Responsible for supporting the overall management of the district’s human resources function. Supports the strategic planning and implementation of human resources programs to include professional and auxiliary staffing, wage and salary administration, leave administration, performance appraisal, employee relations, and benefits. Implement legally sound and effective human resources management programs, policies, and practices. Responsible for overseeing the ESC communication strategies to ensure that all forms of communication, including digital, print, and broadcast, effectively convey the ESC’s messages and support its brand identity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Master’s Degree PreferredAt least 5 years experience in human resources management

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Knowledge of selection, training, and supervision of personnel
• Knowledge of wage and salary, benefits, and performance appraisal administration
• Knowledge of general and education employment law and hearing procedures
• Ability to implement policy and procedures
• Ability to use software to develop spreadsheets, perform data analysis, and do word processing
• Ability to manage budget and personnel

• Excellent public relations, organizational, communication and interpersonal skillsAbility to speak effectively before groups of employees, the school board, or other organizations

All positions at ESC 3 are defined as security-sensitive. Security-sensitive positions are those which require employees to be entrusted with the certain types of data, whether electronic or in paper form. Those data elements, as defined by the ESC 3 Data Classification and Handling Policy may include, but not limited to:

• Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)
• Personally, Identifiable Information (PII)
• Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Family Educational Records (FERPA Data)
• Federal Tax Information (FTI)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in implementing plan for addressing HR training needs throughout the ESC and develop and plan training programs to meet the established needs. Oversee and implement both on-going and special interest training programs.
• Direct the day-to-day operations of the human resources department, including planning, development, coordination, and evaluation of operations and implementing department goals and objectives.
• Oversee and coordinate employee performance appraisal system and ensure that supervisors have proper training. Assist supervisors and principals with employee counseling, improvement plans, and due-process procedures, where needed.
• Assist with selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of HR staff and make sound recommendations relative to assignment, retention, discipline, and dismissal.
• Ensure district compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
• Maintain a system for new employees to acquire appropriate information, support, and training necessary for success on the job.
• Oversee the ESC’s compensation program including job descriptions, salary surveys, and position reclassifications.
• Ability to visualize and transfer abstract ideas into concrete images and graphics
• Proficiency with graphic design, word processing, and presentation software
• Demonstrated skill in writing, proofreading, editing and desktop publishing
• Provide oversight of the organization’s leave, health insurance, optional employee benefits, workers’ compensation, and unemployment compensation benefit programs including overseeing relationship with insurance vendors and third party administrators.
• Support administration of the employee grievance procedure adopted by the board. Assist CHRO with investigation, analysis, and decision-making process regarding personnel problems and/or other related policy issues.
• Interpret policies and procedures and ensure support of directors, officers, employees and other government agencies on employment, record keeping, retirement, grievance and other personnel matters and procedures
• Design, prepare, edit and administer publications including newsletters, website development, recruitment brochures, programs for special events, and other publications.
• Work with ESC3 departments to publicize reports related to the performance of the ESC and articulate ESC goals and objectives.
• Ensure procedures are followed to inform employees of personnel policies, procedures, and programs that affect them.
• Ability to visualize and transfer abstract ideas into concrete images and graphics
• Proficiency with graphic design, word processing, and presentation software
• Demonstrated skill in writing, proofreading, editing and desktop publishing
• Works with Marketing, Alignment & Communications Team to create engaging social media materials (i.e. original videos, graphics, photographs)
• Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education Rules, and ESC board policy and procedures.
• Demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical and responsible.Articulate and support the Center mission and instructional philosophy.

HIPAA (HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT)

It is the employees on-going responsibility to safeguard this type of data and to report any instance of lost or stolen data