Director of Human Resources

Human Resource Director

Under the direct supervision of the Superintendent or designee, the Human Resource Director ensures all duties and responsibilities associated with employee recruitment, hiring and exiting processes, staff retention programs, contract and employment law compliance, employee relations and conflict resolution, and human resource record keeping and reporting are performed timely, ethically, and with integrity.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Post all new positions and positions that are scheduled for renewal as instructed by the Superintendent.
• Email notification of postings for certified staff and list on Aspen.
• Email notification of postings to classified staff.
• Post positions to SchoolSpring as instructed by the Superintendent, respond to public inquiries, and coordinate district interviews.
• Interview substitute staff.
• Prepare a monthly list of agenda items to be given to the Superintendent's office listing appointments, resignations, leave of absences for the monthly school committee meetings, including memos, along with supporting documentation (interview forms, applications and resumes) in order for Superintendent's office to prepare packets for school committee meetings.
• Prepare and present brief biographies of new hires at monthly School Committee meetings.
• Maintain confidential personnel files as required by R.I. law and district policy.
• Develops partnerships with colleges and universities, professional associations, and other recruitment agencies to develop channels for recruiting talent.
• Conducts investigations, participates in hearings, facilitates the resolution of employee complaints, etc.
• Serve as Title IX and Compliance Officer, including training administrators, reviewing incident reports, and overseeing investigations.
• Oversees, monitors and communicates information related to non-renewals, degree status, certifications/licensure, attendance, seniority, evaluations, leaves of absences, FMLA, Workers Compensation, and unemployment claims and related requests for information from the RI Dept. of Labor & Training.
• Attend unemployment hearings as needed.
• Prepares analysis, reports and other materials as requested by the Superintendent.
• Work collaboratively with other district administrators and union leadership in assessing district's staffing needs for the upcoming school year.
• Daily assessment of staffing and substitute assignments as dictated by contract with Council 94 and the WWTA and management of the nursing absences and daily coverages.
• Enter and maintain data for all staff (administrators, certified, including long-term subs, coaches and all classified) in the Personnel Data Collection System "PDC" for the RI Department of Education.
• Report new hires to the State of Rhode Island New Hire Reporting System.
• Maintain a current teacher assistant assignment list, given the contractual language on pending transfers at the semester point & maintain a current coach assignment list.
• Prepare annual substitute teacher/teacher assistant handbooks and send them to substitutes at the start of each school year.
• Oversight of teacher assistant training programs, including tracking of job assignments/related required training (Autism, CPI, CPR, ED/BD, etc.).
• Consultation with the RI Interlocal Risk Management Trust as needed.
• Coordinate and co-facilitate the Annual Job Assignment Process for Council 94.
• Oversight of Teacher Certification with RIDE, including Emergency Certification process.
• Monitor expiration dates of staff certifications.
• Maintain a database of all employees, including substitute staff, student teachers, coaches and volunteers.
• Assist new employees in completing the required district paperwork, and coordinate their distribution to other departments within the school district.
• Attend Rhode Island Department of Education HR trainings/meetings.
• Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent of Schools.

Supervises and Evaluates:

• Manages, coordinates, and supervises day-to-day activities of the Human Resource department.
• Oversees departmental staff in the Human Resource office, providing periodic observations and evaluations that are timely and constructive and completed based on the timetables set by the school district.
• Offers training and guidance as necessary based on evaluations and departmental needs.
• Direct reports include the Confidential Secretary for Human Resources, Confidential Clerk for Human Resources, Confidential Benefit Clerk for Human Resources.

Minimal Qualifications:

• Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Human Resources or a related program.
• Preferred Education: Master's Degree in Human Resource Management, Public Administration, or related program.
• Preferred Experience: 5 years experience in personnel administration and public relations with a R.I. public school system.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience supervising and developing the capacity of HR staff.
• Experience developing and managing budgets with demonstrated knowledge of municipal/school business and HR practices.
• Proficient using data to guide professional practices, make decisions, and when making suggestions for improvement.
• Knowledge of and direct experience with employment and civil rights laws and regulations, employee relations, conflict resolution, recruitment, and employee retention program development.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, particularly EXCEL and WORD, Google, and other computerized tools to relevant to human resource systems (i.e. ASPEN, Schoolspring, etc.).
• Ability to work collaboratively to address concerns and resolve conflict in a professional, courteous manner.

Term Of Employment: Work year with salary as determined by the West Warwick School Committee. Evaluation: An annual performance evaluation will be completed by the Superintendent. Revised 1/16/24