Regional HR Generalist

Regional HR Generalist

At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.

The Regional HR Generalist plays a critical role in supporting school success by providing responsive, high-touch HR guidance and operational support to leaders and employees across multiple campuses. Reporting to the Director of HR Client Services, this position serves as the lead HR point of contact for assigned school partners, supporting the full employee lifecycle, employment and school-related compliance, employee relations, performance, leave administration, and benefits education. The role requires proactive communication, meticulous follow-through, and strong partnership with school leaders to ensure employees are supported and required processes are completed accurately and on time. This is a full-time, hybrid or remote position (Monday–Friday) contributing to the broader mission of changing lives through education.

Essential Functions :

Strategic HR Partnership :

• Serve as the primary HR advisor to Principals, School Leaders, and regional operations teams.

• Lead weekly or biweekly meetings with assigned school clients as their primary HR point of contact; establish agendas, communicate updates, track action items, and follow through on agreed next steps.

• Build trusted relationships with school leaders through proactive communication, timely issue resolution, and clear ownership of client HR priorities.

• Conduct quarterly HR business reviews, highlighting workforce trends, people metrics, and compliance risks.

• Collaborate with internal HR team to meet regional needs.

• Deliver consistent, high-touch service aligned with Vertex HR's client-service standards.

Employee Relations & Workplace Culture :

• Lead and resolve employee relations matters through coaching, conflict resolution, and formal investigations.

• Document and manage investigations in accordance with legal requirements and internal protocols.

• Guide school leaders in corrective action, disciplinary decisions, and policy interpretation.

• Foster a positive, compliant, and respectful workplace culture across assigned campuses.

Performance, Talent & Succession :

• Support leaders in managing employee performance, including coaching, feedback, and performance plans.

• Participate in talent review and succession planning discussions to support leadership development.

• Maintain strong visibility into school-level staffing needs and talent risks.

• Advise leaders on documentation and process alignment for performance management.

HR Compliance, Teaching Credential Requirements & Leave Management:

• Manage the full cycle of employee leaves, including FMLA, ADA, workers' comp, and state-specific leave programs.

• Provide guidance on employment laws, state policy requirements applicable to schools, and other relevant federal, state, and local compliance obligations.

• Monitor and ensure adherence to federal, state, and local employment laws.

• Support compliance with applicable California school employment requirements, including mandated training, personnel documentation, and employee clearance processes.

• Track credentialing and permit status, renewal dates, and related documentation in coordination with school leaders and appropriate specialists.

• Proactively identify and mitigate compliance risks related to HR practices.

• Employee Lifecycle, Onboarding & Benefits

• Coordinate employee onboarding, transfers, personnel changes, and offboarding, ensuring timely communication, accurate records, and a positive employee experience.

• Own and meticulously track pre-employment onboarding checklists and documentation, including applicable background checks, fingerprinting, TB clearance, employment eligibility verification, and school-specific requirements; confirm all legally required clearances are complete before an employee begins work.

• Proactively flag missing documents, pending clearances, and potential start-date risks; partner with hiring managers and school leaders to resolve gaps before planned start dates.

• Support benefits enrollment, qualifying life events, and employee inquiries; help employees understand available plan information, enrollment timelines, and where to obtain additional assistance from benefits administrators or brokers.

• Coordinate offboarding steps, including required documentation, employee communications, benefits transitions, and collaboration with payroll and operations as appropriate.

HR Program Implementation & Regional Support :

• Lead or support campus-level implementation of HR programs, trainings, and strategic initiatives.

• Ensure accurate position management and headcount alignment in partnership with academic and operational leaders.

• Contribute to compensation research and support related proposals as needed.

• Facilitate teacher contract renewals and employee engagement processes across the region.

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Minimum 3 years of progressive HR experience, including employee relations, performance management, and coaching.

• At least 2 years of experience in a multi-site, regional, or field-based HR role.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of California employment laws, California state policy requirements applicable to school employers, and federal HR compliance obligations; ability to apply these requirements in day-to-day HR operations.

• Experience managing the full cycle of employee leave processes (FMLA, ADA, workers' comp, and state-specific programs).

• Strong client-service orientation with the ability to influence and advise leaders independently.

• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to manage onboarding documentation, compliance deadlines, and required employee clearances before start dates.

• Experience leading recurring client or stakeholder meetings, managing action items, and serving as an accountable primary point of contact.

• Experience supporting employee onboarding, offboarding, and benefits-related employee communications.

Preferred Qualifications :

• HR experience in K–12 education, charter schools, or other highly regulated environments.

• Knowledge of California teacher credentialing and permit requirements, including California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) processes.

• Professional HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP).

• Experience serving as a strategic HR business partner to senior operational or school leadership.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and balance competing priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!​

Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.

• Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.
• Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.
• Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.
• Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.
• Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.
• Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a