Lauren Gilmer

Experience

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  Linwood Center

  Apr 2012 - May 2014

  Linwood Center Boutique Store Manager

  Vocational training which included retail and customer service skills. Provided specialized work accommodations for the clients with visual and sensory impairments.Employment search and support for clients, which included instruction on interviewing and professionalism.Created and successfully met every monthly sales goal. Marketing management which included the development and control of the website and Facebook page.

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  Linwood Center, Inc.

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2017

  Investigating and reporting oversights regarding health and safety issues.Providing the appropriate housing accommodations for clients receiving residential services.Conducting reviews of all group homes within the residential program to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations. Coordinating and facilitating the Quality Assurance and Human Rights Committee. Managing all issues relating to client’s benefits including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Representative Payee for all clients enrolled in residential services and conducting frequent audits to ensure the proper use of funds. Show less Participating in staff orientation to schedule new hires in required training.Ensure staff obtains all required training within specified and required time-lines to stay in compliance with local, state, federal licensing requirements. Tracking staff training compliance rates with the use of Excel and Staff Files software system. Develop, refine and monitor staff training and development to ensure staff knowledge, competency and promotion of the organization’s mission. Developing and instructing classes on Incident Reporting and Communication Skills. Show less

  • Human Resource Assistant

    Jun 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Quality Assurance Manager

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Acting Director of Training

    Apr 2015 - Aug 2015
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  Carnegie Institution for Science

  Jul 2017 - now

   Sole human resource representative for a department of 120 employees responsible for all employee relation issues. Orchestrating a successful orientation program that helps guide employees through onboarding and benefits enrollment. Creating standard procedures for managing student interns creating an intern program that allowed both high school and undergraduate students to gain experience working in a laboratory environment.  Teaming up with the human resource department at headquarters to ensure the department’s policies and procedures follow the strategic goals of the institution. Managing all recruitment efforts including posting job requisitions, tracking applicants, coordinating interviews, conducting reference and background checks. Visa expert for the Institution and responsible for administering the J-1 visa program as a Responsible Officer. Duties include issuing official visa documentation and resolving visa related-issues. Assisting the payroll department to resolve any payroll-related issues including reviewing all payroll reports. Coordinating internal department meetings and external conferences with affiliated scientific institutions both domestic and international. Show less

  • Senior Human Resources Specialist

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Human Resource Generalist

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2022