Director of Human Resources - Elmhurst, United States - Elm Community Charter School

Description

• We are an interdisciplinary and collaborative learning environment focused on cultivating civically engaged student leaders. Essential to our school's philosophy is a relevant handson curriculum, along with the commitment to nurture each student's social and emotional intelligence. Elm seeks to achieve authentic, ongoing integration of diverse student perspectives, assets, and ideas to enhance an equitable learning environment that serve students with all types of needs. We are looking for a team of individuals committed to fostering an environment that is innovative, collaborative, and equitable for both students and staff. Join us_

• Elm Community Charter School is seeking a highly skilled Director of Finance and HR (DFH). The DFH is a person with strong analytical and Human Resource skills, works well in a fastpaced environment, and can work autonomously and collaboratively at times with multiple stakeholders. The DFH is directly responsible for the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of the Human Resources functions and ensures that goals and objectives are met through the Employee Handbook. The DFH also assists in streamlining, coordinating, performing various business functions and ensures that goals and objectives are met through the Financial Policies. Reporting to the Principal, the Director of Finance & HR, will oversee and manage all finance and HR systems, collaborating with the leadership team and all stakeholders._

• Oversees human resources administration, including new hire and end of employment paperwork, certification, salaries, and benefits; tracks sick leaves, vacation, and personal days in accordance with staff enrollment
• Annually reviews and makes recommendations to executive management for improvement of the organization's policies procedures and practices on personal matters.
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of the organization and develops recruitment materials,
• Designs and directs the hiring process for all certified and classified school employees, in cooperation with the leadership team to assure consistency in the school and ensuring compliance with state and federal law and contractual provisions
• Develops and leads the onboarding and new orientation program
• Advises/revises school policies and procedures for Human Resources for the Principal's consideration, to assure consistency in the school, and compliance with laws, regulations and collective bargaining agreements
• Provides training to the school administration to ensure that personnel policies and procedures are understood and implemented fairly and appropriately
• Supervises the preparation and complete in an accurate and timely manner state and federal reports for compliance
• Advises the Principal to assure sound and accurate information for decisions
• Participates in staff meetings and followup action based on labormanagement discussion/meetings works proactively to resolve issues before they become formal grievances and utilizes problemsolving and meditation techniques to bring about resolution where appropriate
• Attends professional growth sessions to keep his/her professional Human Resources knowledge current with changing laws and regulations
• Work with Leadership on employee relations issues including investigations of alleged misconduct and other personnel issues and completes investigations and oversees outside contracted services as appropriate
• Provides appropriate information to staff, prepares legal personnelrelated documentation (including employment statements of hiring disciplinary procedures, and terminations of employment), and maintains upto personnel files.
• Manages employee records and files, the HR portal, PTO, and payroll
• Assist in the preparation of pulling personal files for the yearly audit and conduct an internal audit
• Producing accurate and detailed reports related to compensation, diversity, EEO data and retention in response to audits, and internal inquiries
• Assist in codifying current HR department processes and work to streamline and develop a procedural guide to reflect various departmental practices
• Coordinates or conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations
• Displays the highest ethical and professional behavior in working with students, parents, school personnel, and outside agencies associated with the school
• Protects the confidentiality of records and information about staff, and use discretion when sharing any such information within legal confines
• Manages all compliance responsibilities, including Titles I-V, teacher certification and fingerprinting, safety, fire drills, health, technology, COBRA letters, student lottery, annual Sexual Harassment seminar, and any legal issues

• Creates and manages the purchasing system, protocols, and policies
• Creates and manages the entry