Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Human Resources provides consistent and effective administration of all human resources functions including general operations, recruitment and training, compensation and evaluation, benefits administration, compliance, employee relations and other risk management responsibilities so that the school can fulfill its mission, actualize the Portrait of a Graduate, and uphold its commitment to DEIJ and values identified in the Buckley Commitment. This individual supervises the HR/Payroll Manager.

Essential Job Functions:

General Operations

• Manage day-to-day operations of the human resources functions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws, and Buckley policies.
• Develop and communicate policies and procedures that support compliance and all HR related functions.
• Be readily available to listen and provide counsel for employee questions and concerns.
• Maintain personnel files for regular employees, coaches, and temps in compliance with applicable legal requirements.
• Maintain appropriate records of benefit plan participation, personnel transactions such as new hires, coaches, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, terminations and employee statistics.
• Prepare and conduct employee onboarding and separation processes.
• Supervise the Human Resources Manager.
• Review payroll prior to transmission.
• Point of contact for the Union representative.

Performance Management and Employee Relations

• Provide leadership in developing a mission-oriented culture that emphasizes integrity, quality, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Provide on-going coaching and feedback for supervisors.
• Ensure legal and effective performance write-ups, including, when necessary, termination processes.
• Deliver regular performance management and legal compliance training for supervisors.
• Lead strategic plan initiatives around goal attainment, annual performance evaluation processes, year-round performance management systems, and differentiation of performance evaluation processes for leadership, faculty, admin faculty, and staff.
• Collaborate with the leadership team to create successions strategies and plans.

Compensation Planning

• Build the annual budget with reference to multiple factors and variables. Continue to update it throughout the year projecting a new periodic forecast.
• Conduct surveys and make recommendations to maintain a competitive compensation package.
• Complete marketplace/industry surveys (Calisboa, NBOA, Index)

• Participate in Union negotiations with leadership.
• Lead the annual budget process for compensation with CFO.

• Prepare annual employee contracts and compensation letters.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll.
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Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including coordination of Sexual Harassment Prevention training for supervisors and Child Abuse prevention training for all employees, including coaches.
• Assist in the administration, interpretation and application of personnel policies and procedures. Recommend improvements and/or changes.  Update the Employee Handbook on an annual basis.  Obtain approvals and issue.
• Lead both internal or external investigations of employee complaints or charges.
• Consult with outside legal counsel on employment law matters, as necessary.

Recruitment and Training

• Create, update, and maintain all job descriptions. Recommend job classifications.
• Work with supervisors to develop and execute recruitment plans.
• Monitor progress towards goals of establishing a diverse faculty and staff; review diversity recruitment strategies.
• Implement searches for all positions: post ads, screen resumes, conduct phone/Zoom  interviews, schedule in-person interviews, consult with supervisors about leading candidates, check references, perform background checks, issue offer letters, follow up on offers of employment.
• Recruit for temporary staffing needs.
• Conduct new hire orientations. Ensure that new hire paperwork is completed.
• Identify training needs and develop programs to meet the needs of both senior leadership and faculty/staff within Professional Development policy guidelines.

Benefits Administration

• Oversee the employee benefits program and the annual open enrollment. Organize meetings, coordinate and prepare materials.  Conduct annual review of benefits offered to faculty and staff and work closely with brokers and benefit providers. 
• Perform benefits administration, including claims resolution, family status change, and communicating benefit information to employees.
• Respond to benefit questions as well as provide assistance and support to employees with special or unusual circumstances.
• Manage the processes for workers compensation claims and leaves of absence.
• Perform retirement plan administrator duties including overseeing the audit and ERISA filings

Other Job Functions:   Other duties as assigned such as safety and security administration and assistance with the disaster recovery plan.