What are the responsibilities and job description for the District Director of Employee Engagement position at Tarrant County College?
F006137 Position Status Full Time Assignment Length This field only applies to Faculty Grant Funded No Category APT Class Code 11 Starting Pay $114,514 Special Note Commensurate with education and experience. Location District Department DT Human Resources Job Summary
Work Environment
Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, the District Director of Employee Engagement is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to enhance employee satisfaction, motivation, and productivity. This role involves creating a positive workplace culture, promoting teamwork and collaboration, and ensuring effective communication between employees and leadership. The incumbent will work collaboratively with various departments to foster a sense of belonging for all employees.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Performance Requirements*
- Develops and implements employee offboarding, wellness, appreciation, and recognition activities
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to quality employee engagement, employee morale, and wellness programming for all employees
- Creates a supportive environment that provides access to on-going and well-coordinated activities with the goal of maintaining the highest quality of services for faculty and staff
- Serves as a lead resource on matters of employee recognition efforts such as the Chancellor’s Excellence Awards, annual wellness events, including annual immunization clinics, and collaborates with administrative leaders to develop employee appreciation activities
- Oversees the preparation of notes and reports on interviews, actions taken and requests to meet management’s needs
- Develops and maintains advisory/consultative relationships with subject-matter experts that provide input or consultation related to departmental engagement activities
- Identifies the need for changes in policies, procedures, and processes, taking the initiative to implement within assigned area of responsibility
- Reviews and evaluates employee engagement practices, procedures, and protocols relating to annual employee climate or other engagement surveys, and organizational processes that affect quality; makes recommendations on refinements and other upgrades as appropriate
- Demonstrates a sensitivity and understanding to the varied backgrounds, physical abilities, and learning differences of staff and students
- Cultivates a strong rapport with customers, internal and external stakeholders
General Supervision and Management
- Interprets TCCD policy and procedures for college stakeholders
- Responsible for the performance management, evaluation, and development of assigned administrative and professional-level direct reports
- Ensures that responsibilities of applicable employees are met in the following functional areas: employee onboarding, offboarding, wellness, appreciation and recognition activities
- Serves as a member of human resources leadership team and develops internal policies, procedures, and workflows for continuous improvement of HR organizational effectiveness and operations
- Implements high accountability measures for the team to our students, stakeholders, and each other, while offering an elevated level of leadership support
- Creates and delivers training plans for new employees
- Collaborates with team members to identify and address skill gaps, offering training and development opportunities to enhance the quality of assigned work
Service Excellence
- Participates on behalf of the College in external community organizations and associations as assigned to support the essential performance requirements
- Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite
- Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)
- Supports the mission, values, goals, and principles of the College
Supervision
Works under the general supervision of the Chief Human Resources Officer
- Performs Other Related Tasks as Required
The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Required Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s, degree from an accredited university
- Seven (7) years’ working experience related to the Essential Performance Requirements
- Three (3) years’ experience supervising (e.g., managing, evaluating the performance of others)
Master’s degree in Human Resources, Management, or Organizational Development
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Skilled in excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
- Skilled using computerized applications and enterprise systems, including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
- Skilled in oral, electronic, and written communications
- Ability to work independently, after hours, holidays, and weekends when needed.
- Ability to organize, analyze and prioritize work, and data of self and direct reports
- Ability to effectively present complex information to diverse groups and individuals
- Ability to travel to the different campus locations for problem resolution, meetings, trainings, etc.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment and establish cooperative relationships
- Ability to think critically to effectively solve and communicate problems in a fast-paced environment where the demands for work are varied, and unpredictable in scope and volume
- Ability to analyze data and provide sound recommendations based on policy, procedure, practice, and existing regulations
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Special Instructions Summary Posted 06/04/2024
Posting Contact Summary
Should you have questions specific to this position please contact the following individual
Contact
Natasha Antonetty
natasha.antonetty@tccd.edu
Salary : $114,514
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