Human Resources Director

The Human Resources Director reports to the Chief Financial and Operating Officer and is responsible for developing HR strategies, overseeing operations, and ensuring compliance. The Director leads HR initiatives and provides guidance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide an effective and dedicated Human Resources (HR) advisory service to employees regarding absence and health issues, conduct and capability, grievance matters, organizational change, and all other employee-relations matters, leveraging legal counsel as appropriate.
• Assist in the communication, interpretation, and upkeep of employee handbook, employee directory data, and organizational chart, and contribute to the development of HR-related policies
• Ensure that all HR policies and procedures are formally presented, clearly articulated, translated as necessary, consistently applied, and conform to legal requirements
• Be available to provide guidance and interpretation of HR policies and procedures.
• Working with the Payroll Manager, ensure legal compliance with HR state and federal regulations and applicable employment laws, and update policies and/or procedures as required.
• Develop/edit/update job descriptions for all employees in collaboration with the Dean of    Faculty office.
• Counsel employees regarding disciplinary problems and provide mediation when necessary.
• Appropriately document all disciplinary incidents and maintain files.
• Manage employee separation process for both voluntary and involuntary terminations.
• Support hiring managers in recruitment.
• Arrange for annual boundary training and bloodborne pathogen training for all employees.
• Suggest new HR-department procedures and policies to improve the employee experience continually.
• Partner with the Business Office on benefits selection.
• Coordinate and/or conduct exit interviews to determine reasons behind separation.
• Participate on committees and special projects as requested.
• Other duties as assigned