Associate Director of Employee Relations

Associate Director of Employee Relations

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Associate Director of Employee Relations

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OPPORTUNITY

As the Associate Director of Employee Relations, you will be part of the founding Human Resources team. You are responsible for negotiating, managing and understanding Green Dot contracts; addressing any grievances that may arise; and conducting investigations. You will help ensure that Green Dot remains in compliance with all contracts and handles any grievances or investigations with the highest degree of integrity and professionalism. This role reports to the Director of Human Resources.

Essential Responsibilities

The Associate Director of Employee Relations is responsible for the following in addition to any other responsibilities as determined by their manager, the Director of Human Resources :

Employee Relations

Develop and maintain a service-oriented posture for the Human Resources Department toward all employee classes at Green Dot.

Create, implement, and maintain a multi-tiered system of supports to address employee conflict resolution for all staff members.

Ensure policies and standard operating procedures exist for addressing employee conflict in a positive and restorative way that is in alignment with organizational culture.

Develop, maintain, and implement a suite of manager-facing training resources and face-to-face trainings in order to prepare line managers to mitigate organizational risk in their day-to-day work with direct reports.

Support managers to maintain a high performing team through consultation on performance improvement plans.

Consult with and provide in-situ support for managers and school leadership teams to ensure positive outcomes for employees and compliance with policies and procedures.

Ensuring Compliance with GDPS Policies, Procedures, and Contracts

Possess deep familiarity with Green Dot’s Handbook of Policies and Procedures, Student Policy Manual, and Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Ensure Green Dot policies and procedures are in alignment with collective bargaining agreements.

Consult with Managers and School Leadership on employee relations matters

Provide support to the Bargaining Team to ensure successful bargaining at the tables of each Labor Union.

Establish and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with Union leadership, School Leaders, and Line Managers

Manage the layoff procedures for all employees

Support the HR Coordinator to ensure the smooth exit of employees transitioning out of the organization.

Lead the Annual Revisions of the Employee Handbook

Grievances

Maintain strong collaborative relationship with GDPS Legal Team and Executive Team.

As directed, meet and Confer with Labor Union leadership to informally resolve disputes

Support as directed, GDPS response to labor union grievances objectively including :

Provide direct support to managers to fulfill their role in labor union grievance procedures.

Adhering to all timelines in GDPS response to grievances

Maintaining clear historical records of grievances

Developing and maintaining all required documentary materials for all levels of the grievance process through resolution.

Track grievance-related data

Gather data about grievances that can help inform bargaining

Investigations and Employee Discipline

In collaboration with HR Leaders, GDPS Legal Team, school leaders and line managers, Lead and directly conduct investigations around workplace grievances and incidents.

Identify, collect, analyze, and preserve evidence related to the matters being investigated

Prepare comprehensive investigation reports and administrative summaries

Collaborate to determine appropriate levels of employee discipline, when appropriate, and in compliance with collective bargaining agreements and GDPS policies.

Prepare appropriate disciplinary documents as prescribed by collective bargaining agreements.

Meet with employees to deliver disciplinary decisions

Support the Director of HR to ensure an objective discipline appeals process for all bargaining unit members, in collaboration with Chief Education Officer.

Formulate and implement policies and procedures for the management of investigations

Engage in process-improvement to ensure efficient and organized investigations.

Lead post-investigation activities to ensure that GDPS culture is improved as a result of the investigation

Identify lessons learned and communicate opportunities for improvement

Champion the standards of integrity, objectivity, thoroughness, and discretion in conducting investigations

Qualifications

You are values aligned and truly believe that every student, whatever their circumstances, holds the innate potential to achieve their goals and succeed in college, leadership, and life

You have 5+ years of professional experience in human resources, employee relations, and / or employment law

You are an education professional who knows their way around a secondary school system. School Principal or Assistant Principal experience a plus

You have a Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree preferred

You are aware of your identity and how your identity impacts the arenas in which you work

You are service-oriented with a service mindset. You have had experience with customer service in the past - whether in a professional setting or a volunteer capacity – and have built up a skill set in addressing people’s needs and asks, as well as managing expectations and timelines. You are known for your ‘can-do’ attitude and for always being graciously helpful

You are a strong, intentional relationship builder and collaborative teammate. You thrive on bringing different stakeholders together around a common goal. You seek to understand different contributors’ motivations and enjoy finding creative ways of meeting multiple objectives >

You shape relationships with an ethos of reciprocity.

You have time-tested strategies in your toolkit to support effective decision-making processes related to communications, and have developed proven internal management systems that drive consistent results

You are dependable, humble, have a sense of humor and a rock-solid commitment to Green Dot’s mission and the communities we serve

You will need to pass a TB test and background check at time of offer

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to perform the job.

MEASUREMENT

At the end of Year 1, you will have developed a deep understanding of Green Dot’s current contracts. You will have formulated policies and procedures for the management of contracts, grievances, and investigations to ensure consistency and objectivity. You will have successfully managed any grievances that have arisen and any necessary investigations. You will be able to report on observable trends around contracts, grievances, and investigations, and you will have implemented risk management protocol related to these areas.

Compensation

The starting salary range for this position is $90,000 - 105,000, based on experience. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits plan including (but not limited to) medical, dental, vision, life insurance and retirement options (visit greendotbenefits.benefitseasy.netfor more information). We also provide generous time off to support an overall work-life balance, while giving employees the opportunity to impact a growing, mission-driven organization that is committed to the success of all students.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

We ask that you complete an online application at http : / / careers.greendot.org / .

Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted and we are looking to fill this position for a September 1, 2025 start date.

Green Dot Public Schools has embedded a diversity, equity and inclusion lens in our organizational culture, as well as in our educational and talent practices. We are committed to hiring those who reflect the diversity of our communities, and we recruit, employ, support, compensate and promote employees, without regard to their actual or perceived race, religious creed (including religious dress or grooming practices), color, national origin or ancestry (including native language spoken), physical or mental disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and expression), parental status, age (forty (40) and over), sexual orientation, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, citizenship, immigration status or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Please note that we are unable to sponsor H1-B Visa applicants.

Green Dot California Central Office, Los Angeles, CA

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