Position - Director of Human Resources

Human Resource Management Services

Provide human resource management services to the district. Provide a variety of district human resource activities to ensure legally sound and effective human resource management practices. Assist the chief human resources officer.

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business, public administration or Education
• Texas Teacher or Administrator Certification (Preferred)

• Ability to interpret and implement policy and procedures
• Strong communication, public relations and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the selection, training and supervision of personnel
• Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality
• Knowledge of wage and salary, and benefits
• Ability to interpret data
• Knowledge of certification, school employment law and hearings
• Ability to manage budget and personnel

• Must have 2 years of successful administrative experience
• Must have 2 years of Human Resource Management experience in the private or public sector

• Supervise the district application and screening process and ensure the district is represented as an attractive employer.
• Review background checks and make sound decisions of employment eligibility.
• Develop and supervise information sessions for new employees.
• Plan, evaluate, and administer equal employment opportunity provisions and work cooperatively with others to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
• Audit and maintain certification and licensing information of certified or licensed staff.
• Supervise the verification of certification compliance with the Texas State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC).
• Monitor certification, testing, and permit status and communicate with employees to ensure completion of certification requirements within established timelines and complete certification/compliance reports.
• Develop and supervise the District's position management system.
• Advise principals on placement of teachers according to SBEC and ESSA assignment criteria.
• Serve as district resource person to administrators and employees on certification and ESSA compliance issues.
• Supervise state fingerprinting requirements and maintenance of records in response to SB9.
• Develop procedures for administering leave, and other forms of benefits that effectively implement policies adopted by the board.
• Supervise the administration of all leave, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) with mandated district, state and federal regulations and income replacement programs (Workers Compensation).
• Counsel with employees and supervisors concerning leave benefits, determine eligibility for various leave programs and provide employees with accurate information on deductions from pay relating to absences.
• Work cooperatively with the payroll department to process and coordinate employee leave of absence and compensation plan.
• Supervise the maintenance of physical and computerized employee leave records including confidential medical certifications
• Actively promote and model practices that promote collegiality, teamwork, and collaborative decision making among staff.
• Review district compensation plan, calculate salaries, process promotions and demotions.
• Assist with others to compile and report projections of staffing needs.
• Assist with department budget development.
• Supervise the compliance, maintenance, filing, security and retrieval of all physical and computerized reports, records, and other required documents.
• Actively recruit, train, and supervise department staff and make sound recommendations relative to personnel placement, assignment, retention, discipline, and termination.
• Develop and implement the district's recruitment and retention plan.
• Develop and sustain partnerships and programs that build teacher pipelines.
• Conduct internal investigations for assigned staff, and make sound recommendations relative to discipline, and termination.
• Develop and implement procedures for the preparation and revision of job descriptions and appraisals for the classification of positions in the district compensation plan.
• Collaborate with the chief human resources officer in training options and improvement plans for department staff to ensure the department's effective operation.
• Ensure that department operations contribute to the attainment of district goals and objectives.
• Recommend policies that improve human resource related programs.
• Serve as support for the District's Risk Manager, responsible for the management and oversight of district's risk management functions for loss control workers' compensation, unemployment, and employee insurance negotiations; make sound recommendations for selection of insurance brokers and carriers.
• Review and respond to all unemployment claims; serve as district representative for Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Workers' Compensation Commission benefit review hearings.
• Participate in professional development activities to maintain current…