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Nicole Greger

Nicole Greger

Harwinton,CT

Summary

Experienced human resource manager, seasoned in overseeing the areas of talent recruitment, payroll, benefits, employee satisfaction, and compliance. Successful in fostering open lines of communication by showing empathy, understanding, and being receptive to other’s concerns and needs. Extremely organized and able to multitask so that deadlines are successfully met.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resource/Payroll Manager

Apple Rehab
04.2024 - 11.2024

• Process payroll accurately and timely on a weekly basis for 200+ employees.

• Facilitate the annual open enrollment process for benefits and 401(k).

• Onboarding and offboarding, recruiting and job fairs.

• Oversee the daily human resource responsibilities, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.

• Build strong relationships with managers and employees, addressing all issues in a timely manner.

• Manage employee performance appraisals.

• Coordinate and manage general orientations regularly.

District Human Resource Manager

ESS
08.2022 - 04.2024
  • Adhere to the daily functions of Educational HR department
  • Responsible for customer service, recruitment, internal reporting, onboarding and offboarding, enforcing company policies and practices for all substitute teachers and support staff
  • Coordinate and attend recruitment activities, job postings, review applications, conduct interviews
  • Review timesheets for accuracy, process background checks via third party vendors and conduct reference checks
  • Schedule and conduct I9 documentation
  • Handle employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and administrators in a timely manner
  • Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws
  • Work with local business owners to attract new talent and be active in the community

Substitute Teacher/Paraprofessional

Bristol Public Schools
08.2007 - 12.2018
  • Responsible for providing instruction and instructional support
  • Manage the classroom environment to provide and promote student learning in the absence of the regular classroom teacher
  • Implement lesson plans, assign classwork and homework
  • Maintain classroom control and discipline
  • Complete daily reports to communicate pertinent information
  • Worked especially close with special ed students and those in alternative special ed programs
  • PMT trained

Human Resource Representative

Bristol Hospital
11.1999 - 06.2001
  • Recruit, interview, and facilitate the hiring of qualified applicants for open positions
  • Collaborated with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings
  • Conducted background checks and employee eligibility verifications
  • Performed new hire orientation presentations
  • Performed tasks relating to compensation, benefits/leave, disciplinary matters, performed exit interviews
  • Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and review policies/procedures to maintain compliance
  • Performed other duties as assigned

Recruitment Coordinator

Masonicare
05.1998 - 11.1999
  • Proactively planned and managed recruitment for all open positions
  • Post on job boards, scheduled interviews, onboarding and offboarding, screened applicants through phone interviews, performed background checks
  • Put in place an applicant tracking system, received and reviewed applications, stored in database for retrieval as needed
  • Coordinated and attended job fairs for recruitment seeking qualified candidates
  • Manage vacancy and retention
  • Worked closely with management and attended weekly management meetings to review staffing needs

Claim Examiner

Lincoln Financial Group
06.1997 - 05.1998
  • Worked on death benefits to process claims in order to provide monetary compensation in a timely manner
  • Closely worked with legal department to understand red flags associated with claims to determine proper payout
  • Worked on an 800-call line
  • Put in place a Procedure Claim book to properly train future claim examiners
  • Fun fact…
  • I was the claim examiner for Frank Sinatra’s death benefit

Healthcare Unit Clerk

Cherrybrook Healthcare Center
05.1993 - 06.1997
  • Performed administrative responsibilities in a medical long-term care setting
  • Handled multiple tasks and worked extremely well under pressure
  • Worked closely with doctors on a weekly basis to ensure patient charts were in order and up to date
  • Served as a liaison between the multiple units, assisted with patient admissions and discharge procedures
  • Answered phones and directed calls appropriately
  • Worked closely with patient’s families to ensure their needs are being met

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Sociology and Communications

University of Connecticut
01.1997

Volunteer Experience

  • Parent/Teacher Association Vice President, John J. Jennings Elementary School
  • Director of Fundraising, John J. Jennings Elementary School
  • Landscaping Coordinator, John J. Jennings Elementary School

Timeline

Human Resource/Payroll Manager

Apple Rehab
04.2024 - 11.2024

District Human Resource Manager

ESS
08.2022 - 04.2024

Substitute Teacher/Paraprofessional

Bristol Public Schools
08.2007 - 12.2018

Human Resource Representative

Bristol Hospital
11.1999 - 06.2001

Recruitment Coordinator

Masonicare
05.1998 - 11.1999

Claim Examiner

Lincoln Financial Group
06.1997 - 05.1998

Healthcare Unit Clerk

Cherrybrook Healthcare Center
05.1993 - 06.1997

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Sociology and Communications

University of Connecticut
Nicole Greger