Primary Purpose:

Direct and manage district human resource activities to ensure legally sound and effective human resource management practices. Responsible for the development and implementation of human resource programs to include wage and salary administration, leave administration, employee training, recruitment and staffing, and employee communications.  Interpret and recommend personnel policy and regulations for the district.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Master’s degree in human resources, education, organizational development, business, or public administration, (preferred)

Texas mid-management or other appropriate Texas certificate

Certified instructional appraiser in Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS)

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Knowledge of the selection, training, and supervision of personnel

Knowledge of wage and salary, benefits, and employee communications programs Knowledge of school employment law and hearing procedures

Ability to implement policy and procedures Ability to interpret data

Ability to manage budget and personnel

Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

Experience:

Three to five years successful administrative experience or an equivalent amount of human resource management experience in the private sector.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Employment

1. Implement a recruitment process for all employees.
2. Oversee the district application and screening process and ensure that the district is represented as an attractive
3. Administer and oversee orientation programs for new
4. Administer the district employee evaluation program and ensure that it is implemented effectively and uniformly.
5. Administer employment contracts and facilitate the contract renewal and nonrenewal
6. Plan, evaluate, and administer equal employment opportunity provisions and work cooperatively with others to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and
7. Assist supervisory personnel in conducting due-process
8. Oversee the necessary processing for issuance and renewal of state certificates and

Compensation

9. Develop and implement procedures for administering salary, leaves, and other forms of compensation that effectively implement policies adopted by the
10. Develop and implement procedures for the preparation and revision of job descriptions and for the classification of positions in the district compensation
11. Administer the teacher salary schedule and ensure compliance with the state minimum salary schedule
12. Administer the exempt and nonexempt compensation programs and ensure compliance with federal wage and overtime
13. Provide cost analysis of salary and wage adjustments for the budgeting

Employee Relations

14. Use management practices that promote collegiality, teamwork, and collaborative decision making among
15. Develop and implement procedures to ensure that employees are informed of personnel policies, procedures, and programs that affect
16. Implement and oversee effective districtwide employee recognition
17. Implement policies associated with and oversee processing of employee complaints and grievances
18. Ensure that the employee handbook and personnel directory are created, updated annually, and distributed.

Budget

19. Work with others to compile and report projections of staff and facility
20. Ensure that programs are cost effective and that funds are managed
21. Compile budgets and cost estimates based on documented program
22. Implement the policies established by federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy in the area

Records

23. Supervise personnel records management and oversee required state records management program (may serve as designated records management officer).
24. Develop and maintain systems for retrieval of information in support of all
25. Compile, maintain, file, and secure all physical and computerized reports, records, and other required documents.

Human Resources Department

26. Recruit, train, and supervise department staff and make sound recommendations relative to personnel placement, assignment, retention, discipline, and
27. Evaluate job performance of department staff to ensure
28. Develop training options and improvement plans for department staff to ensure the department’s effective

Other

29. Ensure that department operations contribute to the attainment of district goals and
30. Recommend policies that improve human resource related
31. Attend board meetings regularly and make presentations to the
32. Participate in professional development activities to maintain current knowledge of human resource rules, regulations, and

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise and evaluate the performance of all staff in the Department of Human Resources

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent districtwide and statewide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.