Place of Business:
Tarrant County College

Position Description:
Reporting to the Executive Director – HR Operations, the Director of Employee Relations provides strategic oversight and guidance on all employee relations issues. This role supports administrators and employees in achieving organizational objectives by fostering a positive and compliant work environment.

Essential Performance Requirements:

Oversees all employee relations activities for TCCD including, but not limited to, conflict resolution, issuance of disciplinary actions, terminations, grievances, appeals, and investigations

Serves as the ADA Coordinator to ensure College compliance for employment accommodations where necessary

Collaborates with other human resources leaders to resolve cross-functional employee relations issues

Collaborates with human resources leadership to develop policies, procedures, and business practices designed to minimize workplace conflict

Prepares quality assurance and performance reports related to employee relations, leave programs, and performance evaluation data analytics

Maintains a database of employee relations issues and investigations for trend analysis and proactive response solutions, including the status of all EEOC complaints, lawsuits, and other employee related legal matters

Participates in and provides procedural information during unemployment claims and workers’ compensation hearings

Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, programs, and compliance issues accurately and in a timely manner

Responsible for the college’s random drug screening program

Identifies the need for changes in policies, procedures, and processes taking initiative to implement within assigned area of responsibility and inform for others

Builds trust and rapport with all levels of faculty and staff to become a trusted HR asset throughout the District

General Supervision and Management

Provides human resources consulting services for leaders and employees utilizing sound knowledge base of human resources theory, research and practice

Interprets TCCD policy and procedures for employees and leaders across the college

Advises leaders on consequences for employment and/or disciplinary actions utilizing knowledge of the local, state and federal laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures to guide HR service delivery

Encourages collaborative and facilitative methods of employee supervision and conflict resolution

Responsible for personnel management, evaluation, and development of assigned administrative and professional-level direct reports, and provides timely and accurate feedback to assigned direct reports

Supervises the college’s leave management program (various types of leave administration) and performance evaluation program for staff

Service Excellence

Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite

Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)

Supports the mission, values, goals, and principles of the College

Supervision

Works under the general supervision of the Executive Director – HR Operations

*Performs Other Related Tasks as Required

The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree

Ten (10) years of experience related to the Essential Performance Requirements

Five (5) years of experience directly managing leave programs (ADA, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Worker’s Compensation, etc.) and organization-wide performance evaluation systems and programs

Five (5) years of experience supervising employee relations teams (e.g., managing and evaluating performance of others)

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