Amplifying community success through small business support and solutions.
Kinship HR takes a place-based and relationship-based approach to recruitment and human resources leadership.
Partnering with small businesses on the WA Olympic Peninsula and beyond. Available remotely and in-person.
Our Services
Human Resources Consulting Retainer
Kinship HR's monthly retainer services are designed for organizations that want proactive guidance, responsive support, and a trusted partner who genuinely knows their team and culture. Every retainer engagement is tailored to the client. You'll receive HR support built around the specific needs, values, and people of your organization.
Executive & Leadership Search
Our place-based approach to hiring prioritizes the unique landscapes, organizational ecosystems, and community dynamics that shape how small businesses and nonprofits operate here. This local grounding makes for better job design, more relevant candidates, and the forging of authentic partnerships to find the right leaders for our community.
Project-Based Services & Workshops
From streamlined performance evaluation cycles to hiring searches, handbook reviews, or training workshops, we design each project to meet your specific needs. Benefit from professional HR resources, materials, and advising focused on delivering precise results aligned with your goals.
Individual Professional Development
We work directly with jobseekers, offering resume and cover letter editing, interview preparation, and community connections to help individuals grow and thrive in our workforce. On the hunt? Submit your resume to our talent pipeline or browse our current job opportunities.
The Kinship HR Approach
We strive to make workplaces, and the people within them, better. Using our experience in community development and industrial-organizational psychology, we help organizations build high-performing teams, increase effectiveness, create inclusive environments, and support employee well-being. KHR’s goal is optimize people, systems, and performance.
KHR serves the organization across all levels and positively impacts all stages of the employee life cycle. While each area can be addressed individually, it’s helpful to consider the entire cycle from attraction to engagement, development, through to retention.
Attract
Comprehensive hiring and recruitment
Onboarding & offboarding
Job description design
Compensation analysis & benchmarking
Engage
HR training & workshops
Employee engagement survey design, administration, & analysis
Handbook & policy design
Employee & team recognition
Develop
Performance management
Career development & pathway design
Leadership coaching & management training
Sustainable growth & succession planning
HR training & mentorship for emerging HR leaders
Retain
HR audits & compliance
Benefits advising & implementation
Conflict mediation
Employee relations
Leave management
Let’s Talk!
Your initial consultation is complimentary.
Thoughts on Kinship HR…
“KC was such a delight to work with! She really listened to our needs and gave us the tools to better support our employees and our business. Her tailored approach allowed for flexibility and creativity and gave us a solid structure from which we can continue to grow. I highly recommend KC and am grateful to have her as a resource!”
— Client
“Working with KC has been one of the best experiences of my career. Her help and leadership made space for our team to come to her with any idea, solution, or challenge they faced. I've never seen her shy away from finding a solution that works for everyone involved, making everyone feel heard or understood.”