Human Resources Director FLSA
Status: Exempt
General Definition of Work
Performs complex
professional work planning, organizing and directing the activities of the
Human Resources Department including recruitment and selection, affirmative
action, safety and worker's compensation and employee benefits administration,
assisting the City Manager with general management, supervision and
coordinating the activities various city departments, citizens, other
governmental organizations and outside agencies, and related work as apparent
or assigned. Work is performed under the
general direction of the City Manager.
Departmental supervision is exercised over all personnel within the
department.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not necessarily
actual functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Performs
duties in accordance with the City's keys to excellent customer service;
encourages and promotes a culture of excellent customer service.
Plans,
implements and directs the Human Resources Department; develops, plans and
implements departmental goals, objectives, policies and procedures; ensures
that the department is meeting and maintaining goals and policies.
Manages
Human Relations department staff; reviews and evaluates the work of
subordinates.
Develops
and administers the department's budget; monitors and approves expenditures.
Coordinates
department activities with those of other departments and outside agencies and organizations;
provides assistance to the City Manager and the City Council.
Supervises
and participates in the administration of the classification and compensation
plan, recruitment and selection, training, affirmative action, employee
performance evaluation and orientation programs; administers a system of
employee service records and other human resources records.
Recruits
and selects department personnel; assigns, directs, trains, inspects and
evaluates the performance of assigned personnel; rewards, transfers, promotes,
suspends, demotes and terminates personnel; coaches, councils and disciplines
staff; develops staff schedules.
Supports
and advises the activities of the Human Relations Council.
Advises
employees and department management in matters concerning grievances;
participates in the resolution of employee grievances and appeals.
Responds
to various citizen inquiries and complaints.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Comprehensive
knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources administration,
including wage and salary administration, training, employee relations, safety
and risk management and fringe benefits program; thorough knowledge of local
government organization and administration; ability to express ideas
effectively both orally and in writing; ability to analyze facts and prepare
detailed recommendations and reports; ability to plan, supervise and review the
work of subordinates; ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with elected officials, consultants, city council members,
employees, associates and the general public.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's
degree with coursework in human resources management, business administration,
public administration, or related field and considerable experience of
increasingly responsible, professional nature in human resources management, or
equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Requirements
This work
requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly
requires sitting and speaking or hearing and occasionally requires standing and
walking; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required
for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is
required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires
preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work has no exposure to
environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location
(e.g. business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Valid driver's
license in the State of