Job Opening: Director of Human Resources

Position Title: Director of Human Resources

Reports to:  Vice President of Finance and Administration

Position Summary: The Director of Human Resources creates and leads Human Resources practices and objectives that will provide employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and on-going development of a superior workforce. Provides advice, assistance, and follow-up on company policies, procedures, and documentation. Coordinates the resolution of specific policy-related and procedural problems and inquires. Serves as the agency’s IT liaison by overseeing and maintaining the purchase, repair and development of IT equipment and systems. Acts as a facility manager for the administrative office by managing the procurement and repair of supplies and agency assets.  Maintains positive working relationship with new and existing vendors.

Positions Supervised: None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for all or part of these areas: recruiting and staffing logistics, organizational and space planning, performance management and improvement systems
  • Organization development, project management, employment and compliance to regulatory concerns and reporting, employee orientation, development, and training
  • Policy development and documentation
  • employee relations
  • Compensation and benefits administration
  • Screen job applicants, review application/resume, evaluate applicant skills and make recommendations regarding applicant’s qualifications.
  • Prepare and maintain company salary structure, job documentation, and job evaluation system.
  • Design and conduct new employee orientations.
  • Administer and explain benefits to employees, serve as liaison between employees and insurance carriers.
  • Recommend, develop and schedule training and development courses specific to Human Resource practices.
  • Provide advice, assistance and follow-up on company policies, procedural problems and inquires.
  • Develop and update training systems necessary in daily operations.
  • Update and maintain employee handbook.
  • Perform specific research/investigation into operational issues as requested.
  • Conduct orientation sessions for new employees to explain personnel policies, compensation, benefit programs, and company culture.
  • Maintain employee files and records, assures completeness of files.
  • Responds to public inquires on positions available in employment
  • Log and expedite complaints, investigate all complaints and report to senior management on findings.
  • Generate correspondence as requested by the CEO utilizing knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Maintains and updates contact information to support communication with all necessary points of contact.
  • Prepares for and attends Unemployment Hearings.
  • Serve as point person for the purchase, repair and developmen