
Human Resources & UU Youth Ministry
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Human Resources & UU Youth Ministry
Washington D.C. Metro Area
HR Professional with experience in all aspects of human capital management. Direct experience with benefits negotiation, research and administration, recruiting and retention within all levels of an organization, employee performance and salary reviews. COBRA and FMLA experience, familiary with payroll, 401(k) regulations and fiduciary responsibilities. Direct experience with workers compensation, OSHA, radiation safety training and HAZWOPER rules.
HR: Benefits Administration, employee relations, training, performance issues, HRIS maintanance and more.
UUYouth: World Religions, social activities, social action work, UU history/understanding, chaperoning, service planning, Heritage Trips, OWL 7-9, 10-12, and young adult.
(Religious Institutions industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Teach UU Youth religion via various curricula, coordinate social, social action and fundraising activities. Train volunteers on working with youth.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Machinery industry)
February 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)
- Screens and interviews all applicants and refers qualified applicants to hiring supervisors.
- Assists in the preparation of job profiles and eval. of wage and salary structure. May prepare and assist in completing salary surveys.
- Participates in the development, implementation, enrollment and administration of new benefits programs, communications and procedures.
- Provides support to supervisors with the annual performance appraisal and salary administration process.
- Participates in employee relations issues to insure issues are handled promptly. Provides interpretation of company policies.
- Conducts training covering areas such as new employee orientation, designated internal training programs and conducts exit interviews.
- Insures integrity of the HR database.
- Negotiates fees with placement agencies and works closely with them in the referral of qualified candidates for current job openings.
- Participates in special projects or committees.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Machinery industry)
February 2003 — February 2005 (2 years 1 month)
- Provides administrative support and backup in all areas of employment recruiting and training.
- Assists employees and supervisors in completion of Compensation & Benefits forms, performance appraisals, personnel action requests, and enrollment process.
- Provides benefit enrollment information and conducts benefit orientation meetings. Assists employees in the resolution of benefit questions and issues.
- Processes a variety of complex application, employment, pay change, informational and other confidential forms.
- Administers safety shoe and safety glasses program, tracks resumes and applications.
- Coordinates temporary requests and negotiates fees.
- Assists in preparing and revising job profiles.
- Prepares employment letters and standard agreements for new employees, offer letters for promotion and transfer of current employees.
- Ensures that all employee files are maintained according to standard, maintains integrity of HR database.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Machinery industry)
September 2001 — February 2003 (1 year 6 months)
- Provides administrative support in the areas of staffing, compensation, benefits, training coordination, and personnel records.
- Processes a variety of routine application, employment, pay change, performance appraisals, personnel action requests, benefit enrollment and other confidential forms.
- Assists with maintaining and distributing current employee information and other communications.
- Administers safety shoe and safety glasses program.
- Coordinates temporary requests and negotiates hourly fees.
- Tracks résumés
- Enters information into the HRIS database as necessary.
- Ensures that all employee files are maintained according to standard.
(Religious Institutions industry)
October 1998 — February 2002 (3 years 5 months)
- Coordinated communications between 7-12th grade parents and students and church community
- Planned and implemented both social and social action activities for 7th-12th grade religious ed. classes.
- Taught OWL 7-9 and OWL 10-12 classes
- Started YRUU youth group, separate from morning Religious Ed class. - Trained volunteers to work with the group.
- Planned and implemented bi-annual Boston Trip for 7th-8th grade class on history of UUism in America.
- Coordinated fundraising efforts for 7th-12th graders.
- Assisted with efforts for starting CampUUs Ministries program with Montgomery College Rockville.
- Taught Religious Education to 7th-12th graders. World religions etc.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MEDI; Biotechnology industry)
November 2000 — September 2001 (11 months)
(Human Resources industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
(Human Resources industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
(Human Resources industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years)
2006 — 2010 (expected)
AA , General Studies , 1995 — 2003
Emotional Intelligence, Appreciative Inquiry, Unitarian Universalist Religious Education, OWL, reading, winery tours, employee retention, employment branding, embroidery, drawing,
SHRM, ASTD, LREDA