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Karen Willms

Largo,FL

Summary

To leverage exceptional interpersonal communication skills and proven leadership capabilities in Human Resources or Customer Relations role in order to ensure a positive employee and client experience through both independent initiative and team support.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

H. R. Coordinator

LSF HeadStart/Early HeadStart
05.2022 - 02.2025
  • Responsible for preparing offer letters for approval of hiring managers, processing new hire paperwork. Meeting with successful applicants and completing required documents, ensures I-9 form is completed within 3 days of hire.
  • Set up fingerprint appointments, track receipt background screening results and keep hiring managers apprised of applicant’s status.
  • Research, computes and coordinates in obtaining signatures as well as entering personnel transactions relating to new hires, separations, promotions, transfers, supervisory changes and positions into the HRMS in accordance with payroll deadlines.
  • Conducts new hire orientation, through formal orientation sessions with new hires.
  • Transmits files consisting of all completed original new hire paperwork, including retrieving all signatures required on Personnel Action Forms (PAF’s) in a timely manner so that email account and profiles including time sheets are established so the new employee has timely access to the employee portal. (UltiPro/UKG).
  • Per Pinellas County Licensing authority, duplicating personnel files before forwarding to the new employee’s onsite file. Updating an ongoing review and follow up on background screenings, bi-annual physicals, CPR and other certifications for all employees. Alerting both existing employees and supervisor at least a month in advance when any type of certifications will expire and obtaining new updated certifications of all types.
  • Conducts monthly file audits which coordinates tracking of credentials and expiration dates and providing these audits to the HR Director.
  • Ensures that all confidential information remains secure and discards expired items are properly disposed and shredded.
  • Maintains strict confidentiality with respect to HS/EHS children, families and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • Assists employees with online benefit enrollment as needed, also assists employees/supervisor in reporting work-related injuries and workers’ compensation reports and follow-ups. Assists with FMLA requests to Central Services for processing.
  • Assists HR Director with special assignments, research and data collection.
  • Works independently with DCF/AHCA and Pinellas County Licensing Board.

Office Manager/Human Resources Representative

Molded Rubber & Plastic Corp.
01.2015 - 07.2021
  • Monitored personnel performance for reviews and addressed productivity concerns. Oversees and approves time and attendance for employees and produce payroll reports to payroll department in corporate office.
  • Recruited and interviewed candidates for positions while working with several agencies and corporate offices. Processes hiring and termination of employees.
  • Created all purchase orders and oversaw receipts.
  • Managed schedules.
  • Always maintained the highest confidentiality, including but limited to problem solving with employees. Filed all insurance claims.
  • Set up appointments for pre-employment testing and prepared and executed new employee training.

Customer Maintenance Administrator

ConMed Linvatec
03.2004 - 06.2012
  • Responsible for preliminary approval for establishment of customers’ accounts.
  • Administered records of customer interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, comments as well as action taken.
  • Reviewed all customer’s credit applications for compliance and maintained all pertinent logistics daily.
  • Completed key projects as assigned.

Education

AA Degree - Communications

St. Petersburg
12.2016

Skills

  • Ulti/Pro – UKG
  • Employee Orientation
  • Child Plus
  • Human Resources
  • IQMS
  • Office Management
  • Made 2 Manage
  • Event Planning
  • Microsoft Office
  • Recruiting/Interviewing

Timeline

H. R. Coordinator

LSF HeadStart/Early HeadStart
05.2022 - 02.2025

Office Manager/Human Resources Representative

Molded Rubber & Plastic Corp.
01.2015 - 07.2021

Customer Maintenance Administrator

ConMed Linvatec
03.2004 - 06.2012

AA Degree - Communications

St. Petersburg

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