Human Resources Director

The City of Grants Pass is seeking a collaborative, approachable leader to serve as its next Human Resources Director. This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing work culture that values work-life balance, celebrates wins, has fun together, and collaborates at a high level. As a key member of the executive leadership team, the Director will play an important role in shaping the City’s workforce to ensure operational excellence across departments, employees, and the community.

The successful candidate will also benefit from a cohesive, service-oriented leadership team committed to shared success. If you are looking to provide outstanding leadership and make a meaningful community impact while enjoying the abundant recreational opportunities of the Rogue River Valley, this may be the right opportunity.

The City provides a full family healthcare package that includes medical, prescription, vision, and dental insurance. Full family coverage includes spouse, registered domestic partner or same sex domestic partner and children up to age 26. Most employees are currently provided two options for health insurance and may elect to have their portion of the health insurance premium deduction taken out of their paycheck on a pre-tax basis.

Employee rates for 2026 for health and dental coverage range from $185 to $194 per month depending on the coverage selected. In addition to health coverage, the City contributes $234 per month to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA/VEBA) on the employee’s behalf.

The City provides two carriers for dental coverage, Pacific Source with two options available. Pacific Source Dental allows employees to select any dentist covered by Pacific Source.

The City participates in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). An employee is eligible for PERS after six months of service (unless the employee is already a PERS member, then contributions are immediate). The employee’s contribution of 6% is paid by the City under each collective bargaining agreement and the personnel rules at this time.

An employee who is new to Oregon public service and was hired on or after August 29, 2003, becomes an OPSRP Pension Program member if the employee works six full calendar months in a qualifying position for an OPSRP-Participating employer. The six-month waiting period cannot be interrupted by more than 30 consecutive working days and must be served with the same employer.

The City provides life insurance to all full-time employees at one time their annual salary. An employee can voluntarily choose to purchase additional life insurance, spousal life and/or dependent life.

The City provides accidental death and dismemberment insurance to all full-time employees at one time their annual salary.

The City provides benefits at the rate of 60% of salary with a maximum monthly benefit of $9,000 and a maximum covered salary of $15,000 per month. This benefit has a 90-day elimination period.

Employees may elect to set aside monies pre-tax for out of pocket medical (maximum deferral $3,400) and/or dependent care (maximum deferral $5,000) expenses.

The City participates in Social Security and pays the employer’s portion of FICA and Medicare for each employee.

Deferred compensation is a voluntary program which allows employees to designate a dollar amount or percentage of their pay for pre-tax retirement savings. These funds are deducted from an employee’s check after FICA taxes, but before state and federal taxes, are…