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Coordinator of Human Resources

The State Education Resource Center (SERC) is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Coordinator of Human Resources.  The Coordinator will assist the Directors and the entire SERC Staff in supporting and developing a multi-racial, multi-cultural team through effective employee relations, professional and personnel development, performance management, and policy development.  The ideal candidate is ready for a challenging HR role in a high energy agency, which is committed to diversity and equity in the workplace.  SERC is also continuing its efforts to become more adaptable, resilient, and outcome based regarding the performance of its workforce.

 
SERC is seeking an experienced HR professional who is passionate about an equitable hands-on approach to problem solving while building relationships across all positions of the organization.  This position is new to SERC, so the candidate must be able to collaboratively and proactively design, monitor, and evaluate policy, structures, and practices across the agency that are reflective of SERC’s vision and mission to promote an equitable and inclusive environment and opportunities.   The position will require an HR representative that is deeply knowledgeable about the design of work systems in which people grow, succeed, and contribute.

We encourage applications from candidates who reflect the increasing diversity of our agency’s staff and who have a demonstrated commitment to working with and as a part of a multi-cultural, multi-racial learning community.

Candidates must have 5+ years of HR experience and a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management or a related degree.

Applicants must have a demonstrated ability to:

• Recruit, screen, and orient new employees for all assignments and positions;
• Coordinate and execute employment processes, associated paperwork, and data entry for new hires and status changes;
• Facilitate the induction and orientation of new hires in collaboration with SERC’s Coordinator of Workforce Development;
• Communicate and administer all benefit plans for the employees and perform the necessary duties for local claims handling, explanation of coverage, resolution of problems, annuity plan provisions, Teachers Retirement Board provisions, and pre-retirement counseling;
• Collaboratively identify competencies necessary in an equity-driven workplace with a highly skilled and highly diverse staff working in multiple locations;
• Ensure employment practices for equity, access, and opportunity;
• Coordinate the establishment of work rules, corrective action procedures, and the due process system to assure that they are administered in a fair and equitable manner;
• Collaboratively and proactively provide employee development opportunities, employee assistance programs, and organizational development interventions through strategic policies, structures, and practices;
• Address legal issues regarding employment and benefits;
• Use data for analysis, statistical reporting, and communication to various staff, stakeholders, and partners for multiple purposes;
• Actively collaborate with the Coordinator of Workforce Development.

Candidates must also have exceptional written and oral communication skills; collaboration and communication skills needed to work with and support a broad constituency in a highly diverse environment, which includes employees from racially, culturally, ethnically, or linguistically diverse backgrounds and persons with disabilities; demonstrated experience reaching out to diverse communities to build partnerships to achieve desired results, including workforce development and community development; and knowledge of ADA, Title IX, and labor law.

Applicants from racially, culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse backgrounds and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The position will remain open until filled, but is anticipated that interviews will begin in late October.  A thorough, updated resume listing at least three professional references must be submitted to be considered. 

Submit letter of intent with resume to:

Personnel

SERC

25 Industrial Park Road

Middletown, CT 06457

No phone calls please.

SERC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

 

 

At CTSERC.org