New Trier Township High School District Hiring for HR Specialist at Winnetka, IL Full Time

Job Title: Human Resources Specialist – C

Occupational Group: Exempt

Assignment: 12-Month

Location: Northfield and Winnetka Campuses

Supervisor: Director of Human Resources

Position Outcomes:

The Human Resources Specialist will assist the Director of Human Resources in managing the employee and internship recruitment process, support staff onboarding and training processes for New Trier High School, in addition to other human resources and general functions as needed. An individual must be outgoing and welcoming while also being able to handle complex sensitive matters with a high level of confidentiality and discretion. This person is responsible for a wide variety of human resources and general administrative responsibilities, including but not limited to talent acquisition, records maintenance and management, onboarding and offboarding, and training programming.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent field, preferred
• Experience in Human Resources administration or HR generalist work
• Excellent Microsoft Office and Google suite skills and comfort with new technologies, platforms, and systems
• Outgoing personality that can create a welcoming environment for others as well as the ability to connect with others across a diverse spectrum of backgrounds, interests, and skill sets
• Positive attitude and capacity to project a positive image of the district to staff and others

Skills and Abilities

• Exemplary interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate clearly and distinctly with staff and applicants for open positions.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality regarding issues of the Human Resources office.
• Ability to work independently with good judgment and decision-making skills
• Ability to set and manage priorities. Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and multi-task a variable workload with attention to detail.
• Ability to organize work flow and work with numerous individuals.
• Ability to assemble and organize data and prepare reports from records.
• Exceptional skills in proofreading, drafting correspondence, interpersonal communication, organization, teamwork and time management for composing content of complex documents and correspondence.
• Physical ability to move around frequently in the office area as well as other areas of the campus.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the Director of Human Resources: Creates, organizes, plans, and presents various forms of onboarding, orientation, and skills training for all new support staff employees, including but not limited to, initiating the welcome processes, conducting new hire orientation, training, and assisting hiring managers with various onboarding steps
• Coordinates all annual compliance training and maintain database of participation information for district employees and Compliance Audits
• Provides educational presentations and training programs to support staff personnel and evaluates program effectiveness through assessments, surveys, and feedback
• Assesses support staff training and development needs through surveys, interviews, focus groups, and communication with supervisors
• Serves as a member of the Support Staff Professional Development Committee
• Oversees all aspects of intern and student teacher recruitment, placement, onboarding, training, performance assessments, and mentoring
• Works with the Director of Human Resources and the college/university placement offices to address any concerns related to intern conduct or program experience
• Compiles and maintains records of HR related activity, such as, performance management tracking, training evaluations, and year-end performance evaluations
• Updates Human Resources Department policies and procedures, forms and job descriptions as needed
• Maintains the Human Resources webpages
• Serves as Human Resources Liaison to the Communications Department
• Cross train on other duties within the Human Resources Department and provide backup to day-to-day office responsibilities (job fairs, hiring, postings, interview schedules, benefits, status changes, work permits, employee IDs, leaves of absence, employee relations questions, preparation of correspondence and board documents, etc.)
• Reconciles P-card receipts and budgets for the Human Resources Department
• Provides general Human Resources Department support: Provides data analysis and reports using the Human Resources database (Skyward)
• Generates correspondence and handles documents related to confidential matters (such as discipline, legal matters, and negotiations) as directed.
• Provides support for special events (support staff orientation, and Northwest Personnel Administrators meetings).
• Works with other members of the Human Resources Office staff to complete projects of a joint nature
• Prepares work permits for employees under age 16 as needed and submits work permits for the community and students to the Department of Labor when other HR personnel are not available
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Winnetka, IL 60093: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location