Director of Human Resources

Position Summary

The Director of Human Resources plays a strategic role in the organization. The Director of Human Resources is responsible for a variety of tasks, including the following:

• Hiring and Retention including recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new employees, and developing strategies for company-wide hiring and retention.
• Policy Development including developing and implementing HR policies, and ensuring compliance with employment laws.
• Performance Management including overseeing employee training, performance evaluations, and discipline and termination.
• Budget Management including managing the HR departments budget, and ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Employee Relations including managing employee issues, such as disputes, and ensuring employees have the tools and resources they need to perform their jobs.
• Strategic Planning including collaborating with executives to align HR policies with the companys strategic goals.
• Research including conducting research to gather information about current trends, local laws, and employee benefits.
• Culture including fostering a positive workplace culture and championing a high-performance culture. The Director of Human Resources often acts as a connection between upper management and staff, and needs to have strong leadership and managerial skills.
• Supervision including coordinating and managing daily responsibilities of an HR Team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for administering human resource policies and procedures.
• Assist in the development of policies and procedures.
• Act as an employee advocate and as a company representative in balancing company policy, process, and culture, with employee needs.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory authority requirements, including child protective services, criminal background investigation and drug screening.
• Conduct employee relations investigations, performance review, organizational management, and training, consulting with management and coordinating resolution of approved actions.
• Oversee the coordination of the entire recruiting and background process.
• Oversee the entire new hire, on-boarding and orientation process.
• Facilitate the administration of employee compensation and benefits.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with Records Management maintain personnel files and document retention.
• Perform various duties in support of HR.
• Represent the company for any unemployment claims.
• Conduct exit interviews upon an employees resignation or release and compile data related to attrition.
• Assist in coordinating events and programs to appreciate Linwood employees and acknowledge exceptional employees.

Other Duties & Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills)

• Must possess a Bachelors degree in Human Resources or related field.
• 8 - 10 years experience in human resources department, preferably in an education or non-profit environment.
• 3 years experience in a HR leadership position.
• Demonstrated experience in the area of Employee Relations.
• Knowledge of Federal and State Employment Law.
• Must possess strong problem solving skills and be detail oriented.
• Strong understanding of the interviewing process, benefits administration and other HR functions.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills to effectively interface with all levels of management. Must possess the ability to read human behavior and foresee possible scenarios.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• A skill set that includes the ability to interface in a professional manner with Linwood staff, parents, school system personnel and other professionals.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills. Must be able to write and update Employee Handbook as required.
• Human Resources Certification a plus.
• PAYCOM a plus.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.