Are you looking for a great place to work? Community Connections, a well-established non-profit in SW Colorado, is seeking an experienced and dynamic HR professional for an exciting new position - HR and Payroll Manager. This is a hybrid (remote and office) position with a flexible work schedule and competitive benefits. The position is full-time (30-35 hours per week) and non-exempt.  $28.93 per hour. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, AFLAC, and Legal Shield plans available to purchase; company paid life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), company holidays, and unlimited PTO. 401K participation is available based on eligibility criteria. Interested candidates should review job description and apply at: www.communityconnectionsco.org/careers. Please complete application and upload a cover letter and resume. Accepting submissions until 5 pm, November 12th, 2025. EOE

Title: Human Resources and Payroll Manager

Reports To: CFO

FLSA: Hourly/FT Non-exempt (30-35 hours per week)

Location: Hybrid. This position can be based out of any Community Connections location (Cortez, Durango, Pagosa Springs)

Job Description: This position will integrate key functions of both HR and Payroll operations within our organization, working directly with the PEO, Directors, supervisors, and staff to assure HR and Payroll guidelines and regulations are maintained.

Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Facilitate implementation and coordination of Professional Employer Organization (PEO) program.

Human Resources

Company Compliance:

• Work closely with PEO to ensure compliance with all federal and state labor laws and regulations and required posting of federal and state laws in facilities.

• Work closely with Directors and CEO to ensure the company is following all internal policies and procedures related to Personnel.

• Develop, implement and annually review the HR Policies and Procedures, documents for mandatory training, and other employment related documents, and provide updates to PEO to make available to staff on the HRIS.

• Stay current with the latest employment trends and HR legislative issues.

• Assist the PEO with workers compensation claims, lawsuits and unemployment hearings regarding employees. Oversee all Unemployment claims working with the agency’s attorney. File employee injury/illness claims and accompanying documents to the PEO. Document and create E-Verify case within USCIS guidelines for I-9s.

• Review Emergency Action Plan and Crisis Communication Plan and ensure communication with staff.

• Ensure CDLE requirements are met for recruitment and hiring, job postings, and notifications to employees after hire as well as facility employment-required posters.

• Work closely with PEO regarding compliance for employees who reside out of state.

Employee Resources:

• Provide prompt customer service to all employees to assist with questions, concerns or needs. Coordinate with PEO to assist employees to get issues resolved.

• Work closely with PEO to administer employee recruitment, onboarding, orientation, training, and offboarding.

• Facilitate Company orientations on the employee’s first day of employment.

• Provide training for employees for the Employee Handbook including Workers Compensation, HIPAA, Payroll, Emergency Response Plan, Crisis Communication and Mandatory Reporting.

• Work with Directors when needed on job development and position descriptions.

• Provide management training as requested. Research available resources and provide information.

• Provide ongoing agency training, including at least quarterly safety training, based on need.

• Conduct or participate in surveys concerning employment trends.

• Develop, edit, and contribute to routine electronic communiques and notifications to employees and conduct or participate in surveys concerning employment trends.

• Coordinate Company Volunteer and Wellness programs and quarterly Staff Meetings.

Benefits:

• Manage employee benefits programs, including health insurance, vision, dental, and life insurance, ensure competitiveness, and assist PEO and broker’s coordination as needed.

• Review and approve billing with benefit providers for Accounts Payable processing.

Paperwork:

• Oversee employee file maintenance and compliance including annual audits of files. Make audit corrections following the VP of Operations annual audit.

• Monitor all background checks. Address any that warrant explanation.

• Consult with PEO if the employee will be hired or continue employment based on any background checks.

• Collect and analyze data for onboarding, turnover and retention, and employee engagement.

• Provide professional letters of reference for employees of the company to ensure only legal information is given accordingly.

Finance

• Review payroll for completeness and accuracy.

• Ensure annual 1094 and 1095 statements are complete and accurate.

• Ensure annual W-2s W-3 are complete and accurate.

• Complete external payroll related reporting including annual Equal Pay Act audits and reports.

• Complete annual workers’ compensation audit.

• Coordinate FAMLI requests and payouts.

Management

• Supervise the HR Administrative Assistant.

Core Competency:

• Approachability

• Composure

• Ethics & Values

• Informing

• Interpersonal Savvy

• Managing through Systems

• Presentation Skills

• Sizing up People

• Understanding Others

• Use of Resources

Knowledge and Abilities:

• HR Disciplines Area of Expertise.

• Have a grasp on legal guidelines for wage and hour, personnel law and federal and state laws impacting employment.

• Must have previous knowledge and experience processing payroll.

• Must have supervisory skills.

• Ability to assess complex systems and develop efficient processes.

• Skills in collaborating with colleagues in own and other departments and manage work products from people who are not direct reports.

• Strong computer skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and HRIS platform.

• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of client, staff and agency information.

• Adhere to timelines, deadlines and meeting times.

• Work independently as well as part of a team.

• Problem solve, learn quickly, work with minimal oversight and handle emergency situations.

• Possess excellent management skills.

• Ability to commute for business, when needed. If driving, must possess a drivers’ license in the state they reside and current auto insurance.

• Satisfactory completion of all background checks and references, including Motor Vehicle Record is required.***

Qualifications: Four-year degree in Human Resources, Finance or Accounting and/or five years of HR and/or finance work-related experience.

Physical Demands of the Job: These essential tasks may be performed with or without accommodation or assistive technology. Employees in this position may spend significant hours on a computer writing and corresponding. The employee must be able to read text on the computer and paper documents. Communicating with clients via email, letters and telephone are required. An employee in this position will use a laptop computer and may also have documents and files that they will need to transport within and outside the office. The employee will be required to attend meetings, training and other community activities within the region of Southwest Colorado, with the possibility of occasional travel within Colorado or out of state to training or conferences.

***Please consult Human Resources for questions regarding specific criminal convictions and/or traffic violations that may preclude employment.