Associate Director of Human Resources
Classification:
Administrator
Reports to:
Director of Human Resources
Supervises:
Designated by Director of HR
Range:
Per administrative agreement
Hours:
8 hours per day
Contract Days:
240 days per year
Position Summary:
The Associate Director of Human Resources works with the Director of Human Resources to assist with the planning, coordinating and supervising the operations of the Human Resources Department. This includes the recruitment, screening, and placement of staff, collective bargaining, supporting systems for principal support, contract administration, and professional growth.
Essential Functions:
1. Assist with the formulation and implementation of a program and processes for recruiting, selecting, interviewing, and placing licensed and classified employees, including vacancy information, processing applications, verification of qualifications, referrals to appropriate potential site supervisors, and the development of all assignments, transfers, dismissals, and promotions.
2. Create systems and resources for Supervisors and Principals for consistent, district wide practices.
3. Coordinate staff assignments and transfers. Support supervisors and principals with process for staff movement.
4. Maintain adequate records of personnel. Support supervisors and principals in their use of tech tools for observations and evaluations.
5. Supervise the recruitment and placement of licensed, classified, and substitute staff in line with district goals for staffing.
6. Partner with the Business Office to ensure staff is properly paid salaries, wages, and benefits.
7. Assist with coordinating and administering the District’s collective bargaining agreements.
8. Assist with coordinating the District’s evaluation process for all District classified and licensed employees.
9. Assist with coordinating the District’s Affirmative Action and non-discrimination personnel activities.
10. Provide necessary processing for issuance and renewal of state certification, and provide licensure information for state and federal reports.
11. Counsel and advise applicants, probationary, and contracted personnel.
12. Respond to questionnaires, surveys and correspondence from research or professional organizations requesting information on the District's personnel program and to requests of District personnel on matters not clearly covered by regulation, policy or legislation.
13. Assist the Superintendent and Director of Human Resources in the area of administration.
a. Assist in all efforts to interpret the educational programs to the patrons of the District.
b. Work as a team with District office administrators.
c. Consult with administrative staff on all matters directly affecting their duties.
d. Support the Superintendent and Director of Human Resources in overall administrative efforts; interpret their ideas and decisions to staff and the public; keep them informed of pertinent developments and events and seek their counsel on decisions as necessary.
e. Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent and/or Director of Human Resources.
General
1. Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
2. Work effectively with and respond to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds.
3. Follow all District policies, work procedures, and reasonable requests by proper authority.
4. Maintain the integrity of confidential information relating to students, staff, and District patrons.
5. Confer regularly with immediate supervisor.
6. Perform other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Ability to exercise some independent judgment while adhering to prescribed policies and procedures and perform the essential functions of the position with minimal supervision.
2. Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships and work in partnership with supervisors, other staff, students, and the general public.
3. Ability to demonstrate professionalism in dress, speech and manner appropriate to the assignment and work setting.
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Successful completion of criminal history records check, as required by law.
2. Master’s degree or higher in education.
3. Valid Oregon Professional Administrator License.
4. Minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching/administrative experience, or a combination of both, in public education, collective bargaining and contract administration.
5. Strong oral and written communication skills.
6. Personal skills include negotiating challenging conversations, empathy, problem-solving, and decision-making.
7. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Bilingual Spanish.
2. Experience supporting student behaviors and understanding of best practices for Social Emotional Learning.
3. Understanding of Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
4. Strong lens on educational equity and serving the needs of diverse students.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In an eight (8) hour workday, this job requires:
R – Rarely (Less than .5 hr per day) O – Occasionally (.5-2.5 hrs per day)
F – Frequently (2.5-5.5 hrs per day) C – Continuously (5.5-8 hrs per day)
NA – Not Applicable
