Position Title: Specialist, Human Resources

Position Structure: Exempt

Employee Type: Full-time regular

Supervisor Title: Senior Director, Human Resources

Department: Head Start

Division: US Programs & Advocacy

Summary

The Human Resources (HR) Specialist is responsible for ensuring Head Start standards, regulations, and Save the Children-Head Start policies and procedures are implemented consistently and in full compliance with all applicable standards. You will work as a part of the management team and would be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable State and federal laws, and the implementation of program policies and practices relative to Human Resources, including planning, organizing, developing, coordinating, record keeping, reporting, and monitoring. You will be responsible for center recruitment, orientation, training, performance management, employee recognition, communication, disciplinary matters and management of employee exit procedures, and will report to the Director of Human Resources-Head Start.
As a front-line representative of Save the Children, you are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that they come in contact with - adhering to the agency's values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity. As a Save the Children employee, you are expected to prevent child abuse, in every situation, by striving through mental awareness, best practice, and training to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report and respond to any instance of child abuse, and promote training & awareness that addresses all child safeguarding obligations.

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Talent Attraction and Acquisition (40%)

• Develop, coordinate and administer an effective recruitment program and regularly build and maintain a pipeline of qualified talent for positions within the program with assistance from the Sr. Talent Acquisition and Attraction Specialist.
• Lead and provide support in full life cycle recruitment for open positions in the Head Start program assigned to.
• Lead Recruiting efforts and initiatives (career fairs, on campus recruitment, etc.) with the assistance of the Sr. Talent Acquisition and Attraction Specialist.
• Work with other departments to prepare first day orientation for new hires and assist with onboarding new hires.
• Partner with Program Director and Sr. Talent Acquisition and Attraction Specialist to implement cost-effective strategies for recruitment and employment.
• Attend regularly scheduled team meetings, prepare and maintain staffing reports.
• Collaborate with Program Director and supervisors to provide adequate staffing support.
• Enter new hire and employee transfer data into HR information systems and audit for accuracy and compliance.

Child Safeguarding (20%)

• Partner with Program Director to implement guidelines and approaches to ensure adherence to standards set by Save the Children & the Office of Head Start.
• Collaborate with program staff on the monitoring & reporting of violations.
• Conduct interviews with staff, and other involved (adult) parties when investigating allegations of child safeguarding policy violations.
• Write reports, make recommendations, document findings, and track outcomes (i.e. remedial training, policy updates, disciplinary actions, etc.).
• Liaise with parents, the Office of Licensing, and National staff as necessary.

HR Administration, Compliance, Oversight and Employee Relations (30%)

• Exercise independent judgment and discretion on significant HR matters.
• Provide orientation and trainings to include pre-service training on a continuous basis.
• Coach and counsel supervisors and employees on the implementation and management of HR policies and procedures.
• Monitor and maintain all personnel data and conduct HR file audits.
• Assist with performance management, ensuring all employees and managers complete annual performance reviews.
• Plan and direct activities, write and administer goals & objectives, and communicate effectively; both verbally and in writing.
• Actively support and take appropriate measures to ensure a safe workplace for all.
• Handle complex and difficult issues and provide resolutions/recommendations to solve problems.
• Analyze data, draw conclusions and provide recommendations based on data.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of federal and state employment law and compliance requirements.
• Respond to human resources-related inquiries from employees.
• Monitor employee morale and program culture
• Process/Report complaints regarding sexual harassment, discrimination, or other instances of workplace harassment and assist in any necessary investigations and disciplinary actions.
• Must exercise the highest level of confidentiality and integrity.

Community Relations (10%)

• Work with Program Director to respond to community complaints and requests for information regarding program areas of responsibility.
• Attend Policy Council meetings, as requested.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma, plus at least 3 years of relevant, progressive HR experience
• Willingness and ability to regularly travel via car to multiple site locations
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Knowledge of applicant tracking systems (ATS), human resources information systems (HRIS) and/or performance management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate successfully with individuals and teams at all levels, both internal and external
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Must be detail-oriented, possess a high degree of accuracy and work well under pressure

Preferred Qualifications

• Human Resources experience in a Head Start program.
• Proven experience administering HR support for all phases of the employee life-cycle
• Associates or higher degree

This position requires the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid driver's license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles.

Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.

Compensation

The base pay for this position is starting at $54,549. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, experience, credentials, base salary of internal peers and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

Why you should join the Save the Children Team...

Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more.

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About Save the Children

No matter your role when you join Save the Children, each and every day you will challenge yourself to devote your skills, talent and expertise to changing the world for kids. It's an ambitious goal, and a meaningful one no matter how you see yourself professionally: an accountant, a writer, a data analyst, a teacher, a driver, a designer, or any one of the hundreds of dozens of roles we're looking to fill every day.

You see, Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children - every day and in times of crisis - transforming their lives and the future we share.

Our work for children and their families requires that we commit-at every opportunity-to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond. As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form-in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children's policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.