Human Resources Director

Reports to: Head of School

Summary: The Human Resource Director will work directly under the Head of School in partnership with school Directors to oversee the personnel affairs of the school in a wide variety of tasks. Under the direction of the Head of School, the HR Director will design and implement Human Resource programs in the areas of staffing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, coaching, change management, HR policy and legal compliance. The Human Resource Director is responsible for planning, leading, and coordinating the HR department’s activities and policies.

Responsibilities:

• Compliance: Ensuring the organization complies with employment laws and regulations 
• Hiring: Oversee recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new staff and supporting the process 
• Performance: Providing performance evaluation templates and creating systems for continuous feedback and development 
• Benefits: Establishing and managing employee benefits programs, including health, dental, naturopath reimbursement, life, retirement, and disability plans 
• Policies: Developing and implementing HR policies for the organization 
• Budget: Managing and optimizing the HR budget 
• Culture: Fostering a positive culture and promoting employee well-being 
• Labor relations: Managing the balance between the organization and its workforce 
• Training: Providing systems for training and developing staff 
• Dispute resolution: Mediating employee relations issues and assisting with disciplinary actions 
• Communication: Communicating with brokers, vendors, contractors, and insurance carriers

Essential Functions:

• Create, manage and monitor employee policies and procedures that support the school’s objectives and fully comply with federal, state and local laws and regulations. 
• Enhance the employee benefit programs; develop programs such as employee recognition, wellness program, etc. 
• Lead and support leadership and employees in addressing and resolving workplace conflicts, and executing proper disciplinary and termination protocol. 
• Regularly analyze benefits plans for market competitiveness, research and recommend alternative options as necessary. 
• Consistently promote and perpetuate the school culture and values. 
• Develop HR programs and identify key HR metrics (employee engagement surveys, critical turnover) to analyze and solve problems that impact organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with leadership to identify and address the critical needs of the school and achieve goals that support a long-range HR strategy. 
• Oversee and direct appropriate health, dental and life insurance policies for school employees. 
• Oversee and direct an effective school employee retirement plan. 
• Oversee the complete employee life-cycle from recruitment to retirement.
• Assists leaders in the staff (non-faculty) review process.

Other Duties:

• At Austin Waldorf each Faculty & Staff member contribute to Drop-off (8:00AM), Recess (times vary), and Pick-up (3:30PM) duties. Each duty spans 30 to 45 minutes, twice per week.
• Attendance at afterschool meetings (past 4PM) will be required from time to time.
• Work may be required for a portion of school breaks: Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring Break.

To Apply

Qualified candidates should visit our website www.austinwaldorf.org to complete the online application, and submit the following:

• Cover letter indicating interest in the position and why you believe you are the ideal candidate.
• Current resume
• A list of 3 references minimum, including at least 2 who have directly supervised the candidate’s work (no contact will be made without candidate approval).

Who We Are

The Austin Waldorf school is nestled on over 30 acres in the beautiful hill country of central Texas, celebrating educational excellence since 1980, the school provides a unique education to nearly 400 students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. We are accredited through Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS), and the National Council of Private Schools Accreditation (NCPSA).