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Director of Human Resources

WNYRIC Districts
Buffalo, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 12/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/26/2026

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • NYS Certification as School District Administrator (SDA) and/or School District Leader (SDL)

  • At least 3 years' experience in HR/Payroll management systems, benefits administration, recruitment, and compliance preferred.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Plans, directs, coordinates and participates in the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching personnel.

  • To plan, direct, and facilitate personnel resource activities and procedures for teaching and non-teaching personnel to ensure the most productive results for the district, with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  • Reviews all staff evaluations and makes recommendations to the Superintendent as to continued employment status or termination of employees and arranges any necessary conferences and hearings.

  • Coordinates planning for collective negotiations.

  • Counsels' employees and works with principals/supervisors to resolve complaints, difficulties, and other matters related to personnel management.

  • Serves as the District Title IX and ADA Officer.

  • Supervises and evaluates Personnel Office staff and other staff members as the Superintendent may designate.

  • Supports building principals in the observation of probationary teachers, conducting observation of teachers as assigned.

  • Serves on or as the chairperson of district committees that are relevant to Labor Management.

  • keep informed on the latest research, trends and developments in staff personnel services and uses this information constructively for improvements in the staff personnel services.

  • Develops, reviews and directs human resource policies for the school district.

  • Assists administration in position classifications.

  • Supervises the administration of employee benefit programs, compensation, staffing, affirmative action, employee relations and training/development functions.

  • Oversees and coordinates the personnel recruitment, screening, interviewing, selection and placement process for the school district for civil service and professional level staff.

  • Develops and implements training programs for supervisory personnel to ensure compliance with proper employment policies and procedures including state mandated training.

  • Ensures that legal requirements for employment of personnel are met, including civil service, state teacher certifications and compliance reports to New York State.

  • Identifies and projects staffing needs through assessment of attrition statistics, such as retirements, resignations, transfers, etc.

  • Coordinates the Employees Assistance Program.

  • Other duties as assigned by Superintendent.

Job Attachment

Itinerant Location

McKinley Administrative Building

Salary: From

Salary: To

Salary Competitive

Y

Appointment Status

Probationary

Start Date

TBD

Required Certification Type

School Business Admin {1040}, School District Leader {1014}

Contact Person's Name

Adriann Johnson

Contact Person's Title

Assistant Superintendent

Contact Person's Phone

Contact Person's Email

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