Job Title: Director of Human Resources
FLSA Classification: Supervisory, Full-time 12-month position, Exempt (Salaried).
Reports To: CEO/Executive Director
The Overbrook School for the Blind is seeking a highly qualified human resources professional who exudes a passion for the school, its students, its employees, and its mission to serve as its Director of Human Resources.
The Mission of Overbrook School for the Blind (OSB) is to develop and deliver education that enhances the options available for persons with visual impairments, including those with additional challenges so that they have the greatest opportunity to experience active and fulfilling lives.
Organizational Description: OSB is a dynamic and multi-faceted organization centered around the operation of a private non-profit school for ages 3 to 21. Formal and informal parental feedback consistently highlights the caring and committed staff as a primary strength of the School. Along with three other Chartered Schools for the Deaf and Blind throughout Pennsylvania, OSB receives general operating support through an annual state appropriation that partially subsidizes the salaries and benefits for over 230 employees. In addition to school operations, OSB manages expansive Birth to 3 Services in multiple counties and oversees an International Program that serves nine developing countries in Southeast Asia. Additionally, OSB provides itinerant services by Teachers of the Visually Impaired to students in local school districts and charter schools. Since 1832, OSB’s legacy of innovation in service to children who are blind or visually impaired has been propelled by an energetic and dedicated workforce.
Job Functions: The Director of Human Resources reports directly to the CEO/Executive Director and participates in quarterly meetings of the School’s Board of Trustees. This position serves as the primary administrative leader responsible for all human resources matters, including, but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, onboarding, compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations impacting employment, securing contracts with various staffing agencies, oversight of employee investigations and coordination of staff development functions, including annual employee evaluations. The incoming Director of Human Resources will have substantial influence in effectuating continual departmental improvement, consistent with the efforts of other administrative colleagues affecting school-wide improvement.
Strategic:
Partners with the CEO/Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer, Superintendent, and Director of Development on operational and strategic plans, providing recommendations based on sound human resources practices
Oversees activities and initiatives to satisfy goals for recruitment and retention objectives critical to the effective delivery of instruction for the School’s students
Participates actively in quarterly Board of Trustees meetings, reporting on strategic objectives focused on the School’s human resources needs
Employee Support and Departmental Supervision:
Manages and leads the Human Resources department, including the supervision of HR staff, which reflects a service orientation that engenders trust
Takes a leadership role in implementing initiatives supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Develops effective, broad-based recruitment strategies to employ a highly qualified and diverse workforce. Ensures the timely filling of vacant positions, ensuring that position descriptions, postings interviews, and selection processes are consistent with best practices
Secures qualified substitutes for long- and short-term absences and leaves
Collaborates with the CFO in effective and efficient payroll processes and the accurate assignment of employee salaries
Supports the Professional Development Committee organizes required training and ensures that appropriate records are maintained
Chairs the school-wide Safety Committee and collaborates with Security Managers and Building and Grounds staff to implement recommendations
Understands and clearly describes employee retirement and other benefits plans to new and existing employees. Provides staff training and presentations
Ensures efficient staff enrollment in Medical, Dental, Life/disability, and other benefit programs, and appropriate payroll deductions and collection of employee payments while on leave of absence
Handles the Worker's Compensation program, evaluating injuries, reporting to the benefit carrier, and arranging for employees to return to work with job restrictions, such as light-duty
Maintains and consistently updates as necessary a comprehensive Employee Handbook and develops strategies to maximize compliance
Other Tasks and Legal Duties:
Promotes productive relationships with staffing agencies
Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to personnel management, as well as compliance with all Board of Trustees policies and procedures concerning the same
Completes legal reports and handles government regulations for HR functions such as EEO, ERISA, Wage and Hour, OSHA and COBRA
Coordinates maintenance of and protects the confidential nature of employee records, including program and department assignments, salary costs, labor distribution, and benefit eligibility
Oversees employee investigations and application of corrective and disciplinary procedures. Works with outside counsel as appropriate
Minimum Education and Experience Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in the Human Resources or associated field
At least 5 Years of experience as Director of Human Resources. A combination of training and experience may be substituted
Excellent interpersonal communication skills and large-group presentation skills
Highly effective organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Proficient use of Microsoft Office software, Google platforms, and working knowledge of Human Resources systems. Must have the proven ability to access a variety of external databases and search for information pertinent to school operations, policies, and procedures
Strategic thinking skills and ability to problem-solve and make thoughtful decisions
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced degree in the Human Resources or associated field
Past experience as a human resources professional in a school environment with working knowledge of PSERS reporting and other education-specific human resources function
An active member of SHRM
OSB offers a competitive salary and benefits package reflective of the applicant’s training and experience, including liberal financial support for the pursuit of advanced degrees. Applications from members of communities traditionally under-represented in school administrative positions are invited.
Interested applicants can apply via online:
Overbrook School for the Blind Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Overbrook School for the Blind (OSB) has, and will continue to follow, a policy of recruiting, employing and promoting individuals best qualified for any position by reason of education, training, and experience without regard to race, color, ancestry, genetic information, familial or marital status, domestic or sexual violence victimization, ethnicity, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or non-job-related disability or the use of a guide or support animal because of blindness, deafness or physical disability. OSB shall not discriminate against an individual who has exercised his/her rights against discrimination in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Overbrook School for the Blind offers a competitive salary and benefits package reflective of the applicant’s training and experience.
Interested applicants can apply via online: https://www.applitrack.com/obs/onlineapp/