Human Resources Staff

• Leads, directs, and manages personnel, equity, and affirmative action programs
• Approves hires, assignments, transfers, and disciplines staff
• Supervises and evaluates staff
• Chairs negotiations process/bargaining units
• Supports performance management processes for all employee groups
• Places student teachers (except UNI and Wartburg)
• Facilitates labor-management meetings with all employee groups
• Hearing officer for complaints and grievances
• Reviews, updates and develops (if necessary) HR and Equity policies
• Serves as District Title IX Coordinator and Equity
• EEOC Compliance
• Approves extended leaves and contract language exceptions
• Administer bargained agreements
• Co-facilitates district administrator mentoring program
• Facilitates onboarding efforts for all employee groups
• Determines findings of complaint investigations

• Provides clerical support for the Chief Officer for Human Resources/Equity
• Supports special projects, committee groups, staffing
• Manages district and non-district athletic coaching files, information, and hiring process
• Gathers materials and supports the recruitment program
• Editor of The Source—Human Resources Newsletter
• Organizes meetings
• Creates/updates HR manuals and guides
• Assists with the development of the district Affirmative Action Plan
• Prepare contracts for Administrators, Administrative Support and Athletic Coaches
• Conducts orientation meetings with new employees
• Supports the compilation of HR metrics
• Creates date reports
• Facilitates District Years of Service Awards Program
• Conducts background checks for new employees and those on cycle as required

• Administers Insurance Program
• Coordinates and manages employee benefits, including enrollment
• Assists and maintains Workman’s Compensation
• Maintains Student/Employee Accident Reports
• Maintains Tax Sheltered Annuity (403b), 125c Program, and AFLAC Policies
• Conducts orientation meetings with all new employees
• Creates and maintains HR Website
• Plans,  develops and maintains a comprehensive training program for non-certified staff
• Supports the compilation of HR metrics
• Creates data reports
• Participates on District Insurance Committee

• Gathers, researches, and analyzes data for use in statistical calculations and reporting in accordance with federal and state requirements and managing data collection and creation of the District Affirmative Action Plan.
• Primary liaison with the Equity Implemented Partnership at the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa or other research practice partnerships. 
• Assists in the coordination of meetings and communication between contracted service providers for the purposes of program evaluation.
• Uses personnel database to advise the District’s Human Resources office regarding issues of equity and inclusion in the hiring process.
• Creates visualizations to clearly communicate analytics and integrating them into presentations delivered to key stakeholders.
• Assists board of education members, district level and building level administrators, staff, parents, and community members in:
  • Understanding the data and its implications at the district, building, classroom, staff and/or student level.
  • Developing data-informed action plans to ensure educational equity for all students and staff
• Committed to the principles of diversity, inclusion, and equity and willingness to continually promote and practice those principles.

• Operates ESC switchboard and the Raptor System
• Provides information to process background checks for new district employees
• Manages licensure issues and assists teachers with updates
• Maintains licensure database and notifies employees of licensure status
• Completes written documentation to verify employment
• Processes job bids, transfers and applications for food service and custodial maintenance
• Updates district website with job postings and run classified ads in the newspaper
• Assists employees with Applicant Tracking System
• Assists employees with Aesop in the absence of other HR staff
• Issues Senior Citizen passes
• Prepares Board Exhibit
• Manages ESC hospitality program
• Maintains lobby (arranges schedule for ESC art displays, meeting room display board, etc.)

• Operates Attendance Center (AESOP)
• Covers switchboard as needed
• Creates employee, sub, and non-district badges
• Manages all employment records
• Completes Employee folders
• Assists with payroll records
• Verifies absences
• Recruits substitutes
• Provides clerical support as needed
• Support compilation of HR metrics
• Implements substitute evaluation process
• Processes employee temporary leaves
• Creates attendance reports
• Assists with sub training sessions
• Maintains updated substitute manual

• Creates employee and non-district badges
• Prepares WEA contracts, WESP letters of assignments, and AFSCME letters of assignments
• Creates seniority lists for WEA, WESP, and AFSCME
• Completes BEDS report
• Maintains record of evaluations for all employee groups
• Processes lane changes
• Conducts orientation meetings with new employees as requested
• Provides clerical support as needed
• Creates reports as requested
• Covers switchboard as needed
• Maintains absence balances for ALIO/AESOP
• Manages sick bank balances
• Maintain leave records for all employee groups
• Schedules and administers writing portion of NCLB testing

• Create, maintain and evaluate a student recruiting plan to engage with internship opportunities throughout the Cedar Valley business community.
• Lead substantial human resources efforts related to the recruitment and retention of diverse instructional and support
• Identify and attend expos, career fairs, chamber events, trade shows etc.
• Conduct information sessions on and off campus for student and staff recruitment efforts.
• Gain familiarity with Waterloo Career Center Teacher Pathways to recognize potential future teachers from within and facilitate workforce planning.
• Establish relationships with local universities to identify new Waterloo Schools graduates with high potential for teacher education programs.

Collaborate with local high schools to ensure high levels of consistent student involvement in internship opportunities.
Schedule and conduct campus tours for potential students and appropriate community.
Interact with counselors and program managers to coordinate recruitment of potential students for WCC programming and work-based experiences.
Establish and maintain contact with local businesses, business groups, and community groups and ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
Attend required workshops, training activities, and conferences.
Assist in the development of program-specific promotional materials appropriate for student and staff.
Maintain a network of peer contacts through professional student and staff recruiting organizations.
Utilize appropriate strategies and problem-solving tools to make decisions concerning planning, utilization of funds, delivering services and evaluation of services provided.
Work with WCC staff to facilitate partnerships and authentic career experiences for students.
Assist in the development of new programs by utilizing knowledge of local market and labor conditions.
To present brand of the institutions persuasively throughout the school District and the local community.