Director of Human Resources (Direct Hire or Contract)

In Office | Location: Pinellas County Florida

TempExperts is recruiting for a Director of Human Resources. The HR Director will be responsible for planning, leading, and developing policies and activities of the Human Resource Department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of the organization’s mission and talent strategies.

The position also supervises staff responsible for contract compliance monitoring. The position requires full accountability for operating under federal, state and local employment and equal opportunity in employment laws. The position requires timely responsiveness to employee and management needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitors and ensures compliance with federal, state and local employment and equal opportunity in employment laws and regulations
• Research and review potential changes to benefit packages (i.e., medical insurance) and communicate possibilities to upper management
• Develop and update job descriptions for all positions
• Recruit, participate in interviews, and make formal job offers to candidates
• Maintain employee handbook
• Update HR forms, including performance evaluation
• Develop a training schedule for essential skills, to include diversity and inclusion, ethics and sexual harassment, and safety and health topics.
• Conduct new hire orientation to cover mandatory new hire paperwork; employee handbook; corporate mission, vision, values, and goals; organizational role responsibilities; compensation and benefits; administrative procedures (payroll, email setups, etc.), and emergency procedures
• Monitor for timely completion of performance evaluations
• Track and monitor employee long term leaves
• Document and handle discipline and termination of employees in accordance with policies
• Facilitate professional development, training, and certification activities for staff
• Ensure required posters, signage, and information is in place
• Provide excellent external and internal customer service

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Federal, state, and local employment and equal opportunity in employment laws
• Internal systems, including time reporting

Skills in:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Good judgment and decision making
• Effective time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Partnership and team building

Ability to:

• Adapt to the needs of the organization
• Handle stressful interpersonal situations, calmly and efficiently
• Sit at a desk or conference table for extended periods
• Frequently move about the office and access stored files and records
• Organize for a fast-paced environment
• Deal with all staff in an effective, professional, and courteous manner
• Maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and colleagues

Physical Requirements

• Ability to physically meet with prospective and active partners in the community
• Possess the level of manual dexterity sufficient to operate terminal keyboard, telephones, fax/copy machines and general office supplies
• Ability to sit at a desk or conference table for extended period
• Frequently move about the office and access stored files and records
• Ability to move, handle, or lift moderately heavy objects such as computer equipment

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or closely related field
• A minimum of three years of human resource management experience or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training
• SHRM or HRCI Certification preferred