Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Hiring for Manager Labor & Employee Relations Job at Tacoma, WA Full Time

Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital is a Joint Commission accredited, 120-bed psychiatric hospital located in Tacoma, WA.

Wellfound is a Labor & Employee Relations Manager to join our Human Resource team.

The Labor & Employee Relations Manager, will support employee and labor relations activities for Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital as assigned by the Director, Human Resources. The Labor & Employee Relations Manager is an independent indirect leader, focused on building positive and influential relationships among all levels in the organization, with external Labor partners, and within the represented bargaining units. This role will work as part of Wellfound’s Human Resources.

Resources to develop and facilitate labor strategy, resolve employee and labor relations issues, participate in collective bargaining, arbitration, and grievances, and manage all contract implementations. This position will play a major role in updating, interpreting and applying employee relations policies and the collective bargaining agreements applicable to bargaining unit employees. As the subject matter expert, the Labor & Employee Relations Manager provides recommendations and/or solutions to HR colleagues and leaders at all levels of the organization, including executive leadership. This position serves as Chief Negotiator for collective bargaining agreements for the hospital, driving conflict resolution and positive employee and labor relations aligned with Wellfound’s values and business strategy. Work situations require strong customer service focus, leadership, Labor Relations skill, effective dispute resolution, critical thinking, initiative, independent judgment in decision-making, a professional work ethic and effective interpersonal and presentation skills. The role requires a mix of experience in HR, labor relations, finance, operations, and leadership.

We offer competitive pay, benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 403B match and a generous PTO plan.

What we require:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Labor Relations, or related discipline
• Juris Doctorate or Master’s degree preferred

Certification/Licenses:

• Human resources professional certification preferred (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRMSCP)

Work Experience:

• Five (5) years of professional experience in labor and employee relations required.
• Two (2) years’ experience collective bargaining required, Chief Spokesperson experience strongly preferred. Experience must include leading contract interpretation and implementation, grievance processing, performance management, and facilitating communication and working relationships with union organizations and management.
• Possesses a working knowledge of application of laws and regulatory standards such as FLSA, FMLA, NLRA, EEOC, Workers’ Compensation, ADA, HIPAA, COBRA and preferably The Joint Commission (TJC) principles and practices
• Experience with employment-related investigations and grievance administration
• Effective internal and external consulting, facilitation, and leadership skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 – $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Tacoma, WA 98405: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Employee Relations: 5 years (Required)
• collective bargaining: 2 years (Required)
• Employee related investigations and grievance: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Human Resource certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location