Human Resources Business Partner

Description

Benefit type: Full Time - Exempt

Benefits available: For a full description of our benefits, please click here. 

 About the job:  

The Human Resources Business Partner is responsible for managing a variety of human resource services, including classification, compensation, employee relations, training and development, leave administration, personnel policy and labor law administration. 

A day in the life:

The information provided below encompasses the typical duties and capabilities linked with this classification. Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:  

• Collaborate with leadership to develop and implement HR strategies, policies, procedures, and programs aligned with organizational goals and objectives. 
• Provide expert advice on HR related matters, including workforce planning, employee engagement, performance management, interpretation of personnel policies and labor laws, disciplinary actions, and succession planning.
• Investigates complaints of employee misconduct, documents the facts and makes recommendations for resolution. 
• Evaluate, develop and implement the district’s training program. Identify training needs and other support activities aimed at enhancing individual, team and organization performance. Research and coordinate training programs to meet needs. Conduct employee related and labor law trainings. Prepare and distribute contracts with training providers; prepare and communicate training schedule; maintain electronic training records. Develop and maintain a centralized training resource library. 
• Meets with employees regarding leaves; advises on federal and state medical leave requests, leave balances, and physician’s release. Researches and determines eligibility for request.  
• Conducts position classification and compensation reviews; prepares new or revised class descriptions; conducts job analysis to establish job-related qualifications; collects and analyzes compensation and benefit data; makes recommendations on findings; research and respond to salary surveys from other agencies. 
• Assists and/or develops, and revises district policies, procedures, programs, and human resources functional areas based on legal/regulatory requirements, public-sector/industry/professional best practices, and operational needs. 
• Develops reports and composes documentation for Human Resource Director and upon request from department directors.
• Researches and composes correspondence, reviews and analyzes documents and prepares background materials to appropriately respond to inquiries.
• Builds and maintains positive and culturally aware working relationships with colleagues, district employees, and the community.
• Backs-up and supports Human Resources Director.
• Backs-up and supports the Human Resource Specialists; by entering personnel data, conducting recruitment and selection processes, and conducting Benefits and leave administration.
• Acts as a Mandatory Reporter; reports incidents of child abuse/neglect.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What you’ll need for success: 

Strong Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of human resources and personnel administration;
• Principles and procedures related to human resources functional area, including recruitment, classification, compensation, leave and disability, employee development, and employee relations;
• Federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations pertaining to Human Resources, specifically labor laws and leave administration, and keeping current with new best practices; 
• Basic math, spelling, English and grammar;
• Principles of compensation and classification; and
• Methods and techniques for completing employee investigations and training.

Skill and Ability to:

• Conduct HR related research, including labor laws and best practices; 
• Exercise independent judgment and decision making and demonstrate strong negotiation, influence, and conflict resolution skills; 
• Apply district rules and policies, labor laws, and human resource practices and principles to difficult and often complex situations; 
• Communicate effectively and persuasively in both verbal and written form to gain compliance; 
• Manage projects;
• Work independently while also able to work cooperatively with others;
• Demonstrates excellent communication and time-management skills;
• Organizes and prioritizes own work in a setting with frequent and rapid priority and assignment changes and additions comi