Metropolitan School District of Washington Township
Assistant Director of Human Resources
MSDWT OVERVIEW
The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis, Indiana and Marion County. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. The district has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last 60 years and offers a comprehensive educational curriculum with special activities and programs geared to provide enrichment, exploration, and instructional support for students. It also provides excellent opportunities for students to participate in outstanding performing arts, fine arts, academic teams, publications, athletics, and other student activities.
Job Title: Assistant Director of Human Resources
Reports to: Director of Human Resources
Contract Length: 260 Days
FLSA: Exempt
Compensation: $100,000-$113,000
Description: Coordinate with the Director of Human Resources in planning, organizing and directing the human resources management activities for the classified staff in the following functional areas of responsibility: compensation administration, employment, employee relations, training and development, affirmative action compliance, and employee data management.
Foundational Competencies
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Occupational Competencies
Labor legislation: Familiarity with legislation, on a national or international level, that governs labor conditions in various fields between labor parties such as the government, employees, employers, and trade unions.
Apply school corporation policies: Knowledge of the principles and rules that govern the activities and processes of Indiana schools.
Job market offers: Experience with job opportunities available on the labor market, depending on the economic field concerned.
Recruit employees: Hiring new employees by scoping the job role, advertising, performing interviews and selecting staff in line with company policy and legislation.
Interview people: Knowledge of interviewing people in a range of different circumstances.
Document interviews: Familiarity with recording, writing, and capturing answers and information collected during interviews for processing and analysis using shorthand or technical equipment.
Assess character: Experience with assessing how a certain person will react, verbally or physically, in a specific situation or to a specific happening.
Use communication techniques: Familiarity with applying techniques of communication that allow interlocutors to better understand each other and communicate accurately in the transmission of messages.
Negotiate employment agreements: Knowledge of finding agreements between employers and potential employees on salary, working conditions and non-statutory benefits.
Observe confidentiality: Experience with observing the set of rules establishing the nondisclosure of information except to another authorized person.
Write work-related reports: Knowledge of composing work-related reports that support effective relationship management and a high standard of documentation and record keeping. Write and present results and conclusions in a clear and intelligible way so they are comprehensible to a non-expert audience.
Employment law: Experience with the law that mediates the relationship between employees and employers. It concerns employees' rights at work that are binding by the work contract or provisions.
Coordinate with payroll: Familiarity with determining how employees receive their wages, reviewing salaries and benefit plans and advising management on payroll and other employment conditions.
Develop professional networks: Experience with reaching out to and meeting with people in a professional context.
Preferred Experience/Qualifications
Valid Indiana Administrator License
3-5 years of administrative leadership experience
Experience in school administration preferred
Experience supervising employees and human resource duties
Understanding and commitment to urban education and communities
Experience and commitment to anti-racist practices, social justice, underserved populations, and partnerships with urban communities and universities
Experience in data analysis and interpretation
Expert interpersonal skills in the areas of: communication, conflict management, problem solving, empathy
Excellent skills in collaboration and team building
Excellent skills in writing, communication, and presenting
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Seldom = Less than 25 % Often = 51 to 75%
Occasional = 26 to 50 % Very Frequent = 76 % & above
Ability to stand for extended periods of time (3)
Ability to carry 25 pounds (2)
Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations(4)
Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter (4)
Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels (4)
Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation (4)
Ability to operate office equipment (4)
Ability to reach in all directions (4)
Amount of force to push / pull up to 15 pounds (3), 25-30 pounds (2), and 50 or more (1)
Amount to lift 25–30 pounds (2) and 50 or more pounds (1)
Climbing (1)
Overhead work (2)
Regular Work Hours/Travel Requirements
Irregular work hours, as necessary, to complete administrative responsibilities. Minimal travel is required.
The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is an equal opportunity/equal access employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all applicable Federal and Indiana State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action in its programs and activities. Washington Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status.