Job Summary
We are seeking a dynamic and proactive Human Resources Coordinator to join our team and drive our HR initiatives forward. In this vital role, you will coordinate a wide range of human resources functions, ensuring seamless HR operations that support organizational growth and employee engagement. Your energetic approach and attention to detail will help foster an efficient workplace environment, streamline HR processes, and enhance talent management strategies. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to employee relations, school board coordination, and HR management, all while supporting our mission to create a positive, high-performing workforce.
Job Classification: Exempt Salaried
Days in Contract 260
Duties
- Coordination of tasks within the Human Resources Department
- Coordination of hiring new employees including job postings, interviewing, schedules, communication with applicants and administrators etc.
- Onboarding of new employees including ensuring updated, required licensure requirements, necessary paperwork, and coordination with other departments to ensure other needs are met (i.e. technology, email, systems)
- Annually organizing and updating certified and classified seniority lists
- Managing worker’s compensation and benefits as needed
- Working with the West Geauga Professional Development Committee to coordinate meetings, review licensure requests and salary movement courses, coordinate fingerprinting for license renewal etc.
- Conduct research regarding various employee matters as directed
- Updating employee personnel files
- Making and implementing decisions independently by drawing conclusions after gathering and analyzing complex information
- Representing the Board of Education and Superintendent’s office to the staff, community, and public about matters that are sensitive and confidential.
- Organizing and updating district policies
- Coordinating the board agenda and recording minutes for board meetings
- Receiving and handling telephone calls from multiple stakeholders, including administrators and the board of education
- Setting agendas and meetings related to the board and superintendent
- Copying and distributing materials for the board and superintendent
- Communicating with multiple staff members about confidential matters
- Independently communicating large amounts of complex and sensitive information; troubleshooting problems.
- Preparing memos, letters, policies, bond issues, levy publications, reports and/or proposals as directed
- Preparing communications to the community with minimal direction
- Undertaking multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
- Setting up meetings/conferences and assisting in the development of programs and agendas for the board of education and the superintendent
- Performing and prioritizing a high volume of complex assignments for multiple programs such as gathering and collating data, writing reports, initiating and answering correspondence, complex bookkeeping and data processing.
- Preparing meeting minutes
- Recording and transcribing meeting notes
- Preparing budgets and creating requisitions, ordering supplies
- Assisting with preparation of presentation data: slides, charts, graphs etc.
- Performing word processing on installed software; entering and retrieving data, and setting up spreadsheets, databases, and complex statistical calculation, and budgets
- Compiling reports, information, and data as directed
- Creating databases for contracts, letters, budgets, etc
- Creating documents related to personnel hiring, etc.
- Coordinating and scheduling multiple projects with strict recurring time frames such as state and federal government reports and departmental accounts and budgets.
- Preparation of programs and fliers for a wide variety of events including new teacher day, convocation ceremony and events, professional development day etc.
- Monitoring schedules for all mandatory federal, state, and county reports
- Communicating deadlines and work progress to the superintendent
- Monitoring a schedule for policy development
- Exercising responsibility for management of multi-dimensional, manual and computer-based critical confidential records and files including suspension appeal and expulsion proceedings.
- Contributing to the accomplishment of the district’s goals
- Promoting and maintaining a positive school-community relationship
- Exercising good judgment, courtesy, objectivity, cooperation and concern for the general welfare of the students, staff and families
- Demonstrating a high level of customer service, dependability, reliability, and punctuality
Qualifications:
Minimum:
- Knowledge of and demonstrated skill in computers, including knowledge of spreadsheets, databases, and statistical procedures
- Ability to speak and comprehend sufficiently to give and receive complex information in face-to-face and telephone contact
- Sufficient manual and physical dexterity to complete assigned tasks
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- High level of confidentiality
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree and relevant business and/or educational work experience
- Familiarity with USAS Redesign and automated system for purchase orders
Working Conditions
- Primarily works in an open office environment with frequent interruptions
- Frequent sitting or standing at a desk or table
- Walking and climbing stairs as needed
Pay: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
