in:

  • Maryland DDA provider organizations
  • Intellectual and developmental disability services
  • Maryland DHS-related programs
  • Nonprofit / NGO organizations
  • Healthcare
  • Behavioral health
  • Residential or community-based services
  • Home care
  • Veterans / VA-related services
  • Other regulated human-services organizations
Maryland DDA provider experience is strongly preferred.

Technology

Hands-on experience with the following is strongly preferred:

  • ADP RUN
  • ADP CareerPlug
  • Microsoft 365
  • Teams
  • SharePoint
  • Excel
The Right Candidate

You may be a strong fit if you:

  • Have helped build or improve an HR department
  • Can work independently without needing daily instructions
  • Can recognize HR and compliance gaps and take action
  • Are comfortable doing both strategic and administrative HR work
  • Can recruit continuously in a high-demand staffing environment
  • Are comfortable addressing difficult employee-relations issues
  • Believe important HR conversations should sometimes happen face-to-face
  • Can create structure in a growing organization
About HAVE Support

HAVE Support, Inc. is a Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration provider serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential, meaningful day, behavioral, nursing, personal support, respite, transportation, and other community-based services.

Flexible work from home options available.

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