Description

School Profile

The SEED School of Maryland is a statewide, public, college-preparatory boarding school that opened in August 2008.  The school educates and boards 400 students in grades six through twelve. The SEED School of Maryland is an extraordinary educational opportunity for students across the state to receive a tuition-free, college-preparatory, boarding education.

The SEED School of Maryland combines a rigorous and engaging academic curriculum with life skills and enrichment activities to provide students with a thoughtfully balanced learning and living experience. Students and their families commit to a seven-year educational program that offers small class sizes, high quality teaching and learning experiences, mentoring, community service, and extracurricular activities such as sports and arts.  

The SEED School is centered around its character values: compassion, growth, gratitude, perseverance, integrity, respect for oneself and others, and responsibility.  The SEED School staff are in partnership with parents, families, and communities to guide and support student success.  The school follows a typical academic school year calendar.

SEED Network

SEED is the pioneering national network of public, college-preparatory boarding schools, offering a unique 24-hour, 5-day per week learning environment. Our tuition-free schools, the first of their kind in the U.S., are intentionally designed to serve traditionally underserved students. Supported by The SEED Foundation, we operate in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Miami, and Los Angeles. The Foundation's College Transition & Success (CTS) team provides comprehensive support to SEED graduates from junior year through college graduation. SEED's success has gained recognition from media outlets like 60 Minutes and The New York Times, and former President Obama has lauded it as "a true success story." Learn more at www.seedfoundation.com. 

Position Overview

We are currently seeking a Director of Human Resources.  The Director of Human Resources will report to the Head of School and be responsible for leading a department restructure of the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of the Human Resources function including federal, state, and local compliance; policy and procedure development; full life-cycle recruitment; benefits administration; employee relations; budget management; monthly and annual reporting; and HRIS/records management.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Annually reviews and makes recommendations to executive management for improvement of policies, procedures, and practices on personnel matters.
• Maintains knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation and ensures compliance.
• Responsible for compliance with federal and state legislation pertaining to all personnel matters.
• Communicates changes in personnel policies and procedures and ensures proper compliance is followed.
• Assists management in the annual review, preparation and administration of wage and salary program.
• Manages the faculty contract renewal process together with senior management.
• Develops and maintains annual human resources budget.
• Conducts recruitment efforts for all staff, including writing and placing all job advertisements and attending job fairs and outreach events.
• Oversees employee evaluation process for all employees.
• Writes, edits and finalizes job descriptions as necessary.
• Conducts new employee orientations and exit interviews.
• Ensures background checks and drug tests are completed for all employees.
• Consults with legal counsel as appropriate, and/or as directed by the Head of School/Managing Director on personnel matters.
• Works directly with department managers to assist them in employee relations counseling and carrying out their responsibilities on personnel matters.
• Manages all aspects of the organization’s benefit programs, including processing new enrollments and changes.
• Coordinates and manages open enrollment.
• Manages and tracks worker’s compensation and unemployment claims.
• Resolve payroll issues in coordination with the finance department.
• Maintains the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) and ensures accuracy and integrity of the data.
• Provides monthly and annual reports on employment trends to the Head of School and government agencies.
• Recommends, evaluates, and participates in staff development.
• Participates on committees and special projects and seeks additional responsibilities.
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned. 
  
  

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible generalist experience.
• PHR/SPHR or SHRM certification is required.
• Knowledge and experience with federal, state and local employment laws.
• Passionate commitment to The SEED School mission.
• Spirit of collaboration and teamwork.
• Unquestioned ability to maintain confidential information to the highest standard.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Excellent problem solving and analysis skills.
• Extraordinary commitment to employee and customer relations.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands and to manage complex issues creatively and effectively.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite Proficient in HRIS/payroll systems.