Immigration Specialist - 015338

Summary

Under assigned management, the Immigration Specialist oversees the immigration program and assists foreign national employees with the necessary processes and procedures for working in the US. This position ensures that all paperwork, including applications for immigration and visas, are completed accurately and in a timely manner in collaboration with legal counsel. The Immigration Specialist is the subject matter expert who acts as a strategic partner to leaders throughout the company by regularly communicating to provide guidance, status updates, and to answer questions to ensure compliance and continued work authorization.

Essential Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Coordinates with talent management, legal counsel, and other internal stakeholders on the full immigration case lifecycle, including initial review and analysis of visa petitions with outside counsel.
• Acts as a point-of-contact for outside counsel, coworkers, and internal stakeholders for immigration matters.
• Regularly communicates with internal stakeholders to provide overview of upcoming visa processes, obtain outstanding documentation, facilitate the completion of immigration case submissions, and answer questions.
• Ensures compliance with all immigration matters and maintains required Public Access documentation.
• Posts required Labor Condition Application (LCA), Program Electronic Review Management (PERM), and other required notices.
• Works with Assigned Manager to provide immigration strategies and guidance to internal stakeholders and effectively communicate options and appropriate recommendations.

• Consistently demonstrates high standards of integrity by supporting the Lifetime Healthcare Companies' mission and values, adhering to the Corporate Code of Conduct, and leading to the Lifetime Way values and beliefs.
• Maintains high regard for member privacy in accordance with the corporate privacy policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance is expected and required.
• Performs other functions as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or International Studies preferred with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant Human Resources work experience.
• In lieu of degree nine plus years of education and experience will be considered.
• Understanding of employment-based US immigrant visas.
• Experience with the US permanent residence (PERM) process.
• Strong project management skills with high attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and deadlines.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel to other work locations and to occasional local off-site meetings.

The Lifetime Healthcare Companies aims to attract the best talent from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and experiential backgrounds, to diversify our workforce and best reflect the communities we serve.

Our mission is to foster an environment where diversity and inclusion are explicitly recognized as fundamental parts of our organizational culture. We believe that diversity of thought and background drives innovation which enables us to provide leading-edge healthcare insurance and services. With that mission in mind, we recruit the best candidates from all communities, to diversify and strengthen our workforce.

OUR COMPANY CULTURE:

Employees are united by our Lifetime Way Values & Behaviors that include compassion, pride, excellence, innovation and having fun! We aim to be an employer of choice by valuing workforce diversity, innovative thinking, employee development, and by offering competitive compensation and benefits.

In support of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this job description lists only those responsibilities and qualifications deemed essential to the position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)