HR Manager

Location: Houston, TX
Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Salary Range: $85,000 – $105,000

iEducate is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission of inspiring leadership and enriching communities through educational service. We connect college students to classrooms as tutors, sparking their interest in teaching while delivering academic improvements for K–6 students. This dual-purpose approach addresses immediate learning needs while building a pipeline of well-prepared and highly motivated future teachers.

At iEducate, we believe that a positive, values-driven workplace culture is essential to achieving our mission. Our work is grounded in the what, how, and why :

• What we do: We connect college students with young learners to bridge the education gap.
• How we do it: We foster collaboration, respect, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Why we do it: We believe in the power of education to change lives.

Joining iEducate means being part of a high-performing, mission-driven organization that values professionalism, integrity, and growth.

iEducate is seeking an HR Manager to serve as the organization’s primary HR leader and trusted advisor to senior leadership. This role oversees payroll, benefits administration, employee relations, compliance, and the full employee lifecycle for both staff and tutors.

The HR Manager is a hands‑on, highly operational, and consultative role requiring exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, and strong knowledge of employment law. The role plays a critical part in ensuring compliant, consistent, and people‑centered HR practices that support iEducate’s mission, culture, and school‑based partnerships.

• Administer and oversee bi‑weekly payroll for all full‑time and part‑time employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with wage and hour laws.
• Serve as the primary liaison with payroll, benefits, and HRIS providers; respond to and resolve payroll and benefits‑related questions and discrepancies.
• Conduct monthly benefits reconciliations, ensuring payroll deductions, employer contributions, and vendor invoices are accurate and aligned; investigate and resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Manage benefits administration processes, including enrollments, terminations, qualifying life events, and annual open enrollment.
• Maintain accurate, confidential employee, payroll, and benefits records in accordance with legal and organizational requirements.
• Monitor employee classifications, timekeeping practices, and overtime compliance; proactively identify risks and recommend corrective actions.

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to senior leadership and managers on employee relations matters, including performance management, corrective action, and termination decisions.
• Lead and document corrective action processes, including coaching, performance improvement plans (PIPs), disciplinary actions, and workplace investigations, ensuring consistency, fairness, and legal compliance.
• Oversee and administer the ADA reasonable accommodation process, including intake, documentation, evaluation, and implementation of accommodations in compliance with federal and state law.
• Partner with managers and school‑based leadership to assess essential job functions and identify effective, compliant accommodations for staff and tutors.
• Maintain confidential accommodation records and monitor accommodations for effectiveness and ongoing compliance.
• Advise senior leadership on ADA‑related risks, compliance obligations, and appropriate responses to accommodation requests and related employee issues.
• Coordinate with external HR consultants or legal counsel on complex or high‑risk employee relations, investigation, or accommodation matters as needed.
• Ensure organizational compliance with federal, state (Texas), and local employment laws, including FLSA, I-9 requirements, background checks, benefits compliance, and record retention.

• Manage onboarding and offboarding processes for tutors and staff, including background checks,…