Job description

This is a remote position; periodically on-site in Boston, Philadelphia, and/or Chicago

ABOUT CRADLES TO CRAYONS:

Cradles to Crayons (C2C), founded in 2002, provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive—at home, at school, and at play. We supply clothing, shoes, diapers, school supplies, and more, free of charge. Our vision is that one day all children will have the essentials they need to thrive.

Two in 5 kids in the United States are currently facing Clothing Insecurity, going without basic essentials like pants, shoes, diapers, and school supplies during their critical development years. Three of the top 10 reasons kids miss school are rooted in Clothing Insecurity—just one example of the significant short- and long-term social and economic costs when these needs go unmet. Cradles to Crayons keeps Clothing Insecurity at the core of our mission and is the only large-scale nonprofit organization to focus on this resource gap. Since its founding, Cradles to Crayons has distributed more than three million customized packages of essentials to children in Massachusetts, Greater Philadelphia, Chicagoland, and nationally, through Giving Factory Direct—a first-in-kind online product donation platform launched in 2021.

Cradles to Crayons takes a three-pronged approach to mitigating Clothing Insecurity:

• In-person Engagement—through tens of thousands of children and adults volunteering at our Giving Factory warehouses to sort and package high volumes of new and like-new donations from our communities for our Service Partners to distribute to the children they serve.
• Online Product Donations—Giving Factory Direct matches product donors directly to children who need the items they have to donate. GFD is currently available in a growing number of communities as we expand our reach nationally.
• Advocacy and Awareness—Cradles to Crayons is uniquely positioned to raise Clothing Insecurity as a national issue through awareness campaigns, data/evaluation, and legislative outreach.

Cradles to Crayons has earned the highest possible rating from Charity Navigator for 13 consecutive years. Only 2% of charities nationwide have received this distinction. C2C has a budget of $12.9M for FY22.

POSITION OVERVIEW:
The HR Business Partner provides market-based expertise and assistance for HR processes, programs, and initiatives. The position is one of three on the HR team who will support up to one hundred C2C team members across three markets, as well as a national team. In collaboration with the HR team, the HRBP ensures that applicants are properly sourced and recruited and represent the communities we serve; team members are onboarded, developed, and engaged; and managers and team members are utilizing best practices and technical and people support systems to enhance and manage engagement, performance, compensation and benefits, training, and development. The HRBP is also the HRIS administrator.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Model and lead a positive “One Cradles” culture, underpinned by Cradles’ Cultural Values

Talent Management (70%)

• Collaborate with C2C and HR team members to identify and implement strategies to identify, recruit, hire, engage and retain a diverse workforce.
• Manage talent life cycle in collaboration with Hiring Managers: Coordinate sourcing, recruitment and hiring including job description development, postings, resume and telephone screening, interviewing, references, and offers.
• Working closing with the HR team, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Council and hiring managers, implement DEI initiatives to ensure that sourcing, recruiting, hiring, engagement and retention practices are incorporated into all steps of the talent acquisition process to attract, retain and support a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• Communicate with hiring managers and candidates and utilize ATS to assure efficiency and timely progression through each step of the process.
• Direct the efforts of and relationships with employment agencies and search firms.
• Coordinate background, DMV checks, federal and state employment verifications for new hires in assigned markets.
• Coordinate organization level onboarding and offboarding of team members, communicate and assure completion of all documents and accounts.
• Facilitate annual performance appraisal, goal setting and salary review process. Develop and implement related training and assure upload of all information in Paycom.
• Facilitate C2C’s mentoring program, ensuring that all new, promoted and/or transferring team members are paired with mentors to facilitate success and retention in their new roles.
• Serve as Wellness and Engagement liaison to market teams, identifying and coordinating monthly/quarterly presentations on wellness, sustainability, and mission related topics.
• Identify, develop, and implement staff training and professional development initiatives.
• Manage all employee relations matters for assigned market including performance management and improvement planning and guidance to managers.
• Prepare and disseminate internal communications to foster comradery and engagement across C2C.

Generalist (30%)

• Serve as HRIS/Payroll Administrator for the organization. Oversee all Paycom modules including benefits management and ATS; assure data integrity; process bi-weekly payroll; with Finance team, assist with payroll-related worker’s compensation audit and compensation budgeting; reporting; ensure that HR team, managers and team members are trained and utilizing the HRIS system to maximize their capacity and efficiency.
• Serve as benefits administrator and liaison with carriers and brokers. Process enrollments and terminations, resolve claims, manage leaves of absence. Survey staff to determine satisfaction with existing benefits and options for preferred and/or modified benefits.
• Maintain and regularly update HR documents in the HRIS and other business systems.
• Coordinate purchasing with HR service and product vendors.
• Participate as member of OneCradles Polices & Procedures Committee.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• Minimum of four years of experience across most human resource disciplines, required.
• Experience with talent life cycle, culture, DEI, employee training and development, and work in non-profit, mission-based organizations, preferred.
• Ideal candidates are individuals who thrive in a diverse, dynamic, fast paced, and collaborative work environment.
• Candidates must be committed to C2C’s cultural values including Diversity is our strength, inclusivity our bond. https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/what-we-do/our-culture/
• Exemplary organizational and project management skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously required.
• Must be adaptable, ethical, reliable, conscientious, team oriented, and possess strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Expertise in business systems including Payroll/HRIS platforms, Microsoft Office, and applicant tracking systems required.

COVID-19 VACCINES
Cradles to Crayons has a COVID vaccine requirement for all staff. We are committed to a safe workplace and doing our part to address the pandemic.

DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH:
Diversity and Inclusiveness are core values at Cradles to Crayons, and we continuously strive to be a team where everyone feels welcome and supported. It is the policy of Cradles to Crayons to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Individuals from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
This is a warehouse environment and normal changes in temperature are to be expected while working inside the warehouse or outside, on or around the loading dock. There are no hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.

ACCOMMODATION:
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made by Cradles to Crayons which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others, or which impose undue hardships on the organization.

TO APPLY:
Please apply with a cover letter and resume with relevant experience to https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/what-we-do/careers/

About Cradles To Crayons Inc:

Cradles to Crayons (C2C), founded in 2002, provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive—at home, at school, and at play. We supply clothing, shoes, diapers, school supplies, and more, free of charge. Our vision is that one day all children will have the essentials they need to thrive. Two in 5 kids in the United States are currently facing Clothing Insecurity, going without basic essentials like pants, shoes, diapers, and school supplies during their critical development years. Three of the top 10 reasons kids miss school are rooted in Clothing Insecurity—just one example of the significant short- and long-term social and economic costs when these needs go unmet. Cradles to Crayons keeps Clothing Insecurity at the core of our mission and is the only large-scale nonprofit organization to focus on this resource gap. Since its founding, Cradles to Crayons has distributed more than three million customized packages of essentials to children in Massachusetts, Greater Philadelphia, Chicagoland, NYC, and nationally, through Giving Factory Direct—a first-in-kind online product donation platform launched in 2021. Cradles to Crayons takes a three-pronged approach to mitigating Clothing Insecurity: 1. In-person Engagement—through tens of thousands of children and adults volunteering at our Giving Factory warehouses to sort and package high volumes of new and like-new donations from our communities for our Service Partners to distribute to the children they serve. 2. Online Product Donations—Giving Factory Direct matches product donors directly to children who need the items they have to donate. GFD is currently available in a growing number of communities as we expand our reach nationally. 3. Advocacy and Awareness—Cradles to Crayons is uniquely positioned to raise Clothing Insecurity as a national issue through awareness campaigns, data/evaluation, and legislative outreach. Cradles to Crayons has earned the highest possible rating from Charity Navigator for 13 consecutive years. Only 2% of charities nationwide have received this distinction. C2C has a budget of $12.9M for FY22.

Job Type: Full-time

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