What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Human Resources position at Ascend Charter Schools?
Overview
The Director of Human Resources provides the highest customer service standards and leverages their knowledge of best HR practices to support the alignment of the people team with the network's people strategy. Reporting to the Managing Director of HR, the Director of Human Resources is responsible for implementing all aspects of the human resources function. In addition, as a champion of Ascend's mission, culture, and values, this individual partners with the organization's staff to help navigate and resolve employee relations issues, ensuring compliance alongside programs and practices that develop best-in-class people.
Why extraordinary professionals teach at Ascend
Ascend is the largest Brooklyn-based public charter school serving over 5,000 K-12 students in 17 schools. We exist to serve every student - to help them embody their inherent excellence by providing rich, joyful learning experiences that unlock a life of boundless choice.
Access to education is a social justice issue. As educators, we center justice and live out our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism (DEIA) by ensuring that our students have the skills, tools, and confidence they need to thrive today and in the future. We are proud to have a workforce that mirrors the diversity seen in our students. Working at Ascend provides a community focused on developing an environment of support and belonging. Educators collaborate closely and encourage each other to achieve great outcomes.
Our schools honor, nurture, and challenge the whole child. Ascend fosters critical thinking skills and a love of learning through an inquiry-based learning approach, Responsive Classroom model, and anti-racist education. We are deeply committed to advancing educational equity for all of our students. Students at Ascend benefit from a rich and rigorous liberal arts curriculum that nurtures natural curiosity about the world and guides them to think critically and independently.
For more information on Ascend Public Charter Schools' model, approach, and core values, please visit our website.
Responsibilities
- Manage employee benefits programs and partner relationships, collaborating with payroll to ensure accuracy and a best-in-class employee experience
- Oversee the leave management process for all employees, ensuring excellent record keeping and strong communication with staff and supervisors
- Conduct investigations and counsel employees and supervisors regarding disciplinary and grievance procedures by providing information on personnel policies and regulations, recommending a plan of action, and resolving misunderstandings
- Coordinate with legal counsel on employee relations and compliance issues, including work authorizations
- Design and develop new HR processes to improve the efficiency of HR operations and administration and recommend new approaches / procedures to effect continual improvement
- Maintain HRIS to streamline people processes, working closely with payroll to ensure timely and accurate processing of people management transactions; create and provide HRIS training as required
- Oversee the leave management process for all employees, ensuring excellent record keeping and strong communication with staff and supervisors
- Review and analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of existing HR processes; create reports and dashboards to highlight trends and recommend improvements or actions as appropriate, including administering and processing staff surveys
- Liaise with Network Operations to ensure authorizer requests, state reporting requirements, and all other HR compliance-related items are satisfied
- Use expertise on federal, state, and local laws to create and maintain internal and external facing HR policies, processes, and materials; develop and provide training to others as required
- Support the staff onboarding process by collaborating with the HR manager on new hires; host onboarding sessions as needed
- Proactively remain up-to-date on best HR practices; develop and provide training to staff as required
- Contribute to the overall success of the organization by performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Staff and reporting relationships
The Director of Human Resources reports directly to the Managing Director of Human Resources.
Qualifications
Compensation
Initial salary offers for this position range from $95,000 - $115,000. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience and levels of attained education.
Diversity at Ascend
Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students. Ascend staff represent a wide diversity of racial, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities-opening a window to the entire Ascend community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our deeply consequential work.
Salary : $95,000 - $115,000
