Director of Human Resources

Director of Human Resources

At Madonna Manor, we believe a job should be more than simply a means of earning a living. It should be a learning experience, a path to personal growth, and most important a way of putting faith into action.

Job requirements

The Director of Human Resources serves as a counselor, advisor, and coach to management on all human resources practices, including corrective actions, employee evaluations, and involuntary separations of employment, while providing oversight and audit functions for proper administration of payroll processing, preparing human resources trend analysis reports, ensuring effective recruitment and retention of staff, and developing and ensuring compliance with all employee relations, compensation, and benefits programs.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures Human Resources policies, procedures, and actions are in compliance with applicable governmental laws and regulations and standards of accrediting bodies.
• Acts as primary contact with counsel and outside agencies regarding employment issues.
• Identifies legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting Human Resources Services (i.e. EEOC, OSHA, ADA, Wage and Hour).
• Ensures timely processing of workers’ compensation claims, and ensures that the facility is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Prescreens applicants and makes recommendations to managers/directors concerning employment when questions arise.
• Ensures that all mandatory pre-employment background investigations, verifications, references, and examinations have been successfully completed prior to actual hire.
• Coordinates the facility orientation.
• Oversees the maintenance of employee files, including personnel, medical, FMLA, disability, pension, and workers’ compensation.
• Ensures in-service training, annual education, and other related programs are documented in employee records.
• Ensures performance appraisals are conducted for all employees.
• Reviews individual unemployment claims and acts as liaison with counsel for unemployment hearings.
• Reviews and assists management in employment corrective action and terminations.
• Administers employment benefit programs, such as group insurance, life, medical, dental, accident and disability, pensions, investments, and savings.
• Completes and audits proper payroll processing to ensure compliance with Department of Labor regulations regarding regular compensation, overtime calculations, and exempt status.

Education and Experience

A qualified applicant would have a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or similar education, and minimum 3 years’ experience working in an HR setting.