Director of Employee Relations

Company Description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.

Job Description

The Director of Employee Relations is responsible for all aspects of Employee Relations for KIPP Texas Public Schools, a 4,600- employee organization. This Director will also be responsible for planning, developing, implementing and promoting activities and programs that enhance overall employee communication and relations while overseeing the compliance of company employment policies and practices with relevant employment regulations.

Key Responsibilities

● Identify and drive philosophies and programs to foster constructive employee relations and ensure the organizations' approach to its employees is fair, respectful and consistent;
● Reduce risks by developing programs, policies and procedures to promote fair and equitable employee relations and business decisions;
● Ensure employment policies and practices comply with relevant employment regulations;
● Partner with and advise management and leadership on employee relations issues;
● Receive, evaluate and respond appropriately to employee concerns in a timely manner;
● Conduct investigations of complaints and recommend corrective actions;
● Oversee, review and advise on the employee grievance and disciplinary processes;
● Serve as a Title IX investigator
● Respond to, manage and resolve conflict.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills

● Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Employee Relations or related field;
● Solid working knowledge of the principles and practices of employee and labor relations;
● In-depth knowledge and application of federal, state and local labor and employment law and regulations;
● Strong written and verbal communication skills;
● Ability to prioritize work and to efficiently address responsibilities of competing priorities;
● Ability to pay attention to details;
● Hold sound judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to analyze and resolve issues;
● Ability to treat each issue with discretion, integrity and confidentiality;
● HR certification preferred.

Additional Information

Compensation and Benefits

Salary is based on years of experience, degree of education, and level of expertise.

As a full-time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance,  fertility, and disability plans starting as low as $25/month.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.