Director of People and Culture at Brighter Stronger Foundation LLC – Abingdon, Maryland

POSITION SUMMARY:

Coordinates human resources activities including but not limited to employment and employee relations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute Leadership over the Human Resources Department
• Act as the Corporate Compliance Officer for BSF
• Serve as a point of contact for employees, temporary employment agencies and managers
• Partner with Executive Teams to grow the business, demonstrating an understanding of the marketplace, business risks, and business drivers
• Align and deliver human resources strategies in support of business objectives and activities.
• Managing the day to day planning and execution of recruitment and retention marketing efforts to internal and external sources
• Conducts all new hire orientation, processes new hire paperwork, and issues badges and employee numbers.
• Serves as the Talent Acquisition Manager. Assesses utilization of staffing and ensures maximization of schedule. Identifies hiring trends and barriers to maximizing schedule.
• Serves as a liaison between employees and benefit department at the corporate office and manage information sessions for eligible staff members
• Serves as a primary contact for all workplace accidents/injuries and workers compensation claims. Assists and follows up with supervisors on accident reports, details and investigations. Reports accidents to workers compensation insurance carriers and maintains workers' compensation files. Lead and actively participates in the safety committee.
• Access legal advice for workplace related issues and compliance findings. Coordinate with leadership for decision making.
• Responsible for employee/supervisor relations, distribution of forms and investigation of complaints. Collect and analyze data related issues and make recommendations for changes based on data.
• Maintains/updates I-9 documentation files and conducts regular audits. Follows up on any updates/documents needed.
• Revise and update handbook, standard operating procedures, and policies, and procedures to meet the Agency’s needs
• Lead, assess and evaluate Performance management processes to ensure employee growth and management.
• Discusses appropriate procedure with supervisors for 90 day and annual performance review of employees, ensuring the proper procedure is followed when completing performance evaluations.
• Work with supervisors to ensure development plans and performance goals are appropriate and available for all employees
• Provide human resources training to the management team.
• Responsible for partnering with others, sharing knowledge, skills and information within the assigned team and across functional areas.
• Accessing, and making suggestions for enhancing technical and functional competencies, as well as professional and leadership development.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or equivalent, two to four years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge of HR laws and regulations.
• Basic competence in duties and tasks of supervised employees.
• Experience in recruiting and staffing.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of various teams and committees.
• Proficient on Google for Business and Human Resource Information Systems.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prepare reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.
• Good judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.
• Creative, flexible, and innovative team player.
• Commitment to excellence and high standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds.
• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.
• Bilingual skills are a plus.

Human Resources Certification preferred.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Additional Physical Demands and Work Environment:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site will expose aggressive behaviors exhibited by clients.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

There are no harmful environmental conditions that are present for this position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site may be exposed to aggressive behaviors exhibited by clients The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

I understand that Brighter, Stronger Foundation may make modifications, additions, or deletions to this job description at any time, and will notify me of any changes by sending me a revised copy for my review and signature.