Director of Human Resources

Description

Central Arizona Shelter Services is seeking an HR Director to provide strategic leadership for the HR department and collaborate with senior leadership on organizational goals, talent management, and strategy development. This role is pivotal in designing and implementing comprehensive training and succession planning programs, recommending and managing updates to HR systems, and ensuring seamless integration with vendors, including evaluating the potential migration of the 403(b) plan. The HR Director will focus on aligning HR functions with organizational objectives while serving as a trusted consultant to senior leadership. 

Essential Functions

Provide Leadership and Functional Human Resources Management.

• Act as an internal consultant by analyzing and recommending solutions to human resource issues within departments.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to understand the organizations goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management.
• Plan, lead, develop, coordinate, and implement policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organizations human resource compliance and strategy needs.
• Administer or oversee the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.
• Conduct research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics utilizing CASS’ HRIS system.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; review and modify policies and practices and Employee Handbook to maintain compliance.
• Serve as compliance officer and prepare and submit all compliance notices and reports.

Manage HR Database and Employee Benefit Plans

• Act as Benefits Administrator for all health and welfare plans including, but not limited to medical dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, wellness program, retirement plan, workers’ compensation, unemployment and paid time off programs.
• Oversee payroll integration between HRIS system and benefit vendors.
• Ensure accurate data entry to HR system including new hires, terminations, changes to pay rates and demographic changes;
• In partnership with Accounting department, ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Facilitate audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
• Identify and recommend changes, upgrades and updates to HRIS system.

Other Duties:

• Perform other duties as required.

Needed Competencies and Proficiencies

• Expert knowledge of industry best practices and job functions.
• Ability to operationalize new laws and regulations and integrate into policy and systems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and be fair and ethical.
• Ability to work independently toward long-range goals and objectives with insight to take on self-initiated projects using independent judgment and discretion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; competent in inter-personal conflict resolution.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite & HRIS, and other related HR software applications; working knowledge of time and labor and payroll systems

Work Environment

This job primarily operates in a professional office environment however, occasional off-site venues and outside event areas in various weather conditions are expected. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds unassisted. The employee must be able to self-transfer and move throughout the facilities, between buildings, and around campus at multiple sites. Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze reports and data. Visual acuity and physical ability to operate a mo