HR Business Partner - Local Government Division

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging• Autonomy in a warm team environment• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching• Company paid life insurance• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. 

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The HR Business Partner acts as a strategic consultant to business leaders, ensuring HR strategies align with organizational goals to drive success. By delivering value-added services, they foster an engaged workforce and support both management and employees. Their expertise spans a wide range of HR functions, including compliance, employee relations, onboarding, policy interpretation, employment law, compensation, benefits, and professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations & Compliance: Serve as a key contact for employee relations, conflict resolution, and workplace investigations, ensuring fair policy administration and compliance with state, federal, and local laws. Conduct investigations, provide guidance on findings, and propose solutions.

• Manager & Employee Support: Advise and coach managers on employee relations, including union environments, while collaborating with management to improve work relationships, morale, productivity, and retention. Partner with other HR functions to drive engagement and workforce planning.

• Training & Development: Identify training and coaching needs, provide tailored solutions, and lead onboarding processes to ensure smooth transitions for new hires. Conduct compliance training, including union-related policies and National Labor Relations Act requirements.

• Organizational & Policy Strategy: Provide input on organizational structure, drive change management, and assist with handbook and policy revisions to align with regulatory updates. Ensure compliance across HR functions by reviewing and communicating legal changes.

• HR Initiatives & Collaboration: Work with internal teams and HR centers of excellence (COEs) to implement HR programs and initiatives, such as employee engagement, succession planning, and union engagement. Interface with union negotiators and support broader HR strategies.

Additional Details

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• BA/BS in Business, Human Resources, or a related field

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in human resources management/partner role
• Corrections and/or Healthcare industry experience is a plus

Licenses/Certifications

• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.