About The Role

Oversees the management of the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources department. Assists in the administration of the human resources policies, procedures and programs and oversees recruitment, retention, payroll and labor law compliance of agency.

What You'll Be Doing

• Responsible for managing and supervising all human resource activities to include but not limited to: recruitment and retention, compensation, labor relations, benefits, training and development, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, disability, leave of absences.
• Plan, organize and control all activities of the department.
• Assists Chief People Officer in developing department goals, objectives and systems.
• Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates Director of Human Resources, and trains other staff as needed by agency. This includes but is not limited to communicating expectations of agency to staff supervised and following up to ensure understanding and compliance.
• Ensures Agency policies and procedures are in accordance with all State and Federal Regulations.
• Annually reviews and makes recommendations to executive management for improvement of the agency's policies, procedures and practices on personnel matters.
• Maintains knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation and ensures agency's compliance.
• Oversees workers' compensation, unemployment and personnel records and reports.
• Supports management by providing human resources advice, counsel, and decisions; analyzing information and applications.
• Provides support to the Chief People Officer - pertaining to all matters involving policies, procedures and employee issues.
• Oversees the successful implementation of the recruitment, staffing, and onboarding of new staff.
• Designs, manages and implements new employee orientation systems as the needs of the agency grow and/or as new orientation needs are present.
• Assists employees with open enrollment and benefit inquiries. Assist department director with open enrollment schedules, meetings, materials and final implementation into HR module.
• Oversees and coordinates all human resource administrative procedures and documentation processes, in accordance with all applicable federal and state regulations and Agency policy.
• Prepare and maintain job documentation, job description and job evaluation systems. Seek to develop better systems of updating job descriptions and creating updated employee evaluations.
• Management of all individual personnel and workforce management actions including hires, promotions/demotions/transfers, terminations and/or layoffs as necessary.
• Provide advice, assistance and follow-up on company policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
• Maintains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Completes human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning tasks, duties, and projects to department employees; following up on work results.
• Development of processes and metrics that support the achievement of the organization's business goals.
• Coordinate the resolution of specific policy-related and procedural problems and inquiries.
• Develop and recommend operating policy and procedural improvements.
• Provides required reports and documentation to funding sources, public agencies and the Board of Directors.

Preferred qualifications

• B.A. degree required. HR certifications such as a PHR or SPHR preferred
• Knowledge of and experience in compensation practices, labor law, staff orientation, and staff recruitment
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar or related position required along with experience managing people.
• Ability to provide leadership, accept responsibility, work independently and set own goals in a professional manner.
• Ability to work on a variety of tasks simultaneously and able to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends.