Senior HR Advisor
Assistance Plus
Summary
Assistance Plus is seeking a Senior Human Resources Advisor to provide advanced HR guidance and support across our organization. This is a key individual-contributor position for a knowledgeable and trusted HR professional who can independently manage complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, performance management, policy development, compensation analysis, employment compliance, leadership recruitment, and strategic HR projects.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Advise supervisors and managers on employee relations, performance management, attendance, workplace conduct, policy application, coaching, and corrective action.
- Plan and conduct fair, timely, and objective workplace investigations.
- Review performance evaluations, written warnings, performance improvement plans, and other employment documentation.
- Provide advanced consultation regarding complex leave, accommodation, workers’ compensation, and return-to-work matters.
- Maintain working knowledge of federal and Maine employment requirements, including FLSA, FMLA, ADA, equal employment opportunity, wage and hour, and employee-record requirements.
- Draft and revise HR policies, handbook language, procedures, forms, notices, and employee communications.
- Support salary benchmarking, compensation reviews, pay-range development, internal equity analysis, job description development, and position classification.
- Assist with leadership, professional, specialized, and hard-to-fill recruitment.
- Support succession planning, workforce planning, employee retention, career development, and organizational structure projects.
- Lead assigned HR initiatives from research and planning through implementation and follow-up.
- Develop HR metrics, conduct trend analysis, and recommend improvements to HR practices and processes.
- Coordinate employee engagement, recognition, wellness, retention, and feedback initiatives.
- Provide flexible support to the HR and Marketing teams based on organizational priorities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Master's Degree preferred.
- SHRM-CP or PHR certification.
- Five to seven years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience.
- Demonstrated experience independently handling complex employee relations and higher-level HR matters.
- Strong knowledge of employment practices and applicable federal and Maine employment requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong judgment, problem-solving, organization, and time-management abilities.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information professionally.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- Master's Degree preferred
- SHRM-CP or PHR certification
- Five to seven years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience
- Demonstrated experience independently handling complex employee relations and higher-level HR matters
- Strong knowledge of employment practices and applicable federal and Maine employment requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong judgment, problem-solving, organization, and time-management abilities
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information professionally
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Must be at least 18 years of age
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement
- Flexible schedule
- Paid travel time
- 12 paid holidays
- Earned Benefit Time
- Agency paid life insurance
- Agency paid Short-Term Disability
- Medical, dental & voluntary insurances
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) up to 4% match
Company overview
Assistance Plus is a comprehensive home health care and behavioral health services provider based in Benton, Maine, established in 1993. As a family-run organization, it offers a wide range of services including in-home personal care, behavioral health support, intellectual/developmental disability services, and substance use treatment. The company serves over 107 towns across central Maine with a dedicated staff of more than 260 professionals. Their services encompass personal support for activities of daily living, companionship programs, behavioral health home services for adults and children, case management, daily living support, and medication management. Assistance Plus operates multiple offices in Augusta, Benton, Waterville, Wilton, and Winslow, providing community-based care that emphasizes independence, safety, and quality of life for clients. The organization is licensed by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and maintains strong community partnerships while adhering to rigorous standards of care and professional certification requirements for all staff members.