What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Human Resources position at Thornapple Kellogg Schools?
Position: Director of Human Resources
Job Summary:
The Director of Human Resources is responsible for personnel functions including staffing, hiring, policy administration, and record-keeping for all certified and non-certified staff. Plans, coordinates, and supervises the operations of the human resource office. Participates in labor negotiations and relations, benefits administration,n and special projects as requested.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Business, School Administration, or a related field required.
- Master’s degree in Business Administration or School Administration required.
- Hold a valid School Administrator certificate, preferred.
- A minimum of five years of successful experience in school administration.
Special Skills or Knowledge, Experience, and Other Expectations for this Position:
- Communication: Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with employees, administrators and the public.
- Teamwork: Creates and motivates a diverse team. Assists team members in seeing their role as part of an overall effort and something greater than themselves. Works to motivate staff members to excel.
- Leadership: Demonstrates extraordinary leadership ability to include strategic planning and visioning, project management, goal setting, and program planning and implementation. Demonstrated supervisory ability to include selection, development, evaluation, and management of professional and support staff members. Experience in supervising and evaluating employees.
- Knowledge: Familiarity with collective bargaining and contract negotiations. Knowledge of employment laws, HR best practices, regulations, licensing requirements and best practices as they related to the scope of public education.
- Organization: Strong organizational and multitasking skills. Ability to manage pressure situations and effectively negotiate in complex environments.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage District staffing, including recommending assignments, transfers, dismissals, promotions, leaves of absence and tenure placements.
- Strategic planning and implementation of recruitment and selection for instructional and non-instructional staff.
- Verify/monitor personnel and contractor certification, licensing, and credentials to ensure legislative compliance.
- Handle investigations and employee discipline.
- Maintain adequate personnel records for the District.
- Participate and assist in planning the new employee orientation program.
- Develop guidelines and procedures for staff evaluations.
- Oversees mandatory online training for employees.
- Oversee the HR Department including issue resolution related to FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Unemployment, Workers’ Compensation, and other HR compliance areas.
- Responsible for District benefit administration, including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and coordinates annual open enrollments.
- Serves as the District Title IX Compliance Officer.
- Interfaces and consults with District legal counsel on employment matters and ensures compliance with all federal and state laws.
- Serves on the District’s Negotiating team in negotiating all collective bargaining agreements.
- Supervise and evaluate business services and human resources staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
Terms of Employment:
52-week position
Salary commensurate with experience
