Human Resources Manager; Union

Are you an HR professional with union experience ready to advance your career and take on an exciting new industry? The Niles-Maine District Library is seeking a Human Resources Manager who brings fresh ideas, embraces innovation, and is eager to join a dedicated team and community committed to the mission of the library. We offer a 37.5-hour work week, Monday through Friday, with a flexible start time.

Our mission is to support our community with resources and experiences that connect, inform and inspire. In support of this, we offer an array of unique resources to include full-service digital resources, a recording studio with green screen, community outreach programs and passport services. To learn more, please visitwww.nileslibrary.org to view the services we offer for parents, children, teens, adults, teachers, businesses, job seekers, and everyone in the community.

Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Human Resources Manager is responsible for the administration, coordination, and continuous improvement of the Library’s human resources functions. In your role, you will serve as the Library’s primary resource for labor relations, employee relations, recruitment, training, assist with benefits administration, employment law compliance, policy administration and other essential HR areas. Success in this role will require working closely with Library Administration, the Library Board of Trustees, Department Heads, employees, legal counsel, and external partners to support organizational effectiveness, foster positive employee and labor relations while ensuring compliance.

• Serves as the Library’s primary resource regarding human resources policies, procedures, employment practices, labor relations matters, and workforce issues.
• Administers and supports labor relations activities, including contract interpretation, grievance administration, labor-management communication, and collective bargaining preparation in collaboration with the Executive Director and legal counsel. Assists the Executive Director and management team in maintaining positive labor-management relationships and fostering a productive, respectful, and inclusive workplace culture.
• Advises and provides guidance to Department Heads regarding employee relations matters, performance management, workplace concerns, conflict resolution, investigations, attendance issues, accommodations, and corrective action processes. Conducts and coordinates employee relations investigations and prepares documentation, findings, and recommendations.
• Develops, reviews, recommends, implements, and administers personnel policies, procedures, employee handbook provisions, and related documentation.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including but not limited to FMLA, ADA, FLSA, EEO, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, labor relations requirements, and applicable public‑sector employment regulations.
• Coordinates recruitment, selection, onboarding, orientation, and retention initiatives for Library employees.
• Assists supervisors and managers with position administration, workforce planning, organizational development initiatives, classification reviews, and succession planning efforts.
• Coordinates employee training, leadership development, compliance training, and professional development programs.
• Administers employee benefits programs and serves as liaison with benefit providers, insurance carriers, consultants, and related vendors. Serves as the Library’s authorized agent and administrator for Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) matters.
• Collaborate with the Business Office Manager to support payroll administration, benefits administration, employee compensation records, and related personnel transactions. Maintains personnel files, employment records, human resources information systems, and related documentation in accordance with legal requirements and best practices.
• Collects, analyzes, and reports workforce data, trends, metrics, and human resources information to support organizational…