Senior Human Resources and Labor Relations DirectorPay is commensurate with experience beginning at $111,000 annually. Full time, non-exempt, benefits eligible. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.
The Senior Director of Human Resources & Labor Relations provides strategic leadership by aligning human resources initiatives with organizational goals and effectively communicating priorities to management, and the Executive Team. This role oversees all aspects of human resources operations and labor relations, ensuring compliance, and supporting organizational effectiveness.
This position serves as the organization's primary liaison with union representatives and is responsible for collective bargaining, contract administration, and labor strategy while maintaining collaborative and productive labor-management relationships. This role fosters effective labor-management partnerships while ensuring full compliance with applicable labor laws and collective bargaining agreements.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Establishing the vision and functions of the Center's Human Resources Department to attract, motivate and retain a qualified and diverse workforce.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the HR team to ensure high performance and professional growth
- Serve as the primary point of contact for union communication and engagement
- Lead collective bargaining negotiations, including strategy development and execution
- Interpret and administer collective bargaining agreements (CBAs)
- Manage grievance processes, arbitrations, and dispute resolution
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws and regulations
- Overseeing employment related compliance with regulatory laws (i.e. EEO, OSHA, FMLA, COBRA, FLSA, ADA, NLRB and other employment-related statutes), development and administration of human resource policies, and provide leadership with overall Center employee relations.
- Partner with executive leadership to evaluate organizational capabilities, performance, and development needs, while guiding merit and salary adjustment decisions and position design.
- Administering the Center's employee safety and health programs, worker's compensation and unemployment compensation programs.
- Assuming additional Human Resources related duties as requested by Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operations Officer.
- Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
Qualifications include but not limited to:
- Bachelor's degree in business, Human Resources or related field;
- At least three years of progressive Human Resources leadership experience in a position of similar scope and size of organization.
- Significant labor relations experience including collective bargaining negotiations and administering CBAs
- Demonstrated leadership, administrative, and supervisory abilities
- Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws and labor regulations
- Experience advising executive leadership and/or Board of Directors
- Preferred
- Master's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field
- Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SPHR)
- Experience in unionized healthcare, behavioral health, or nonprofit environments
- Computer literate in software used by the Center;
- Exceptional interpersonal skills for working with a diverse workforce and community;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in all circumstances;
- Possess a commitment to interdisciplinary and community mental health center initiatives;
- A commitment to Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Belonging; and
- An energetic and positive approach to the rapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex workplace.
