Chief Human Resource Officer

 

TITLE:  Chief Human Resource Officer                CLASSIFICATION:  Certified

 

FLSA: Exempt (Executive)                                  DEPARTMENT:  Human Resources

 

SALARY:  Administrative Salary Schedule           WORK YEAR:  260 Days

 

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

 

 

 

SUPERVISES: Human Resources Department

 

JOB DESCRIPTION: Under the general direction of the Superintendent, the Chief Human Resource Officer for Human Resources provides leadership for Human Resource activities to ensure high quality staffing and retention of district personnel. Recommends and implements legally sound and effective Human Resource management programs, policies, and practices. Responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of Human Resource programs to include professional and auxiliary staffing, wage and salary administration, leave administration, performance appraisal, employee relations and benefits. He/She will focus Human Resource capital on the improvement of student achievement. Ensures the district is in compliance with current, applicable labor laws.   

 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• Master's degree or higher

• Type 75 certification 

• Successful experience in teaching and/or administration

• Certification in evaluating Illinois principals or teachers or ability to obtain certification within one school year

• Experience with employee discipline

• Experience with implementation and monitoring of employee bargaining contracts

• Central office experience preferred

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

 

Master's degree; Three years' experience working with disadvantaged students or students in a secondary school-aged educational setting preferred; Experience developing academic intervention programs preferred; Prior experience, training, and supervising tutors preferred; Experience working with low income first generation college students preferred.

 

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS: 
 

 

Knowledge of:

 

• School employment law, personnel law, and grievance procedures

• Selection, training and supervision of personnel

• Wage and salary, benefits and performance appraisal

• Reduction-in-Force procedures

• Public school organizations, administrative practices, curriculum, instructional materials, and pedagogy

• Grant writing and management 

 

 

 

Ability to:

 

• Design and implement policies and procedures

• Analyze and interpret data and statistics

• Manage budget and personnel

• Communicate effectively orally and in writing and to make presentation to community groups, organizations, school and city officials

• Successfully resolve conflict with administrators, teachers, staff, and community members

• Develop and maintain successful, cooperative relationships with staff and school personnel and the general public

• Develop creative solutions to complex problems

• Design and implement grant funding

 

 

 

Skills:

 

• Organizational skills, using tact, patience, and courtesy

• Management skills that result in full compliance in all areas of supervision

• Networking skills that bring resources to students and families
   

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Essential Job Functions)

 

• Plans and directs a program for recruitment, selection, and assignment of the best qualified teachers and classified personnel

• Maintains all position applications through an online system and monitors screening and hiring practices district-wide

• Responsible for the screening and interview process for Principals and District level administrators and promotions, which include employee due process and discipline, and performance improvement

• Counsels with principals and other administrators to forecast staffing needs and develop staffing plans

• Certifies staff classifications and salaries to the Finance Department

• Monitors implementation of the designated employee appraisal systems

• Maintains staff records, which include the Employment Information System and other required personnel records

• Coordinates new teacher orientation, substitute teacher orientation, and ensures orientation for other staff

• Develops and provides professional development for staff as assigned by the Superintendent

• Maintains a list of certified substitute teachers and classified personnel and supports appropriate assignments to schools and buildings

• Monitors compliance with Consent Decree directives to develop a staffing plan and identify critical needs of the District

• Provides administration of all leave requests 

• Serves as the District's liaison to bargaining units and monitors compliance with contracts

• Processes and maintains records of criminal background checks for employees, volunteers, and anyone working with students

• Coordinates student teachers in a manner that protects the instructional process and creates harmonious working relationships with participating colleges and universities

• Develops and monitors guidelines for salary administration and placement of new hires

• Analyzes wage and salary data and recommends effective compensation plans

• Develops and implements procedures for the preparation and updating of job descriptions and for the proper classification of positions

• Maintains accurate personnel inventory and an effective system of position control with careful attention to placement of Title I positions

• Oversee compliance with federal wage and overtime laws and ensure proper timekeeping for nonexempt personnel

• Serves as District designee for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Work with the CFO to calculate cost estimates for compensation and benefit recommendations implement benefit programs in compliance with bargaining unit contracts and Board policy and provide benefit information to employees

 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

 

Office environment; walking, standing, squatting, hearing and speaking to exchange information and make presentations: vision to monitor various activities; read documents, view computer monitor, kneeling, bending at the waist, sitting for extended periods of time: reading overhead, above shoulders, and horizontally, or bending at the waist to retrieve and store files; lifting semi heavy objects; driving a vehicle to conduct work; moderate travel