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Central Office
Sharon Public Schools - MA
Sharon, Massachusetts
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Job Description
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field
- Professional certification in human resources preferred.
- Strong interpersonal computer & analytical skills.
- Proficiency with Excel, MUNIS, and database applications.
Reports To: Assistant Superintendent and the Superintendent of Schools.
Maintain a complete and systematic set of confidential personnel files, including personnel action forms for all changes in employee data.- Processes all letters of employment on behalf of the Superintendent.
- Orient new employees on personnel issues, including benefits, retirement, payroll, contract information, district procedures, and forms.
- Provide annual required documentation per the collective bargaining agreements
- Administer benefits for school department active employees and retirees. Responsible for processing enrollment, eligibility of dependents and changes to benefits.
- Coordinate entry of personnel in all HR platforms, distributing the necessary information to the payroll department for initial employee set-up.
- Absence Management and Time Management administration.
- Respond to employee and retiree benefit questions.
- Serve as a liaison to insurance companies and other benefits vendors as needed.
- Prepares job postings and advertisements; School Spring and other media/venues.
- Coordinate interview committees for the hiring of school department administration and other positions as required.
- Conduct employment screening interviews for substitutes, instructional assistants and other positions as required.
- Coordinate and prepare COBRA documentation for terminated school employees.
- Perform exit interviews, as needed.
- Distribute unemployment benefit information to terminated employees and processes related information and forms with the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
- Coordinates the Family Medical Leave Act, maintaining confidential records and tracks entitlement and usage.
- Serve as a liaison on matters of Workers Compensation and processes claims, coordinating with staff and third-party administrators on claims management.
- Advises on and administers leave benefits, entitlement and policies.
- Coordinates with the Payroll Manager on payroll issues, accruals, end of year payments and other issues as required.
- Complete employment verification requests.
- Coordinates with the Town of Sharon on benefit open enrollment for all school department employees and retirees.
- Keeps current on human resources laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures and serves as the resource for issues including, but not limited to FLSA, FMLA, CORI, ADA, MCAD, DUA, COBRA, EEO/AA
- Maintains the school departments employee handbook including updating procedures when applicable and distribution to all employees at the time of hire and each school year.
- Responsible for the completion and reconciliation of annual mandatory training for all school department employees at the date of hire and each school year.
- Maintains membership in Massachusetts Association of School Personnel Administrators and attends professional development opportunities provided by the organization.
- Participates in becoming cross trained in processing payroll to ensure backup for the Payroll Manager.
- Manage annual acknowledgement of the Conflict of Interest Laws for Municipal Employees as well as the biennial Conflict of Interest on-line training.
- Serves as SAFIS and CORI coordinator and maintains accurate records for all background checks.
- Assists the Superintendent with assignments related to collective bargaining research, training, EAP, disciplinary action, performance reviews, paid leave time audits, development of procedures, and all other departmental responsibilities.
- Assists school employees, retirees, and potential candidates by furnishing a variety of routine information and assistance, resolving minor problems and complaints.
- Reconciles all insurance for school department employees and retirees.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
- Job Category : Administrator > Human Resources
Employer Description
About the Town of Sharon:
Sharon, MA is located 22 miles midway between Boston and Providence, it has access to Boston and Providence via MBTA commuter trains, and to New York City and Washington, D.C., via Amtrak trains at nearby Route 128 station. Its population of 18,000-32 percent are children under 19, 56 percent are adults 25-64 years, and 10 percent are seniors over 65-lives mostly in single-family houses ranging from relatively modest ranches to luxury properties. Many town residents have second- and third-generation family roots in Sharon, but the town is also notable for its diversity and openness to newcomers. An Interfaith Clergy Council and an "Affirming Diversity" group foster cooperative understanding among several varieties of Christian and Jewish congregations, an Islamic mosque, and a Unitarian church as well as adherents of Eastern religions, and the group sponsors an annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration.
The Sharon School Department oversees a high school, a middle school, and three elementary schools, all of which are committed to excellence in educating students. Sharon High School sends 96% of its graduating seniors on to institutions of higher learning.
Beauty and diversity are the key words for Sharon, an attractive community among its neighbors Canton, Norwood, Walpole, Foxboro, Stoughton, Mansfield, and Easton.
Sharon Public Schools Mission Statement:
The Sharon Public Schools, in partnership with the community, has as its mission the responsibility to prepare students to live in a rapidly changing society. Together we will provide an environment that maximizes the student’s academic, artistic, social, emotional and physical development. This atmosphere will encourage each individual to develop the skills and sensitivity for living effectively and responsibly.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Sharon Public School system does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or sexual orientation. Learn more about us...
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