Job Details

Position Type:
Administration/Director

Date Posted:
4/1/2026

Location:
DEPTARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Date Available:
07/01/2026
Job Title: Director of Human Resources

Reports to: Superintendent

Dept./School: Human Resources

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Duty Days: 226

Pay Grade: AD8

Fund Source: 199

Date Revised: August 2016

Primary Purpose:

Provide 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.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Master's degree in human resources, business administration, education, or equivalent

Mid-Management, Administrator, or Principal Certification

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Knowledge of the selection, training, and supervision of personnel

Knowledge of wage and salary, benefits, and performance appraisal

Knowledge of school employment law, personnel law, and hearing procedures

Ability to implement policy and procedures

Ability to analyze and interpret data and statistics

Ability to manage budget and personnel

Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

Experience:

Five years successful administrative experience in human resources or public schools.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Employment

1. Develop recruitment and retention strategies for district personnel.
2. Develop and implement a screening and selection process for all employees.
3. Work with principals and other administrators to forecast staffing needs and develop staffing plans.
4. Ensure that all teachers are highly qualified.
5. Administer and oversee orientation programs for new employees.
6. Administer employment contracts and supervise contract renewals and nonrenewals.
7. Provide equal employment opportunity and work cooperatively with others to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
8. Assist supervisory personnel in conducting due-process procedures.
9. Direct and monitor employee performance appraisal and ensure that supervisors have proper training.
10. Assist supervisors and principals with employee counseling and improvement plans where needed.
11. Oversee the necessary processing for issuance and renewal of state certificates and permits.

Compensation and Benefits

1. Analyze wage and salary data and recommend effective compensation plans.
2. Develop and implement procedures for salary administration and placement of new hires.
3. Administer leave benefit programs and monitor employee attendance patterns.
4. Develop and implement procedures for the preparation and updating of job descriptions and for the proper classification of positions in the district compensation plan.
5. Administer the teacher salary schedule and service records.
6. Oversee compliance with federal wage and overtime laws and ensure proper timekeeping for nonexempt personnel.
7. Works with finance to calculate cost estimates for compensation and benefit recommendations.
8. Oversees implementation of the district's health insurance, optional employee benefits, workers' compensation, and unemployment compensation benefit programs.

Employee Relations

1. Promote collegiality, teamwork, and collaborative decision making among staff.
2. Implement procedures to ensure that employees are informed of personnel policies, procedures, and programs that affect them.
3. Implement and oversee effective districtwide employee recognition programs.
4. Coordinate communication and mediation processes for employee complaints, grievances, and concerns.
5. Monitor employee retention and turnover through analysis of data and exit interviews.
6. Ensure that the employee handbook and personnel directory are created, updated annually, and distributed.

Budget

1. Ensure that programs are cost effective and that funds are managed prudently.
2. Develop and monitor the annual budget for the department.
3. Implement the policies established by federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy in the area assigned.

Records

1. Supervise personnel records management and oversee compliance with the state records management program (may serve as designated records management officer).
2. Develop and maintain systems for retrieval of information in support of all programs.
3. Compile, maintain, file, and secure all physical and electronic reports, records, and other required documents.

Human Resources Department

1. Hire, organize, and direct the work activities of department staff.
2. Evaluate job performance of department staff to ensure effectiveness.
3. Provide training and development for department staff.
4. Ensure that department operations contribute to the attainment of district goals and objectives.
5. Develop and monitor the annual budget for the department.

Other

1. Attend board meetings regularly and make presentations to the board.
2. Participate in professional development activities to maintain current knowledge of human resource rules, regulations, and practices.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise and evaluate the performance of human resource department staff.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals.

Posture: Frequent sitting and standing; occasional bending/stooping, pushing,/pulling, and twisting

Motion: Repetitive hand motions;frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching

Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)

Environment: May work prolonged or irregular hours; work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather), exposure to noise; occasional district wide and statewide travel

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress