Director of Human Resources

Description

About the role:

Amana Care is seeking a strategic, dependable Director of Human Resources to lead the people systems that support our statewide team. This role supports Amana Care and its people by ensuring payroll accuracy, maintaining an audit-ready workforce, administering consistent employment practices, and guiding leaders through complex employee matters. The Director will partner closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Directors, and Directors of Operations while preserving each DOO's ownership of their branch and team.

Amana Care is a faith-based home care organization whose mission is grounded in honoring the God-given dignity of every person. The Director of Human Resources will play a key role in cultivating a workplace culture that reflects these values while supporting organizational growth and accountability.

The right person will combine sound HR judgment with strong operational follow-through. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for payroll administration, workforce compliance, workplace standards and risk management, and the employee experience across a growing, multi-location home-care organization.

Key responsibilities:

Payroll and benefits administration

• Own the complete payroll cycle and payroll calendar, including final review and approval.
• Review hours, PTO, sick time, mileage, bonuses, incentives, deductions, garnishments, and pay changes for accuracy.
• Coordinate corrections with Scheduling, Directors of Operations, Billing, Finance, and other responsible leaders.
• Ensure new hires, employee changes, and separations are processed correctly and on time.
• Maintain wage, tax, garnishment, deduction, and direct-deposit documentation.
• Monitor payroll errors, identify recurring causes, and improve processes to prevent future issues.
• Serve as a clear and responsive point of contact for employee payroll questions.
• Administer employee benefit programs, including enrollment, eligibility changes, qualifying life events, coverage terminations, and accurate benefit and deduction records.
• Explain available benefits, coverage options, enrollment timelines, costs, and payroll deductions to employees in a clear and helpful manner.
• Coordinate with benefit brokers, insurance carriers, Paylocity, and internal leaders to resolve employee questions and benefit-related issues.

Workforce compliance and personnel records

• Maintain complete, accurate, secure, and audit-ready personnel records.
• Own tracking and renewal processes for background and registry checks, driver's licenses, auto insurance, CPR certifications, training records, and other required credentials.
• Establish standards for documentation that must be completed before an employee may work and processes for addressing expired or missing requirements.
• Complete routine file audits, develop corrective action plans, and verify timely resolution of deficiencies.
• Maintain required employment, eligibility, medical, training, competency, and professional-credential records.

Workplace standards systems and risk management

• Maintain and interpret the employee handbook, HR policies, job descriptions, classifications, forms, templates, and workflows.
• Create consistent performance-review, coaching, corrective-action, and documentation processes.
• Advise leaders on performance concerns, discipline, investigations, and termination decisions without replacing the authority of the direct supervisor.
• Lead sensitive or high-risk matters involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, workplace safety, abuse, neglect, theft, exploitation, or threats of violence.
• Administer protected leave, workplace accommodations, workers' compensation, unemployment claims, benefits, and other employment-related programs.
• Maintain Paylocity's HR…