Vice President of Human Resources

Location: Wading River

Summary

Job Description:

The Vice President of Human Resources is a member of the Senior Executive Council (SEC) and leads Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York (Little Flower)’s human resources team, which delivers the HR function for both Little Flower and its legal affiliate, St. John’s Residence for Boys (St. John’s). This role aligns Little Flower’s HR strategies with its organizational values and objectives and oversees all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

The VP is a trusted advisor to their fellow SEC members. The VP is a strategic and operational leader who takes a holistic approach to employee engagement and organizational culture. The functions this role oversees include organizational development, employee relations, talent acquisition and management, compensation, onboarding and offboarding, performance management, training, employee engagement, policy administration, governmental compliance, and compensation and benefits design and administration.

The VP will anticipate and optimize the organization’s people needs to align with the organization’s overall business strategy.

This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer and works closely with other members of the SEC, program area leadership and external partners. This role supervises multiple staff working across multiple locations and remotely and oversees the work of vendors and contractors as needed.

This position offers a hybrid work schedule and is based in the Brooklyn Flagship office or on the Wading River campus. The role requires some local travel within New York City and Long Island, including to the affiliated organization’s locations in Wading River, Queens and Brooklyn, and other business-related locations.

About Little Flower:

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is a human services nonprofit supporting the well-being of children, youth, families, and individuals across New York City and Long Island since 1929.Our staff of more than 500 builds well-being by providing prevention services, foster care, residential treatment care, adoption services, programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities, and medical and mental health services.

Principal Responsibilities:
Serves as a strategic advisor to the SEC on people and culture development Leads organization-wide efforts to support and sustain a culture that reflects and enhances the affiliated (combined) organization’s values

Leads, supervises, mentors and coaches the HR team to achieve high individual and team performance, efficiency and professional growth

Works collaboratively with SEC members and managers to design and execute initiatives that promote and measure employee engagement

Leads the development, implementation and execution of programs designed to improve and supportemployee engagement,retention, employee development and recognition, and the overall employee experience

Directs the planning, development, and implementation of programs to promote inclusive and equitable practices

Works collaboratively with colleagues across the organization to develop and implement strategies to retain and support the success of our employees

Guides the integration of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) values into the organization’s people and culture policies and partners to continue elevating the organization’s DEIB efforts and impact

Directs ongoing development and overall support to managerial employees to enhance their management skills

Oversees the management of employee relations, HR policies, recruitment, retention, relocation, and compensation and benefits administration

Ensures regulatory compliance with all federal,state and local employment laws, as well as state licensure/accreditation…