Job Type
Full-time
Description
Job Title: Vice President - Human Resources (VP-HR)
Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: Hybrid- 25% travel required
Salary: $140,000-170,000 annually based on experience
The VP-HR will be responsible for leading all aspects of human resources at Kennedy Care, ensuring effective talent management, compliance, and employee engagement. This strategic role requires a thoughtful, forward-looking leader with a deep understanding of the human services sector and experience in implementing innovative HR practices.
The RoleReporting to the CFO, the VP-HR joins our executive leadership team and leads all aspects of human resources across our four entities. This is a strategic role for a forward-looking leader who knows the human services sector and wants to shape how a growing, multi-state organization recruits, rewards, and retains its people.
This hybrid position is based in Mid-Michigan, with remote flexibility and up to 25% travel to offices and service locations in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and future markets including occasional overnight travel.
What You'll Do- Set and execute HR strategy across all entities and serve as an executive advisor to the CEO and CFO
- Lead talent acquisition through the Manager of Talent Acquisition Services, owning hiring outcomes for high-volume direct care (caregivers, childcare providers, RBTs), clinical (RN, LPN, BCBA), and leadership roles
- Own compensation, benefits strategy, and the annual renewal, including ACA compliance for a variable-hour workforce
- Ensure home care wage-and-hour compliance, including overtime, paid travel time, mileage, and worker classification
- Maintain multi-state compliance, handbooks, exclusion screening, workers' compensation, and unemployment programs
- Own the HR technology stack (HRIS, ATS, LMS) and its integration with scheduling, EVV, and payroll
- Lead the evaluation and rollout of AI-enabled tools that improve efficiency and the employee and client experience
- Build engagement, retention, performance management, and leadership development programs
- Lead the people side of growth, including acquisitions and new-state expansion
- Participate in EOS Level 10 meetings and own HR Rocks and scorecards
- Serve as the executive escalation point for after-hours employee crises
Why Kennedy Care- A seat at the executive table with real influence on company direction
- Mission-driven work that directly supports quality care for clients and families
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits available
- 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO
- Six Paid Holidays per year
Work Environment & Physical Requirements- Work is performed primarily in a remote or office setting and requires extended periods of computer and phone use.
- Travel up to 25% to offices and service locations in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and future markets, including occasional overnight travel.
- Availability for after-hours escalations as described in Essential Functions.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Requirements
What You Bring- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field (MBA or relevant master's preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years as a VP-HR or senior HR leader
- Experience developing and managing a departmental budget
- Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
- A proven track record of people strategies that deliver results
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to lead and inspire HR teams in a dynamic environment.
Preferred Experience- HR leadership in home health, home care, or personal care, ideally in Medicaid- or VA-funded settings
- Leading HR for a distributed, field-based workforce across three or more states
- Exposure to EOS
- SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification
Salary Description
$140K-$170K
