What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director HR Employee Relations position at Collin County Community College?
Primary Location:
3452 Spur 399, McKinney, Texas, 75069
We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Job Summary:
Provide vision, leadership, and coherence for the college district functions dedicated to conflict resolution for faculty, staff, and administrators. Provide clear mapping of appropriate conflict resolution responses and processes. Oversee the employee discipline process. Oversee the informal and formal employee complaint processes and activities that fall within the purview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and any other relevant regulations.
Required Qualifications:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Cultivate a working and learning culture that promotes preventive approaches, prompt resolution of concerns, and fair treatment.
- Manage all phases of the complaint, investigation, discipline, appeal, and related procedures to ensure fair and consistent application of policy for complaint resolution.
- Oversee the complaint process; provide assistance in the facilitation and resolution of complaints and handle oversight of the appeal process; respond to policy and procedure questions relating to human resources management and employee conduct and discipline.
- Mitigate disputes using appropriate conflict management skills and techniques.
- Establish proactive, preventive, approaches that are data-driven and focused on continuous improvement of practice and processes. Design processes and interventions that actively cultivate a culture of respect, promote performance excellence, optimize talent, and instills an environment of fairness and equity for employees. Maintain safe and robust communication channels for faculty, staff, and administrators.
- Develop and implement corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues and provide general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
- Maintain current knowledge of laws and regulations, keeping abreast of recent changes that may affect the institution's policies, procedures, and processes. Monitor compliance with relevant policies, procedures, state, federal and local laws, and regulations. Provide leadership to ensure faculty, staff and administrators operate in accordance with relevant policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
- Ensure appropriate training is provided to all necessary employees to foster successful and compliant conflict management, including EEO, ADA, Title IX, FERPA, Preventing Harassment in the Workplace, and related conflict resolution training.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned HR staff to effectively direct employee relations activities.
Supplemental Functions
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Perform all duties to maintain all standards in accordance with college policies, procedures, and Core Values.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of Title IX, the Clery Act, and other relevant laws and regulations
- Knowledge of employment law
- Knowledge of Human Resources policies and procedures
- Knowledge of college policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision
- Conflict management skills
- Organizational skills
- Decision-making skills
- Computer and applicable software skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to effectively apply theories to complex, difficult and/or unprecedented situations
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to meet specific deadlines
- Ability to follow up with other parties involved in investigation
- Ability to research other institutions to determine which approach works best regarding policies and procedures
- Ability to review employee relations and legal updates related to higher education
- Ability to run reports in vendor software
- Ability to assess the needs of the College regarding training
- Ability to motivate, develop and manage employees
Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Positions in this class typically require talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Office environment. Little physical effort required.
Required
Master’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution and five (5) years of directly related experience and two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Master’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution and five (5) years of directly related experience and two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Equivalency Language
Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution with seven (7) years of directly related experience and two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution with seven (7) years of directly related experience and two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Preferred
Higher Education experience.
Licenses and Certifications
Professional Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHE) certification preferred.
Higher Education experience.
Licenses and Certifications
Professional Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHE) certification preferred.
**This position is Security Sensitive, therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.**
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job as duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. Collin College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made by Collin College at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Required & Preferred Qualifications (if applicable):
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.
***This is a Security Sensitive position. Therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.***
Compensation Type:
Employment Type:
Full time
Hiring Minimum
$102,612.00
Hiring Maximum
$123,134.40
Compensation is determined based on experience.
**Application submission deadline is 12am of the date listed.**
02/43/2025
Collin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.
Salary : $102,612 - $123,134
