Associate Director, Employee Relations

13 hours, 18 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
HR and Recruiting
Rocketship

Rocketship

Rocketship Public Schools is a national network of high-performing public charter elementary schools dedicated to unleashing the potential of every student in underserved communities. Through a focus on student achievement, exceptional educators, and p...

Education Services
501-1000
Founded 2006

Description

  • Lead impartial investigations into discrimination, harassment, retaliation, serious misconduct, and policy violations.
  • Develop objective investigation reports, findings, and recommendations, and maintain confidential investigative files.
  • Coordinate with legal counsel on multi-state employment risks and responses to agency complaints, inquiries, and claims.
  • Monitor employment-law changes and recommend updates to policies, investigation practices, and leader guidance.
  • Advise school, regional, and network leaders on personnel matters, performance improvement plans, and documentation.
  • Audit termination, suspension, and non-renewal actions to promote consistency and reduce liability.
  • Mediate complex workplace conflicts and recommend interventions to address systemic concerns.
  • Manage annual mandatory-training completion through Vector, including tracking, follow-up, escalation, and reporting.
  • Audit personnel files, I-9 records, and HR documentation; oversee records governance and corrective actions.
  • Coordinate HR contributions to external audits, EEO-1 filings, OSHA requests, and authorizer compliance reporting.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of dedicated employee relations experience.
  • 3+ years managing multi-state workplace investigations.
  • Expertise in investigation planning, interviewing, credibility assessment, evidence analysis, findings development, and report writing.
  • Strong knowledge of federal employment law and experience applying state-specific employment requirements.
  • Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Experience in K-12 education, charter management organizations, or highly regulated multi-site environments (strongly preferred).
  • SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or similar professional HR certification (highly valued).
  • Ability to travel up to 25% to regional school campuses.
  • Ability to meet role-related physical demands, including occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds and climbing ladders.

Benefits

  • Compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience.
  • Health and wellness benefits.
  • 403(b) retirement plan.
  • Flexible spending account (FSA).
  • Generous paid time off.

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