Job Title:	Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Services	Wage/Hour Status:	Exempt
Reports To:	Superintendent	Pay Grade:
Dept./School:	Administration Building	Date Revised:
Primary Purpose:
	Direct and manage district human resource activities to ensure legally sound and effective human resource management practices. Responsible for the development and implementa-tion of human resource programs to include wage and salary administration, leave administration, employee training, recruitment and staffing, and employee communications. Interpret and recommend personnel policies and regulations for the district.
Qualifications:
	Education/Certification:
	Bachelor's degree in education. Masters degree in administration.
	Special Knowledge/Skills:
	Knowledge of the selection, training, and supervision of personnel Knowledge of wage and salary, benefits, and employee communications programs Knowledge of school employment law and hearing procedures Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data Ability to manage budget and personnel Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
	Experience:
	Five years successful administrative experience or an equivalent amount of human resource management experience in the private sector
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
	Employment:
	1. Implement a recruitment and selection process for all employees. 2. Oversee the district application and screening process and ensure that the district is represented as an attractive employer. 3. Administer and oversee orientation programs for new employees. 4. Administer the district employee evaluation program and ensure that it is implemented effectively and uniformly. 5. Administer employment contracts and facilitate the contract renewal and nonrenewal process. 6. Plan, evaluate, and administer equal employment opportunity provisions and work cooperatively with others to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. 7. Assist supervisory personnel in conducting due-process procedures. 8. Oversee the necessary processing for issuance and renewal of state certificates and permits.
	Compensation:
	9. Develop and implement procedures for administering salary, leaves, and other forms of compensation that effectively implement policies adopted by the board. 10. Develop and implement procedures for the preparation and revision of job descriptions and for the classification of positions in the district compensation plan. 11. Administer the teacher salary schedule and ensure compliance with the state minimum salary schedule requirements. 12. Administer the exempt and nonexempt compensation programs and ensure compliance with federal wage and overtime laws. 13. Provide cost analysis of salary and wage adjustments for the budgeting process.
	Employee Relations:
	14. Use management practices that promote collegiality, teamwork, and collaborative decision making among staff. 15. Develop and implement procedures to ensure that employees are informed of personnel policies, procedures, and programs that affect them. 16. Implement and oversee effective districtwide employee recognition programs. 17. Implement policies associated with and oversee processing of employee complaints and grievances. 18. Ensure that the employee handbook and personnel directory are created, updated annually, and distributed.
	Budget:
	19. Work with others to compile and report projections of staff and facility needs. 20. Ensure that programs are cost effective and that funds are managed prudently. 21. Compile budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs. 22. Implement the policies established by federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy in the area assigned.
	Records:
	23. Supervise personnel records management and oversee required state records management program (may serve as designated records management officer). 24. Develop and maintain systems for retrieval of information in support of all programs. 25. Compile, maintain, file, and secure all physical and computerized reports, records, and other required documents.
	Human Resources Department:
	26. Recruit, train, and supervise department staff and make sound recommendations relative to personnel placement, assignment, retention, discipline, and termination. 27. Evaluate job performance of department staff to ensure effectiveness. 28. Develop training options and improvement plans for department staff to ensure the department's effective operation.
	Other:
	29. Ensure that department operations contribute to the attainment of district goals and objectives. 30. Recommend policies that improve human resource related programs. 31. Attend board meetings regularly and make presentations to the board. 32. Participate in professional development activities to maintain current knowledge of human resource rules, regulations, and practices.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
	Supervise and evaluate the performance of director, certification specialist, leave specialist, employee benefits specialist, substitute coordinator, secretary, and records clerk.
Working Conditions:
	Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
	Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent district wide and statewide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.