Human Resources Generalist in South Barrington, Illinois at Willow Creek Community Church

The HR Generalist supports the day-to-day Human Resources needs of all Willow ministries by delivering comprehensive HR support throughout the employee lifecycle. This role partners with ministry leadership and staff to foster a positive, compliant, and mission-aligned workplace culture. Responsibilities include recruitment and onboarding, employee relations, benefits and compensation support, compliance, performance management, HR systems administration, and offboarding. The ideal candidate is organized, relational, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple HR functions while maintaining confidentiality and legal compliance.

• Manage full-cycle recruiting, including job postings, sourcing, interviewing, offers, and onboarding
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure effective hiring practices, communication, and legal compliance
• Oversee screening requirements such as background and reference checks
• Support onboarding initiatives

• Serve as a resource for HR policies, procedures, benefits, compensation, and employee questions
• Process employee updates including promotions, salary changes, and organizational changes
• Support employee relations matters and other initiatives
• Administer FMLA, workers’ compensation, and offboarding processes

• Ensure compliance with employment laws, HR policies, audits, and recordkeeping requirements
• Partner with HR Director in performance management, training initiatives, and organizational HR programs
• Act as the HRIS subject matter expert
• Manage work authorization and independent contractor processes in partnership with Finance/Accounting

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in an HR Generalist or similar role
• Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices
• Experience with handling sensitive and highly confidential information
• Experience working within HRIS, Paylocity preferred.
• Understanding of various recruiting channels, job boards, and networking groups for recruiting purposes.
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization’s hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.

What We Offer

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $87,000, depending on experience and education.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement savings with company match
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous paid time off
• Mental health counseling reimbursement
• And more