Job Title: Director of Human Resources                                            Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Executive Director of Human Resources                                Pay Grade: Admin Pay 8

Dept. /School: Administration Building                                                    Days: 227

Primary Purpose: Provide leadership for human resource activities to ensure high quality staffing and retention of district personnel. Recommends and implements legally sound and effective human resource management programs, policies, and practices. Responsible for assisting with the strategic planning and implementation of human resource programs to include professional and auxiliary staffing, wage and salary administration, leave administration, performance appraisal, and employee relations.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, education, or equivalent
• Master’s degree preferred
• Professional in Human Resources Certification preferred

Special Knowledge Skills:

• Knowledge of the selection, training, and supervision of personnel
• Knowledge of wage and salary, benefits, and performance appraisal
• Knowledge of school employment law, personnel law, and hearing procedures
• Ability to implement policy and procedures
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and statistics
• Ability to manage budget and personnel
• Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

Experience:

• Five years of successful administrative experience in human resources or an educational setting.
• Other qualifications as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

 Employment

• Assist in development and implementation of recruitment and retention strategies for district personnel.
• Oversee screening and selection process for all employees for areas of responsibilities.
• Work with principals and other administrators to forecast staffing needs and develop staffing plans.
• Ensure that all teachers are highly qualified.
• Administer employment contracts and supervise contract renewals and nonrenewal for areas of responsibilities.
• Provide equal employment opportunity and work cooperatively with others to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
• Assist supervisory personnel in conducting due-process procedures.
• Direct and monitor employee performance appraisal and ensure that supervisors have proper training.
• Assist supervisors and principals with employee counseling and improvement plans where needed.
• Oversee the necessary processing for issuance and renewal of state certificates and permits.

Compensation and Benefits

• Assist in the development and implementation procedures for salary administration and placement of new hires.
• Develop and implement procedures for the preparation and updating of job descriptions and for the proper classification of positions in the district compensation plan.
• Administer the teacher salary schedule and service records. 

Employee Relations

• Promote collegiality, teamwork, and collaborative decision making among staff.
• Implement procedures to ensure that employees are informed of personnel policies, procedures, and programs that affect them.
• Implement and oversee effective districtwide employee recognition programs.
• Coordinate communication and mediation processes for employee complaints, grievances, and concerns.
• Monitor employee retention and turnover through analysis of data and exit interviews.

Budget

• Ensure that programs are cost effective and that funds are managed prudently.
• Develop and monitor the annual budget for assigned areas.
• Implement the policies established by federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy in the area assigned.

Records

• Supervise personnel records management and oversee compliance with the state records management program (may serve as designated HR records management officer).
• Develop and maintain systems for retrieval of information in support of all programs.
• Compile, maintain, file, and secure all physical and electronic reports, records, and other required documents.

Human Resources Department

• Hire, organize, and direct the work activities of department staff.
• Evaluate job performance of department staff to ensure effectiveness.
• Provide training and development for department staff.
• Ensure that department operations contribute to the attainment of district goals and objectives.

Other

• Attend board meetings as needed and make presentations to the board.
• Participate in professional development activities to maintain current knowledge of human resource rules, regulations, and practices.
• Other duties as assigned

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent districtwide and statewide travel; occasional prolonged or irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.  I have read, understand, and attest to the above description and funding relating to my daily activities.

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