Job Description

Senior Human Resources Generalist – Iowa & Indiana

Company: Renewal Falls Recovery Center, powered by Ascension Recovery Services

Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa

Employment Type: Full-Time

Schedule: Monday–Friday, with regional travel as needed

Position Type: Regional Human Resources

Join Our Team

Renewal Falls Recovery Center, powered by Ascension Recovery Services, is looking for an experienced Senior Human Resources Generalist to join our growing HR team and support our treatment centers throughout Iowa and Indiana.

This position will be based in Cedar Falls, Iowa and serve as a hands-on regional HR partner to facility leadership and team members. The primary focus of the role will be talent acquisition and employee relations, along with onboarding support and other day-to-day HR needs across the region.

This is a great opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys recruiting, building relationships, solving problems, and staying close to the operations they support. You won't be sitting on the sidelines—you'll work directly with facility leaders to help build strong teams and create a positive employee experience.

About Us

Renewal Falls Recovery Center provides compassionate, high-quality behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment designed to help individuals build a strong foundation for lasting recovery.

Powered by Ascension Recovery Services, Renewal Falls is part of a growing network focused on expanding access to evidence-based, mission-driven care. Behind that mission is a team of clinical, medical, recovery support, and operational professionals—and Human Resources plays a critical role in finding, supporting, and retaining the people who make that work possible.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a growing behavioral health organization
• Support multiple facilities and leadership teams across Iowa and Indiana
• Play a meaningful role in building strong teams and growing new programs
• Work in a highly collaborative, mission-driven environment
• Own recruiting strategy within your region
• Gain exposure to a broad range of HR and employee relations matters
• Partner directly with operational and executive leadership
• Help shape scalable HR practices as the organization continues to grow

What You'll Do

Lead Regional Talent Acquisition

Talent acquisition will be a major focus of this position. You will:

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for positions throughout Iowa and Indiana
• Partner with facility leaders to understand current and upcoming staffing needs
• Recruit for clinical, nursing, behavioral health, recovery support, administrative, and leadership positions
• Build proactive candidate pipelines for difficult-to-fill and high-volume roles
• Source candidates through job boards, networking, direct outreach, social media, colleges, universities, and community partnerships
• Develop relationships with nursing schools, behavioral health programs, colleges, workforce organizations, and other recruiting partners
• Screen and interview candidates
• Coordinate interviews and help hiring managers move candidates efficiently through the process
• Support hiring managers with interviewing and candidate selection
• Assist with offers and pre-employment processes
• Monitor open positions, candidate pipelines, aging requisitions, and recruiting trends
• Help develop creative recruiting strategies based on the needs of each market

Support Employee Relations

You'll also serve as a trusted HR resource for facility leaders and employees by:

• Providing guidance on employee relations concerns
• Coaching managers through performance, attendance, communication, and workplace issues
• Supporting corrective action and performance improvement processes
• Assisting with workplace investigations and employee complaints
• Helping leaders navigate difficult employee conversations
• Reviewing documentation for consistency and completeness
• Escalating significant or high-risk employee relations matters to HR leadership
• Helping ensure policies and workplace expectations are applied consistently

Help Create a Strong Onboarding Experience

• Support new hires throughout the onboarding process
• Partner with facility leaders to ensure new employees are prepared for Day One
• Help coordinate pre-employment requirements and onboarding documentation
• Support manager onboarding responsibilities
• Assist with 30-, 60-, and 90-day new-hire follow-up
• Identify opportunities to improve onboarding and early employee retention

Provide Regional HR Support

As a regional HR partner, you'll also help with:

• Employee questions and day-to-day HR needs
• HRIS and employee record updates
• Personnel file documentation
• Transfers, promotions, position changes, and separations
• Policy implementation and communication
• HR audits and compliance initiatives
• Employee engagement and retention efforts
• New facility openings and workforce ramp-ups
• Special HR projects and organizational initiatives

Who You Are

You're an experienced HR professional who enjoys being in the business and with the people.

You can recruit a nurse in the morning, coach a manager through an employee issue in the afternoon, and help improve an onboarding process before the end of the day.

You are comfortable working independently, but you also know when to bring in additional HR support. You build strong relationships with leaders while still maintaining consistency, good judgment, and appropriate HR boundaries.

Most importantly, you understand that great HR isn't just about policies—it's about helping leaders build strong teams so they can deliver exceptional care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Leadership, or related field preferred
• 4+ years of progressive Human Resources experience preferred
• Strong full-cycle recruiting experience
• Experience supporting employee relations and performance management
• Experience working directly with managers and operational leaders
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across several locations
• Strong judgment, organization, and follow-through
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and growing organization
• Proficiency with HRIS, applicant tracking systems, Microsoft Office, and other HR technology
• Ability to travel throughout Iowa and Indiana as business needs require

Work Conditions

This position is based in Cedar Falls, Iowa and will support facilities throughout Iowa and Indiana. Regular regional travel is expected, including occasional overnight travel.

This is a hands-on regional position that requires regular interaction with employees and leadership teams at the facilities we support.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Renewal Falls Recovery Center, powered by Ascension Recovery Services, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.