Development and Wellness Manager

Employee Development And Wellness Manager

Under the administrative direction of the Director of Human Relations, the Employee Development and Wellness Manager provides leadership and oversight for agency-wide employee development, performance management, career pathway initiatives, employee recognition programs, recruitment, and behavioral wellness and occupational health programs (SHIELD). This position is responsible for coordinating supervisory and leadership development programs, supporting organizational wellness initiatives, and fostering employee engagement and professional growth throughout the agency.

The Employee Development and Wellness Manager serves as a consultant to supervisory personnel regarding performance documentation, corrective action processes, and performance improvement plans to ensure consistency, accountability, and compliance with agency standards and policies. This position collaborates with agency leadership to develop and implement programs and initiatives that support employee retention, workforce development, and overall organizational effectiveness.

The Employee Development and Wellness Manager supports and promotes the Sheriff's Office mission, vision, and organizational objectives while adhering to the agency's core values of honesty and integrity, accountability, teamwork, trust and respect, and commitment to excellence. This position is responsible for the oversight and administration of employee development, recruitment, wellness, and organizational support initiatives. To be successful in this position, the employee must demonstrate strong leadership and organizational abilities, along with proficiency in data entry and information retrieval, time management, and the use of computer systems and databases.

The position also requires effective written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal and customer service skills, and sound problem-solving abilities when addressing personnel issues in a professional law enforcement setting. This job description is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, an all-inclusive list of the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with this position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position's activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties.

Essential duties include evaluating and overseeing the agency's performance evaluation program, coordinating, developing, and administering employee growth and development programs, providing guidance and support to employees regarding career development opportunities, serving as the agency's educational liaison, supporting the development, validation, implementation, and administration of promotional testing and assessment processes, maintaining promotional eligibility lists and related documentation, overseeing the maintenance and updating of agency job descriptions, pay plans, compensation structures, career development mapping initiatives, and organizational charts, maintaining and coordinating the agency's formal mentor program, providing direct supervision, leadership, and guidance to assigned personnel, overseeing the coordination and delivery of employee wellness initiatives, behavioral health programs, peer support services, chaplaincy support programs, and employee assistance resources, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with contracted providers, mental health professionals, community partners, and agency representatives to support employee wellness and organizational objectives, providing consultation and support to agency leadership, supervisors, and employees regarding wellness resources, crisis response, employee support services, and workplace interventions, assisting in the development, implementation, and oversight of agency wellness strategies, crisis management plans, and employee support initiatives, coordinating program planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure effectiveness and alignment with agency goals and employee needs, assisting with budget planning, expenditure monitoring, and resource allocation for employee development and wellness initiatives, facilitating quarterly supervisory training sessions and developing, instructing, and coordinating training on specialized topics as needed, assisting supervisors in identifying performance deficiencies and providing guidance regarding employee evaluations, performance documentation, performance improvement plans, and available training support programs, monitoring probationary and annual performance evaluations to ensure timely completion and providing status updates to agency leadership, coordinating employee recognition programs in collaboration with Human Resources and Media Relations to ensure timely and accurate recognition of Employees of the Month, retirements, annual awards, and other special recognitions, overseeing and supporting agency recruitment initiatives to ensure the attraction,…