Human Resources Director

Community HigherEd is currently seeking a Human Resources Director for our three college campuses (Community Care College, Clary Sage College, and Oklahoma Technical College) to plan, lead, and coordinate the HR department's activities, policies, and staff. They are responsible for ensuring that the organization's mission and talent strategy are implemented and that legal compliance is maintained. This is a senior leadership position that requires a minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution with a background in Human Resources, risk management, benefits, servant leadership, and public speaking, with the ability to identify culturally aligned talent.  Must be confident in the ability to process terminations, conduct, and performance issues when necessary.  Ability to advise, train, and support newly hired and existing managers.

The HR Director must possess the following:

• Proven ability to hire and retain top talent
• Proven coaching and development skills, including demonstrated ability to support, advise others
• Working knowledge of all staff, faculty, and executive positions in the Organization
• Highly developed interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management skills and organizational skills
• Excellent presentation, public speaking, written and verbal communication skills
• Energy, creativity, initiative, and entrepreneurial zeal
• Resilience, resourcefulness, and enthusiasm
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and dedication to excellence 
• Ability to model the CARES philosophy and core values with courage, teamwork, perseverance, and vision

Full-time, Monday through Friday days, with great benefits!

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Retain working knowledge of every position and their responsibilities for all three campuses
• Knowledge of organizational structure, workflow, and operating procedures
• Research, development, and implementation of company policies, manuals, employment forms 
• Oversee advertising, recruitment, interviewing, vetting, and decision-making process to identify culturally aligned talent
• Conduct, manage and process terminations, suspensions, probations, furloughs, or layoffs when needed
• Investigate, document, and take action when needed for any harassment, whistleblower, or other such complaints or policy violations
• Provide counsel, advice, and support to all company employees
• Assist managers with addressing employee or departmental conflict, behavior, or performance challenges
• Conduct and track employee satisfaction surveys, polls, and exit interviews
• Provide incentives and recommend solutions for enhancing employee satisfaction
• Conduct employee evaluations and peer reviews expediently and as needed
• Knowledge of community support services
• Take action when potential liability situations are not resolved by managers
• Develop, train, and conduct leadership in-services for managers
• Work with senior executives on strategies to achieve company objectives and goals
• Oversee and ensure all introductory and annual evaluations are updated, conducted, and documented appropriately, assist with training managers on conducting appropriate evaluation appraisals to ensure consistency
• Assist, advise, and review employee corrective actions
• Recommend and approve compensation recommendations and other job-related negotiations
• Manage Paycom HR data system
• Oversee open enrollment, recommend and manage all employee benefits, work with Broker, HUB Int.
• Work with facilities manager, maintenance, and security for various issues, safety, and or other situations
• Develop procedures and assist in implementing emergency response efforts, maintain ER manual
• Supervise HR personnel, and surrogate supervisor in other departments as needed, in the absence of campus executives
• Provide employee assistance opportunities when necessary  
• Ensure sound judgment and ethical practices are being observed by all employees in accordance with the company’s core values and mission 

Compliance

• Design, develop, update, and enforce the following manuals:  Employee Manual, Maintenance, OSHA OTC, OSHA, CCC/CSC, Automotive, Welding, First Aid, Emergenc