Associate Director, Human Resources Job at Disability Rights California
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LOCATION: Remote (within California), Hybrid or based full-time in an office located in
Sacramento, Fresno, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, or Ontario
SALARY RANGE: $98,382 - $144,062 annually
We base salary and position offers on experience and an internal equity analysis.
EXCELLENT BENEFITS including 8% 401k Match, a language differential up to $250/mo. Health (HMO and PPO options), dental, vision; basic life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and commuter). Additionally, we offer ample vacation, sick/wellness leave and eighteen paid holidays (including the last week in December) and more….. We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - eligible employer.
Application Deadline:
Open until filled.
Applications should be received
by November 29, 2022 to be considered for the first round of interviews.
WHO WE ARE
Disability Rights California (DRC) defends, advances, and strengthens the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities.
DRC works for a world where all disabled people have power and are treated with dignity and respect. In this world, people with disabilities are supported, valued, included in their communities, afforded the same opportunities as people without disabilities, and make their own decisions.
DRC values all forms of human diversity. We are committed to a culture of belonging where all people are welcome. In order to be effective advocates for all people with disabilities, we must address discrimination in all its forms, including the unique challenges faced by people who experience the intersection of multiple systems of discrimination.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
This position uses best practices in a variety of operational and human resources work. The Assistant Director of HR will collaborate across DRC to foster a safe and nourishing work environment for all employees. They use their systems thinking to identify opportunities to simplify and streamline HR processes for the benefit of all employees including HR and our administrative partners. They are possibility thinkers who are committed to evolving HR to increase our value to employees and the organization while maintaining compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Day to day responsibilities include, but are not limited to supervision of selected HR staff, employee relations, performance management, oversight of reasonable accommodations, and ensuring HR operations runs smoothly.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Employee Relations:
Establish mutually respectful and supportive relationships with peers, supervisors, managers, leadership, committees, employee resources groups, other employee communities. Take the lead on employee relations issues. Investigate work-related issues that adversely affect morale, safety, health, performance, teamwork, manager/employee partnerships, and productivity. The HR Manager explains and provides advice to employees and supervisors/managers about organizational culture, policies and procedures, governmental regulations, and compliance (if appropriate).
Reasonable Accommodations
Our philosophy is to provide reasonable accommodations as needed to support employees with disabilities in performing their job. Positively influences the adoption of reasonable accommodations. Is a resource to employees and supervisors to support a positive work environment for all employees including those with disabilities.
Performance Management & Recognition
Provides input and coaching to supervisors and employees on performance management issues. Ensures employees have clear expectations to perform their job and be successful at DRC. Creates job aids and tools to support supervisors and employees in giving and receiving meaningful feedback to each other. Identifies systems with input and collaboration from employees and supervisors to ensure employees receive recognition and appreciation for their strengths, knowledge, team orientation, positive role modeling of our culture & values, leadership, and accomplishments. Ensures employees are provided notice of performance issues with an opportunity to improve. Follows DRC’s progressive discipline process. Partners with HR Director on complex issues.
Other Duties:
- Develops and trains new supervisors on HR processes and expectations.
- Oversees HR communications to ensure employees have knowledge of HR products, services, and processes. Seeks and incorporates input from the HR team and others as appropriate.
- Partners with the HR team to simplify and streamline HR processes.
- Ensures HR processes are current, documented and clearly communicated.
- May supervise HR employees and provides general back-up coverage to the HR Director as needed.
- Prepares compliance reports for HR and oversees input to grant reporting requirements.
- Oversees HR recordkeeping practices.
- Oversees workers’ compensation and ensures claims are submitted and managed in a timely manner.
- Ensures investigations are completed to identify and address unsafe conditions in DRC workplaces.
- Adapts to meet DRC’s evolving needs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferably in human resource management or related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Minimum of two years supervision experience of at least three employees preferred. Supervision opportunities are available.
- Eight years of experience handling complex employee relations and managing employee performance management.
- Ten years HR generalist experience with increasingly challenging and complex responsibilities.
Plus,
- Experience handling an accommodation process with an emphasis on providing accommodations that enable employees to perform their essential job functions – start with a yes philosophy and intention.
- Excellent interpersonal, team, verbal/written/presentation communication skills.
- Commitment to providing a positive work environment for all employees
- Knowledge and experience with adult learning theory.
- Strong influence, inspiration, and motivational skills.
- Ability to evaluate and research program options, systems and solutions.
- Ability to design and implement effective communication programs (verbal, written, online, in person, etc.).
- Ability to work with employees in all functions and all levels.
- Respectful and kind communication and interpersonal skills.
- Exemplifies the desired culture and philosophies of the organization.
- Works effectively as a team member with other members of management and the HR staff.
- Good management and personal leadership skills and abilities.
-Passionate about HR and evolving HR to become more service- and employee-driven.
- Strong mentorship and coaching skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Compensation analysis including market and equity assessments.
- SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) or SPHR credential preferred.
- Experience working with and/or sensitivity to persons with disabilities and/or experience working with and/or sensitivity to persons from multi-ethnic communities.
- Life experience as a person with a disability OR direct experience as a caregiver of a family member with a disability.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to travel a minimum of four times per year to the Sacramento office. Additional travel to DRC locations as needed for investigations.
High speed internet connection is required to work for us.
CORE COMPETENCY SKILL LEVELS
The competencies below represent the knowledge, skills, behaviors and/or abilities required to be successful at DRC, with or without disability related reasonable accommodations.
Advocacy
Ability to participate in stakeholder meeting with employees, supervisors/managers, and leaders. Ability to influence DRC policy. Ability to strategize individualized, direct advocacy for clients in support of their legal goals.
Diversity & Inclusion
Embraces an environment of learning about, valuing, encouraging, and supporting differences. Seeks opportunities for inclusion in a variety of settings. Promotes and sustains a community that acknowledges and celebrates differences.
Communication
Ability to read and analyze complex legal documents/terminology, laws, financial reports, medical records, or technical journals. Ability to respond and present written advice, information and documents for clients, meetings, hearings, regulatory or government agencies. Ability to make complex ideas, laws, facts, and/or policies understandable to diverse audiences, governmental entities, facility leadership, public groups/officials, and/or boards of directors.
Critical Thinking
Understands that few things are black and white. Ability to explore factors in any situation for the purpose of determining the array of best possible solutions. Incorporates facts, impact on others, and communication strategy into problem solving methodology.
Relationship Building
Ability to take proactive steps to reach out to clients, community partners, facilities and/or community agencies in more direct, relevant, and personal ways. Addresses issues in an open, constructive, professional manner, and persuades others to approach issues in the same manner. Seeks to resolve confrontations and disagreements constructively. Focuses on the situation, issues, or behaviors, rather than the people. Supports the good ideas of others
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If you are interested in becoming a part of DRC, please submit the following:
1. Online Disability Rights California Application Form
2. Your resume
3. Cover Letter: We need a workforce that can utilize insights and strategies that can come from both professional and personal experience. In your cover letter, please tell us about yourself and why you are a great fit for this position and for DRC.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
At Disability Rights California, we value diversity among our employees because unique perspectives allow us to effectively serve Californians with disabilities from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age (over 40), Disability (mental and physical), sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Disability Rights California endorses and supports the intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are applicants or employees who need accommodations.
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