Human Resources Business Partner

Information specific to this position: 

Pay Range: $69,231- $90,000, based on qualifications and experience*

Percentage: 100%

Work calendar days: 260 days

Duration of position: Ongoing

Benefits include: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, PERA retirement, paid time off, short and long term disability, as well as other optional benefit elections. 

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SUMMARY:

Plan, coordinate, direct, administer, and conduct HR-related duties to support schools and business units assigned. Manages employment activities, by providing comprehensive consultation and support on all talent management needs; including hiring, job offers, employee relations, selection services, coaches and councils supervisors and employees concerning policies and procedures and employment laws and best practices. Implement, and review human resources policies, programs, practices, and procedures. Oversee employee evaluation and performance management process and advise principals, directors, and managers on performance management and evaluation. Design, implement, and supervise various programs including recruitment and retention, staffing, employee relations, compensation, and diversity initiatives related to employees. Facilitate new employee orientation(s) for licensed employees. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Description of Job Tasks 

1. 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. 

2. Hiring and Staffing Needs: Review and approve job postings for school-based positions; coordinate job advertisements for recruitment efforts, screen applicants, and assist hiring supervisors with coordination of the hiring process. Facilitate interview committees as needed. Provide HR hiring approval for positions within assigned area. Assure hiring practices are in compliance with the Employee Agreement, employment laws and district policy and practices. 

3. Compensation: Review candidate backgrounds for salary placement and extend offers to selected candidates. Collaborate with the payroll department on employee pay issues, new hire rates of pay, pay rate changes, and new position set-up; and provide support for problem-solving. 

4. Onboarding/Training: Create, design, implement, and facilitate training for hiring managers. Develop and provide on-boarding to licensed staff at beginning of each school year. Coordinate with the Professional Development department in new employee orientation process and in making 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. 

5. 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.

6. Background Checks: Review background checks 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. 

7. 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. Educate HR staff and supervisors on those changes and how they affect processes and procedures. 

8. 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. 

9. 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. 

10. Builds and sets work schedule calendars. 

11. Negotiations: Serve as a resource to the annual negotiations process and employee groups; facilitate and/or participate on various employee group committees. 

12. Evaluation Process: Administer, track, communicate, and provide training for evaluation systems. 

13. Attend work and arrive in a timely manner. 

14. Perform other duties as assigned. 

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSES: 

• 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. 

• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification preferred. 

• Criminal background check required for hire. 

• Ability to travel among district locations.

Questions regarding this position can be directed to talent@psdschools.org