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Human Resource Business Partner

Employer
National Heritage Academies
Location
Grand Rapids, MI, US
Salary
Competitive

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Join National Heritage Academies (NHA) as a Human Resource Business Partner. This position will report directly to the Director of People Services / Talent Management and will be responsible for supporting Principals, Deans, and Managers throughout the organization with employee related matters. They also should be instrumental in developing and implementing strategic human resource initiatives and goals for each leader they support.

About Us

NHA is a charter school management company that operates 80 schools in 9 states. We are committed to our mission of "challenging each child to achieve..." and we pride ourselves on our students' ability to achieve high results in later education based on the foundations gained in grades K-8 at NHA.

In this role you will work out of our corporate headquarters (Service Center) located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The NHA Service Center is where all the behind-the-scenes magic happens. Our 400 brilliant team members are brag-worthy. With a diverse group of departments like admissions, talent acquisition, facilities, legal services, and many more working together to provide top level back-office support. The Service Center is a place of bright colors, smiling faces, and opportunity. We like to gather for events such as the fall crocktoberfest cook-off, the sparkling holiday party full of fun and unexplainable excitement, and our annual 5K Service Center fun run.

Your Role

  • Provide guidance on employee related matters (employee misconduct, employee poor performance, employee concerns, policy explanation, and other employee related matters)
  • Proactively review and address employee engagement - this includes creating and implementing initiatives that will effectively address the needs of our staff
  • Understand and manage the talent available at each location. Effectively prepare and pipelining talent for upcoming vacancies or building needs
  • Work with outside legal counsel on high risk employee relations matters
  • Meet with school leaders at their building in order to observe daily proceedings, provide guidance on employee matters, and ensure compliance with policies and practices
  • Lead contact for the organization with EEOC claims and other litigation matters
  • Administers unemployment compensation process as needed, including attending hearings. Helps team determine steps to take with difficult unemployment matters in determining weather or not to contest matters
  • Own and assist in projects on key indicatives in the organization to help improve the practices of the organization
  • Develops presentations and delivers presentations to leaders and employees on a variety of topics
  • Additional duties as assigned


Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, labor relations, or business management area of study
  • Masters degree or human resource certification preferred but not required
  • 5 years of experience in a human resources role
  • Experience with employee discipline and termination proceedings
  • Must have a full knowledge of human resources practices and trends
  • Strong attention to detail and both written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to prioritize and manage a wide variety and high quantity of tasks at any given time
  • Ability to travel 20% - 30% of the time - could be more based on needs of organization

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National Heritage Academies is an equal opportunity employer.

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