"HR Manager"

Job Description

Under the supervision of the President, this position manages and directs the White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) Human Resources (HR) Department. The HR Manager oversees recruitment/staffing, classification and compensation, benefits and retirement, performance management, policy compliance, training and development, and HR information systems (HRIS).

Duties & Responsibilities

On a typical day at WETCC, your contributions will include teamwork, resourcefulness, confidentiality, and effective communication. Specific contributions for this role are listed below. This is not a complete list as all staff may be required to perform additional duties.

1. Manage the HR functions.

• Provide support to managers and supervisors in all HR functions including, but not limited to, recruitment/staffing, position descriptions, classification and compensation, benefits and retirement, performance management, policy compliance, and training and development.
• Oversee salary placement for staff and faculty in accordance with the supervisor.
• Develop the WETCC Affirmative Action Plan.
• Serve as the WETCC designated department insurance representative (DDIR).
• Serve as the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Title I coordinator for employees.
• Serve as a Title IX coordinator for employees.
• Serve as the data practices compliance officer for employee records.
• Monitor and process workers compensation and unemployment claims; make determinations to contest claims; and establish an estimated budget for claims.

2. Provide leadership and direction to the HR Department.

• Ensure the department is meeting the needs of the college.
• Ensure federal and state regulations/policies/procedures/statutes are adhered to.
• Oversee the development/revision of HR policies and procedures.
• Direct the development and maintenance of HR records and HRIS.

3. Provide leadership counsel to executive leadership.

• Serve as a key resource and advisor to the president in dealing with confidential matters.
• Manage human capital to maximize business value.
• Ensure consistent institutional and departmental responses and communications to internal and external constituents.
• Serve as a resource to administrators in establishing departmental/division personnel goals and strategies.
• Collaborate with leadership to establish and maintain a culture in accordance with the colleges strategic plans and its mission and vision statements.
• Monitor current and future retirements and assist with establishing an estimated budget.

4. Oversee compliance with rules, policies and procedures, and regulations.

• Recommend alternatives to resolve conflicts and grievances.
• Prepare the presidents/HRs response to grievances following research/negotiation.
• Conduct/arrange training for management/staff as necessary.
• Conduct investigations as needed.

5. Manage the colleges performance management process.

• Oversee the process of evaluating employees.
• Design/update evaluation forms as needed.
• Train and provide ongoing support to supervisors in maintaining appropriate performance or behavioral corrective action documentation.
• Assist supervisors with coaching and progressive discipline as necessary.
• Assist supervisors with preparing/updating position descriptions.

6. Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the smooth functioning of the department.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Advertised Salary: $61,755.20/year, exempt status

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates Degree.
• Three or more years of experience in human resources.
• Knowledge of employee benefit programs.
• Experience with human resources information systems.
• Comprehensive computer skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with diverse populations.
• Current drivers license and insurance.
• Ability to pass a background check before being offered employment.
• Ability to travel for professional development and job-related activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree.
• Five or more years of experience in human resources.
• Society for Human Resources Management certification.
• Supervisory/leadership experience.
• Experience in higher education.

Applicant Materials Required: Resume, cover letter, three professional references, completed WETCC application, and background check consent form; application and consent form can be found at www.wetcc.edu.

Benefits

WETCC offers a comprehensive benefits package, for full-time employees, including company-paid life and disability. Other benefits include Health, Dental, H.S.A. with company match, additional life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, vision, Legal & ID Shield, and medical & dependent care FSA. The effective date for new full-time employees the first day of the month following the first 60 days after date of hire. Traditional or Roth 401k with a company match up to 5%, fully vested from day one, the effective date for 401k is the first of the month following 90 days of employment, for full and part-time employees.

WETCC offers annual leave and sick leave, they both start accruing from the date of hire. WETCC has 19 paid holidays a year.

About WETCC

Established as a not-for-profit tribally controlled educational institution of higher learning, the first Charter was approved on February 5, 1998 “…to provide adult education and post-secondary educational services to enrolled members of the White Earth Reservation and to other eligible Indians and non-Indian residents of the area…”

Initial Candidacy for Accreditation by The Higher Learning Commission was granted on October 14, 2004, with full accreditation granted on October 8, 2008.

Purpose Statements

• The college will present learning as a life-long process of discovery of knowledge embedded in the intellectual disciplines and the traditions of the Anishinaabe people.
• The college will support the self-determination of the Anishinaabe people through the preservation and promotion of their history, culture, and language.
• The college will seek to address eh social, political, and economic needs of the White Earth Reservation through programs that encourage service to the community.
• The college will promote a philosophy based on the seven teachings of the Anishinaabe.

Mission - White Earth Tribal and Community College is an institution of higher learning dedicated to academic excellence grounded in Anishinaabe culture, values, and traditions.

Vision - Gaa-miinigoowizid Anishinaabe gibimiwidoomin niigaanakeyaa – “We all are carrying into the future the way the Anishinaabeg was gifted”