Greenwich Public Schools

Setting the Standard for Excellence in Public Education

Position Specification

Title:               Chief Human Resources Officer

Reports To:    Superintendent of Schools

Position Purpose

The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the Board Of Education is primarily responsible in planning, developing, and administering, through appropriate HR staff, all BOE Human Resources functions: employee and labor relations programs and contracts; recruitment, selection and retention of quality employees; staff training and development programs; records and information services; employee communications and organizational development; temporary, hourly and substitute employment transactions; participates in matters relating to equal employment opportunity, fair employment practices, and other legal requirements related to employment; and is responsible for data collection, preparation and submission of required federal and state reports relating to employment. 

Essential Functions

Human Resources

• Ensures all staff are evaluated timely and effectively
  Develops the Human Resources operating budget for over 1,400 employees and monitors it on a regular basis
• Participates in leadership meetings
• Supervises daily activities of all HR staff
• Creates part time/temporary salary budgets for entire district
• Serves as consultant to all school buildings and departments on employment-related issues
• Conducts staffing meetings with administrators to ensure compliance with the approved table of organization
• Reviews and approves requests for leaves of absence and approvals for the use of personal days of absence
• Responds to daily questions from staff
• Conducts orientation meetings with new faculty
• Leads HR operations meetings
• Creates annual monitoring reports that go to the BOE 
• Creates and updates job descriptions as needed
• Signs all CT Department of Education teacher certificate renewal forms
• Reviews and approves or denies district Personnel Information Forms and HR Data Forms for all staff
• Reviews and approves tuition reimbursement requests
• Supervises maintenance of personnel records
• Reviews and oversees process for responding to various requests for information of records related to personnel files
• Develops support plans for teachers and administrators who need assistance in order to improve their performance
• Works cooperatively with the Town Director of Human Resources and Director of Labor Relations to further the interests of the Board of Education

Staffing

• Under the direction of the Superintendent, organizes the process for the hiring of all staff
• Assists administrators with hiring of staff
• Maintains the Board of Education’s table of organization that is published in the Superintendent’s recommended budget
• Attends job fairs for certified staff recruitment
• Approves or denies requests for the hiring of temporary staff
• Develops the monthly staffing and vacancy reports that go to the BOE
• With the Assistant Director, assigns Professional Assistants to schools each year based upon educational and student information provided by Pupil Personnel Services Director
• Reviews, approves, or denies staffing recommendations from administrators
• Ensures compliance with non-certified staffing models at the school and program level
•  Analyzes and makes recommendations for staffing model changes of certified and non-certified staff based on building needs, student enrollment, etc.

Labor Relations

• Participates in contract negotiations for all BOE labor agreements, which include the teachers’ and administrators’ contracts.  This requires an intimate knowledge of school and classroom issues
• Meets and communicates with all association leadership on a regular basis to address employee issues
• Hears grievances at Step 1 and responds accordingly in writing
• Conducts pre-disciplinary meetings for certified staff
• When necessary, imposes discipline for all certified and non-certified staff
• Works with principals and other administrators on labor issues
• Participates in arbitration hearings, when required
• Follows through on termination of staff, when necessary
• Interprets collective bargaining agreements for Board employees
• Provides input to the Town Director of Labor Relations during contract negotiations on Board of Education issues and concerns
• Conducts investigations into alleged employee misconduct
• Participates in responses/hearings to allegations of unfair labor practices
• Assures adherence to both the municipal and Board of Education collective bargaining agreements
• Provides guidance to district administrators in resolution of employee problems and complaints

Additional Duties:

• As assigned by the Superintendent
• May be assigned to District and/or organizational committees as appropriate

Travel Requirements:

• Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required

Qualifications Profile:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in Human Resources, Industrial Labor Relations, Educational Administration or related field- such as Juris Doctor degree. 

Certification/License:

• State certification (092 or 085)
• Connecticut driver’s license required

Experience:

• Demonstrated successful human resources experience in a unionized environment, or school district; central office administrative experience preferable;

Terms of Employment and Work Schedule:

• Standard administrator work schedule including attendance at Board meetings and other meetings as needed
• Carries out his/her professional responsibilities to the extend required by the operations programs of the Greenwich Board of Education
• Salary and fringe benefits as set forth in the applicable individual employment contract.

NOTE:  The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities.  It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
 

Mission

It is the Mission of the Greenwich Public Schools:
• to educate all students to the highest levels of academic achievement;
• to enable them to reach and expand their potential; and
• to prepare them to become productive, responsible, ethical, creative and compassionate members of society.
 

Vision of the Graduate

The Greenwich Public Schools are committed to preparing students to function effectively in an interdependent global community.  Therefore, in addition to acquiring a core body of knowledge, all students will develop their individual capacities to:

• Pose and pursue substantive questions
• Critically interpret, evaluate, and synthesize information
• Explore, define, and solve complex problems
• Communicate effectively for a given purpose
• Advocate for ideas, causes, and actions
• Generate innovative, creative ideas and products
• Collaborate with others to produce a unified work and/or heightened understanding
• Contribute to community through dialogue, service and/or leadership
• Conduct themselves in an ethical and responsible manner
• Recognize and respect other cultural contexts and points of view
• Pursue their unique interests, passions and curiosities
• Respond to failures and successes with reflection and resilience
• Be responsible for their own mental and physical health