Human Resources Specialist III

Supervise human resources staff as assigned. Coordinates Human Resources activities with other departments (Business Office including Payroll, Maintenance and Operations, Assistant Superintendent for certified staff). Works on project such as required by supervisor. Collaborate with staff in completing and filing all local, State & Federal required reports. Assist with budget preparation and board, borough, and staff human resources reports. Strongly support teacher recruitment and retention. Performs Benefits Analyst functions.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School Diploma, bachelor's degree in human resources-related field, Master's Degree preferred.
• Valid Alaska Driver License Required.
• Six to eight years of related experience and/or training.
• Five years of supervisory experience and strong interpersonal skills required.
• Inupiaq, Language, History & Culture experience preferred.
• Language Skills: Read, develop and appl procedures, policies, and regulations.
• Ensure compliance with Alaska statutes and regulations and federal requirements.
• Prepare and submit significant reports and correspondence.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from the Board, leadership, team, and public.
  

Skills:

• Understand and apply best practices in human resources.
• Reasoning Ability: Solve practical problems and deal with various non-standard situations. Interpret a variety of non-standard situations. Interpret carious instructions furnished in writing, oral, diagram, or schedule.
• Solve problems for a wide variety of Stakeholders.
  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand and perform various human resources tasks, including implementing policies and procedures and hiring and terminations processes.
• Manage all staff benefits, including but not limited to enrolling, processing, and terminating health care insurance, life insurance, retirement and benefits-related tasks and issues, and processing all staff claims. (VOYA, 403B/457 Plan administration and general plan administration, COBRA, HSA, HRA, and FSA accounts)
• Manage all staff health, retirement and benefits claims.
• Manage, analyze and provide cost analyses and containment for all insurance, retirement, and benefits and coordinate any plan changes to staff.
• Ensure staff health insurance and all retirement and benefits information are entered into Tyler by the Business Office's deadline.
• Manage reporting of OSHA and Workmen's Compensation and Student Accident Reporting.
• Collaborate with staff in completing and filing all State and Federal Reporting and other reports as necessary.
• Manage staff reimbursement requests.
• Manage Added Duty positions and contract for all 1A and 3A schools.
• Assist with new-hire inservice, on-boarding and off-boarding of staff.
• Manage Employee Training Programs.
• Assist the Director and Coordinator of Human Resources to develop Title IX process, procedures and training.
• Assist the Director and Coordinator of Human Resources in processing all Title IX complaints.
• Assist in managing informal and formal complaints, including but not limited to investigations, etc.
• Cross-train HR staff in benefits.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
  

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to work in noisy, overcrowded environments, and around dust, fumes, and odors, cleaning chemicals, work with hands in water and must operate machinery with moving parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work Year: Year Round

Range and Minimum Salary Grade:

• Grade 20

$35.51 - $55.65 (Based on Experience)