Carla Robinson
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HR Professional & Customer Service Leader
Accomplished and versatile Human Resource professional and leader with over 30 years of proven success in management, customer service, administration, hiring/staffing, and compensation services. Developed successful recruitment, compensation, and company benefit strategies, plans, processes, and standards. Leveraged best practice human resource and compensation methodologies to ensure accountability, performance, and collaboration.
Areas of Emphasis:
Compensation
Benefit administration
HR administration
Employee relations
Conflict management/mitigation
Training/Retention
Customer service
ADA requirements
EEO/EEOC Compliance
Legal and regulatory requirements
Hiring/Staffing
Scheduling
Workers’ Compensation
FMLA/disability claims
Inter/Intra-departmental collaboration
Professional Experience:
St. Margaret Hall Nursing Home
Human Resource Coordinator / Scheduler, 4/2001 to 2/2023
Administered all aspects of HR services and served as liaison between senior management and front-line staff. Provided human resource guidance and support for staff ranging from 150 – 200 employees. Served as point of contact for employee relations and mediations.
Additional details include:
Responsible for recruiting, hiring, staffing and scheduling of the Nursing Department. Strengthened recruitment and hiring practices by utilizing Behavioral Interviewing Techniques, resulting in 14 years of agency free nurse aide staffing and a cost savings of over $200k/yr. Staffing/scheduling patterns maintained a “5-Star” rating in Nursing Home Quality Rating System.
Organized employee appreciation events and activities. Dramatically reduced rate of attrition and turnover by establishing effective communication pathways between management and staff which created a culture of empowerment and collaboration.
Managed all processes of benefit administration from initial enrollment and Open Enrollment Periods, through termination and COBRA continuation plans.
Responsible for administration of Leave of Absence requests, including FMLA, ensuring compliance with Federal guidelines.
Assisted with all other aspects of the Human Resource Department including terminations, grievances, mediation, investigation, counseling, compensation policies and procedures, Workers Compensation claims, Unemployment claims, ADA requirements, EEOC compliance, as well as other legal employment issues.
Norstan Apparel
District Sales Manager, 9/1999 to 4/2001
Managed all aspects of sales and operational services and directed a cross-functional team of management and sales staff. Held accountability for daily sales operations and partnered extensively with related teams across nine diverse retail store locations. Held regular staff meetings to establish sales and customer service protocols, processes, and expectations. Drove accountability for all P & L statistics to ensure ethical practice compliance and accountability. Developed and implemented training programs to keep attritions below 15% monthly.
Led a twenty-seven-member management team and established goals and expectations through coaching, training, and motivational process/procedures.
Responsible for hiring, staffing, and training new and existing employees and establishing/implementing sales and company guidelines to meet and exceed organizational expectations.
Established in-house objectives and compensation strategies to promote employee retention and drive advancement through merit and accomplishments.
Core competencies: sales management, customer service excellence, training, coaching, self-motivation practices, agile staffing methodologies, inventory management, scheduling.
One Price Clothing
Area Sales Manager, 1997-1999
Store Sales Manager, 1993-1997
Deb Shop
Store Sales Manager, 1992-1993
Assistant Sales Manager, 1988-1990
Sales Associate, 1987-1988
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies, 2004 – Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary
Graduated magna cum laude
Master of Arts in Religious Studies for Pastoral Counseling, 2006 – Cincinnati Chrisitan University
Graduated summa cum laude
Accomplishments:
2015 – Successful completion of Leadership for Mission: Carmelite Sister’s Roots of Caring Program
2007 – AOPHA Star (Association of Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing and Services for the Aging)
2005 – St. Margaret Hall “Shining Star”
2004 – Successful completion of Train the Trainer Program for the Ohio BWC Drug Free Workplace
1998 - 1St place winner of the Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary Speech Contest
1997 – Successful completion of the New District Sales Manager Training Program