Position - Director of Human Resources

Position: New Position - Director of Human Resources
Start Date:

07/03/2026

Duty Days: 226

Primary

Purpose:

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.

Qualifications/Certifications

* Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business, public administration or Education

* Texas Teacher or Administrator Certification (Preferred)

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

* 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

Experience:

* Must have 2 years of successful administrative experience

* Must have 2 years of Human Resource Management experience in the private or public sector

Essential Job Functions:

* 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…