District Director of Human Resources

About Schenectady City Schools

With a population of nearly 10,000 students, the Schenectady City School District is one of the largest in the Capital Region. With an incredibly diverse population we are committed to ensuring that all children feel valued, are safe and will learn. We place the highest priority on a culture of equity, ensuring that race, economics, and disability are never predictors of student achievement.  Every child in our district counts and will be supported each step of the way, along the path to graduation.

District Director of Human Resources Role

The work of the District Director of Human Resource involves the administration of personnel functions driven by exemplary customer service to ensure a positive and inclusive organizational culture.  The District Director of Human Resource has the primary responsibility using an equity lens, for managing personnel data, labor relations, recruitment and employment.  Serves as chief negotiator and is policy-influencing.  The District Director of Human Resources must lead an office that is responsive to the needs of both administrative staff and all the employees of the district. The District Director of Human Resource reports to the Superintendent of Schools, and provides direct supervision to human resource staff.  Does related work as required. The incumbent does related work as required. This position requires a high degree of self-awareness, an anti-racism lens, professionalism and attention to equitable outcomes.

District Director of Human Resources Expectations

The District Director of Human Resources will use an anti-racism and equity lens to lead the following areas:

Employees

• Establish and maintain seniority lists for all bargaining units to ensure equity;
• Classifies positions and creates specifications for each job class to ensure equity;
• Makes hiring and other personnel recommendations that ensure diversity and inclusion to the Superintendent and, upon request, to the Board of Education informed;
• Authorizes the compensation of all employees and assists in resolving discrepancies with appropriate authorities to ensure equity in pay;
• Administers and interprets all collective bargaining agreements with equity in mind;
• Using an equity lens develops, revises and renders opinions upon request to the Superintendent, staff and Board of Education regarding Personnel policies and procedures;
• Conducts new employee orientation in cooperation with the Assistant Superintendents; and
• Acts as liaison to employees and the public to answer questions concerning personnel and civil service policies and procedures.

 Recruitment

• Is responsible for the recruitment of a diverse group of prospective employees for all levels of employment, including the superintendent, assistant superintendents and all employee groups; and
• Is responsible for developing ads and other methods of recruitment for all employee vacancies that reflect diversity and inclusion.

Negotiations

• Through an equity lens, acts as the chief negotiator for the Board of Education for certain contract negotiations;
• Is involved in negotiations with all bargaining units;
• Represents and advises the Superintendent and the Board of Education in all staff contract negotiations; and
• Develops manning tables and determines the cost for all negotiation proposals.

Employee Relations

• Represents the Superintendent in liaison meetings with certain employee groups;
• Is involved with the liaison process for all bargaining units;
• Provides counseling and data on retirement benefits for prospective retirees in all bargaining units; and
• Provides leadership driven by equity in developing plans for various topics as related to personnel functions and improved job satisfaction, i.e., health care, flex plan, child care, employment options, and job share.

Grievances/Arbitration

• Represents the Board of Education for certain grievance hearings;
• Makes determinations on certain grievance hearings for all employee groups and provides advice and counsel for all other grievance hearings for all employee groups; and
• Testifies on behalf of the district and otherwise assists in arbitration hearings for all employee groups.

Business/Payroll Departments

• Maintains ongoing liaison with the Business and Payroll Departments regarding:
  • Staffing
  • Payroll
  • Budget codes
  • Works closely with the Assistant Superintendent for Business in the development of the annual school district budget.

 Title IX Investigator

• Receives complaints of sexual and other forms of harassment;
• Investigates complaints of sexual and other forms of harassment, following the procedures for such investigations;
• Prepares a written report; and Counsels employees.

American with Disabilities Act (FMLA)

• Has responsibility to inform employees of the benefits provided under the provisions of the FMLA
• Responsible for administering the mandates of FMLA

Research

• Prepares analysis using disaggregated data of hiring practices, employee evaluations, staffing attributes and other personnel matters, upon request, to the Superintendent and the Board of Education;
• Does analysis and comparison study of contracts for all bargaining unit contracts in area school districts using metric related to diversity and inclusion;
• Does salary comparison studies of area school districts for all bargaining units using metric related to diversity and inclusion;
• Does an analysis of absences for all employee groups; and
• Prepares student enrollment projections on an annual basis.

Other

• Serves as a member of the Superintendent's cabinet;
• Has ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and
• Performs such other duties consistent with his/her professional competence as the Superintendent and the Board of Education may, from time to time, assign.

Please apply at https://schenectady.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx to be considered for this position.

To guarantee consideration, letters and support material are to be received by: June 20, 2021