Kate Gewecke

Human Resources Manager @Kids on the Move

Orem, UT, US

Streamlined hiring process by creating spreadsheet to track hiring trends and candidate’s progress through the pre-employment requirements•Cultivated a culture of trust, presence, and purpose•Assisted with payroll duties and took over payroll within first 9 months of employment.•Monitored and responded to the general HR inbox and addressed employee’s day to day questions with thoughtful and considerate responses•Streamlined and updated exit/termination process with the addition of a workflow software•Facilitated employee status changes (leaves of absence, hiring, firing, etc.)•Trained hiring managers on interviewing best practices•Analyzed variety of software systems and benefit options to best meet organizational and business needs•Rewrote and updated policies and procedures manual•Clarified roles and responsibilities between HR and other departments to decrease liability on HR and ensure all program requirements were being met.•Guided 2 of our 5 programs through an audit and a corrective action plan•Became trained on pre-employment fingerprinting process to have HR become money generating•Worked with senior leadership to develop a process based system to ensure CAP success•Implemented COVID-19 tracking system in compliance with the Federal Mandates

Utah State University

Master's degree, Human Resources Management and Services

Rutgers University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication, General

Utah State University - Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA