Human Resources Business Partner

SUMMARY

This is a new position that will support the Employee Relations team during the school year. This selected candidate will join a team of three HRBPs and support primarily operational business units. This position offers a unique opportunity working a similar schedule to our teachers with holidays and the summer off. This is a one-year only assignment, while we evaluate the business need for ongoing support throughout this first year. The work site expectations are primarily in office with hybrid flexibility dependent on team and business needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the first point of contact to assigned Asst. Superintendent and the principals and assistant principals assigned to them. Provide excellent customer service, assisting the managers and employees in navigating human resource systems.
• Hiring and Staffing Needs: Assist hiring supervisors and the HR Talent Team with coordination of the principal and district leadership hiring processes as requested. Facilitate interview committees as needed. Assure hiring practices are in compliance with the Employee Agreement, employment laws and district policy and practices.
• Compensation: Collaborate with the payroll department on employee pay issues and provide support for problem-solving.
• Onboarding/Training: Create, design, implement, and facilitate training for hiring managers. Develop and provide onboarding to licensed staff at beginning of each school year. Coordinate with the Professional Development department in new employee orientation processes as requested and in making Human Resources education and instruction available to all district employees. Provide administrative support to end users in District’s Learning Management System (LMS). Build Reports as needed. Plan and facilitate ongoing training of hiring managers, district and HR staff on HR-related applications and accepted HR policies, practices, procedures onboarding, and evaluation systems.
• Employee Relations: Respond to employee relations issues such as employee complaints, harassment allegations, civil rights complaints, and employee grievances. Resolve and track results of Incident Reports. Counsel supervisors and staff regarding staff conflicts and mediate conversations to resolve conflicts and issues. Provide counsel and assistance with employee performance evaluations and improvement plans. Assist in reviewing and writing formal discipline letters. Conduct employee investigations and write summary investigation reports. Set and prepare employment hearings as needed. Attend unemployment hearings and file unemployment claims as needed.
• Background Checks/Arrest Reports: Review background checks and arrest reports for employees and volunteers. Ensure that candidate and volunteer background results meet district guidelines. Communicate directly with candidates and volunteers upon failure to meet background check requirements. Communicate directly with employees to investigate arrest reports received, and make decisions about future eligibility for employment.
• Employment Laws & Practices: Advises and assists managers and supervisors with interpretation and application of employment policies and practices; and HR-related industry changes. Remains current on existing employment law and changes that may impact the work of the HR department. Make process changes to comply with changes in state and federal laws in partnership with the Employee Relations team, HR leadership, and legal team. Educate HR staff and supervisors on those changes and how they affect processes and procedures.
• Oversee special projects as assigned. Uses sound judgement, sets timeline, builds project management tools and presents updates to director throughout life of the project. Works with various departments necessary to bring the project to completion. Tracks deliverables. May be required to build support for project goal by educating or training supervisor/employee groups.
• In a timely manner, answers telephone calls and responds to in-person visits and written communications from customers that may include employees, community members, private companies, consultants, insurance company representatives, vendors, suppliers, etc.
• Buils and sets work schedule calendars.
• Negotiations: Serve as a resource to the annual negotiations process and employee groups; facilitate and/or participate on various employee group committees.
• Evaluation Process: Administer, track, communicate, and provide training for evaluation systems.
• Attend work and arrive in a timely manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Education, Administration, or related field required. Three years of human resources management experience at an exempt level preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.
• LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS: PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification preferred. Criminal background check required for hire. Ability to travel among district locations.