Suzanne Kennedy

Highly Experienced Human Resources Professional

Pennsauken, NJ ● 302-***-**** ad3ifa@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Strategic and results-oriented HR Director with over 15 years of experience in leading human resources functions for various organization structures. Proven success in developing and implementing HR strategies to attract and retain and develop top talent. Adept to fostering positive employee relations, driving organizational cultures, and ensuring HR practices align with business objectives. Seeking a challenging Senior HR Director role where I can leverage my extensive expertise to contribute to the growth, efficiency, and success of a forward-thinking company.

SKILLS:

Strategic HR Management Talent Acquisition Employee Relations

Organizational Development Performance Management Diversity and Inclusion

Compensation and Benefit Admin Training and Development Labor Law Compliance

Change Management HR Policy Development Employee Engagement

HR Technology Union Negotiation

EXPERIENCE:

Allegria at the Fountains – Human Resources Director

Atco, NJ – April 2023 – present

●Establish a positive work environment which will enable community to recruit, develop and retain the best employees for the purpose of providing a dignified, respectable community for our residents.

●Plan, lead, develop, coordinate, and implement policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support our goals and strategic goals.

●Implement programs and practices that achieve desirable bottom line performance.

●Collaborate with senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategies related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.

●Serve on committees to promote quality working conditions, quality living condition and successful business operations.

●Provide oversight for compensation, benefits, and leave management, disciplinary matters, disputes and investigations, performance and talent management, productivity, recognition and engagement, occupational health and safety, and training and development.

●Monitor and respond to unemployment and worker’s compensation claims.

●Identify staffing and recruitment needs, develop, and execute best practices for hiring and talent management.

●Conduct research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the HRIS and time keeping systems.

●Monitor and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; best practices, reviews and modify policies and practices to maintain compliance.

●Manage and resolve employee relations and disciplinary issues, conducting thorough, effective, and objective investigations. Ensure proper documentation is maintained.

●Conduct employment terminations with department heads as needed.

●Conduct exit interviews and provide feedback as needed.

Persante Health Care – Human Resources Director

Mt. Laurel, NJ –· November 2022 – April 2023

●Collaborated with senior leadership to understand the organization's goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.

●Planned, lead, developed, coordinated, and implemented policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organization's human resource compliance and strategy needs.

●Administered or oversaw the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.

●Stayed abreast of knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applied this knowledge to communicate changes in policies, and resources to upper management.

●Negotiated health and welfare benefit renewal contracts and directed and managed the open-enrollment process.

●Identified staffing and recruiting needs; developed and executed best practices for hiring and talent management.

Rose Tree Place · Human Resources Director

Media, PA · November 2019 – November 2022

● Supported leadership team by providing coaching, consultation services, extensive strategic, business and management services.

● Attentive to employee relation trends to identify opportunities to continually improve and promote a positive work environment; partnering with regional and corporate resource team to strengthen climate conducive to associate engagement, retention and productivity.

● Ensured leadership team conducted job-specific training, coaching and in-service training for

all associates.

● Assisted leadership with recruiting and selection to assure candidates are in alignment with the

vision of the community.

● Contributor on work teams charged with implementing change management initiatives throughout the organization.

● Assisted leadership with investigation related to associate performance or misconduct.

● Partnered with Benefit’s team to insure our associates were educated on how to understand,

select and access the best benefit options for themselves and family.

● Coached, mentored and supported regional HR community on HR related topics including FMLA, LOA, ADA, ADAAA and WC.

● Active participant on and contributor to the corporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee. Facilitates monthly corporate New Hire Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training.

Progressions Behavioral Health Services, Inc. · Human Resources Business Partner

Philadelphia, PA · April 2019 - November 2019

● Worked with Senior Leadership to create HR policies and procedures.

● Provided HR expertise, coaching, and counseling to Program Directors and direct reports of

six programs in Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, and Lehigh counties.

● Administered full cycle recruitment process from talent acquisition through on-boarding.

● Maintained confidential issue resolutions while working with various levels of management.

● Tracked all required training, certifications, and clearances as required for corporate

compliance.

● Analyzed data to objectively determine human capital needs, trends, and projections.

● Represented organization and fostered a positive atmosphere for employees.

Additional Employment History:

Genesis - PowerBack Rehab Center City · Human Resources Manager

Philadelphia, PA · April 2018 - April 2019

Genesis Corporate Offices · Leave of Absence Specialist

Kennett Square, PA · November 2015 - March 2018

Genesis - Somerton Center · Human Resources Manager

Philadelphia, PA · December 2013 - November 2015

Rosemont Presbyterian Village · Human Resources Coordinator

Rosemont, PA · April 2012 – November 2013

Connections Community Support Programs

Human Resources Compliance/Staff Development Manager

Wilmington, DE · March 2010 - November 2010

Connections Community Support Programs

Human Resources Rep - Admin and Audit Control

Wilmington, DE · January 2007 - March 2010

EDUCATION:

Walden University

B.S.B.A. Human Resource Management

May 2012

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