Company Overview: United Christian Academy is a dynamic nonprofit organization committed to educating students by integrating academic excellence with a Christian worldview, equipping them to impact their world for Christ. We are dedicated to making a positive impact in education through our innovative programs and initiatives.

General Description : The Human Resource Manager will plan, implement, direct and maintain UCA’s personnel services; serving as a resource, and maintaining staffing to ensure that personnel functions conform to state and federal requirements. The Director of Human Resources provides leadership to the Administrative Team and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. They play a leading role in the governance of the school, attending regular Board meetings and works closely with the Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Trustees. UCA recognizes administration as integral part of the 5-fold ministry given to the church in Ephesians 4:11-13. As such, UCA administrators serve as ministers to help advance the mission and vision of United Christian Academy.

Reports To : The Director of Finance

Qualifications :

• Born-again Christian.
• Credible Christian role model whose godly lifestyle and character demonstrates obedience to God and the Holy Bible.
• Demonstrates a lifestyle on and off campus consistent with Christian values in all areas. A Christian lifestyle should reflect the biblical perspective of integrity and appropriate personal and family relationships, business conduct and moral behavior.
• Displays spiritual maturity, academic ability, and personal leadership qualities to “train up a child in the way he should go” (Proverbs 22:6) and promote the spiritual development of a child through Scripture study and memorization, prayer, witnessing, and unity in the Body of Christ.
• Possess strong Biblical knowledge, able to apply biblical principles to school instruction and administration.
• Support and comply with the school’s Statement of Faith and Christian Conduct.
• Understanding and commitment to UC Academy’s educational objectives and philosophy of education.
• Member of an evangelical, Bible-believing church.
• Bachelor’s degree and three years of progressively responsible professional human resources management experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Master’s Degree in related field preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in oral and written communication.
• Collaborative decision-making style, with a proven track record of working effectively with diverse stakeholders to meet goals and drive results.
• Strong reasoning; exhibit sound and accurate judgment.
• Understand organizational strengths and weaknesses and develop strategies to achieve organizational goals.
• Create an environment that is predictable, supportive and affirms the dignity of every stakeholder and employee.
• Ability to work independently with strong organization and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and engage respectfully with a variety of stakeholders, including the ability to synthesize and present large bodies of information, upholding the highest level of integrity.
• Effective at demonstrating empathy, listening for understanding, and facilitating uplifting and difficult conversations.
• Respect differences in others by showing compassion and empathy, responding obediently to God's calling to act justly and seek mercy. (Micah 6:8)
• Demonstrate servant leadership by following Christ's example.
• Consider the needs of others and is grace filled, loving God and others. (Deuteronomy 6:5)
• Well-developed human relations skills sufficient to carry out negotiations, make formal presentations, conduct performance reviews, and communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Read, understand and accurately interpret and develop methods and procedures for implementation of codes, laws, rules, regulations and other policies and procedures relating to the area of responsibility.
• Supervise, train, evaluate and motivate staff in a way that optimizes service.
• Demonstrates strong working knowledge of employment laws and regulations (E.g. Ministerial Exemption, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA).
• Microsoft Windows & Office Suite
• Computer – HRIS software (BambooHR), database software, and spreadsheet software
• First Aid/CPR Certification.
• TB clearance with the last four years.
• Criminal Justice fingerprint clearance. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: An Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) will be required along with the supporting documents listed on the I-9 form.

Personal/Spiritual Leadership

Human Resource Functions

Risk Management

1. Oversee the risk management program, including insurance plans, workers compensation administration and claims.

2. Collaborates with the Director of Safety to ensure safety plan is comprehensive in scope and detailed in execution

3. Manages and maintains UCA’s IIPP, which includes the Work Place Violence Prevention plan.

4. Manages employee health/accommodation requests for the purpose of ensuring a healthy work force is available to UCA.

Employee Investigations/Grievance

1. Investigates grievances and/or complaints from employees (E.g. sexual harassment, pay and/or assignment disputes, etc.)

Substitute Teachers

1. Recruits, selects and orientates substitute teachers.

2. Coaches and disciplines substitute teachers with the support of School Principals.

3. Communicates job expectations, monitors, appraises and reviews job contributions with the School Principals

4. Enforces policies and procedures.

Teacher Mentoring Program

1. Collaborates with school principals for the purpose of ensuring newly hired Administrators and Teachers receive support and orientation to the UCA culture, practices and policies.

This job description is meant to cover the key requirements of the job duties. Other activities, duties or responsibilities may be required of the employee, and these may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Schedule & Pay Scale:

Full-Time: Academic school year plus 25 days.

Full-time equivalency: 1.0

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position supervises 2-4 employees and is responsible for the human resource management of the school. This person deals with highly confidential matters.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The Human Resource Manager performs the following physical actions during the normal course of their job:

• Constantly – sitting, hearing, listening
• Frequently – bending (neck), speaking, vision (close), thinking, calculating, repetitive use of hands, simple grasping (both hands), keyboarding with both hands
• Occasionally – walking, standing, bending (waist), squatting, kneeling, twisting (neck), twisting (waist), depth perception, color vision, vision (distance), memory/recall, power grasping (both hands), fine manipulation (both hands), pushing & pulling (both hands), reaching (above & below shoulder level)
• Lift/carry 10 – 25 lbs
• Car driving – typically limited to/from meetings, between campus and district office Equipment – limited to typical office equipment (copy machine/shredder); no heavy machinery

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work environment includes indoor and outdoor environments and office and classroom settings. Floating desk assignment and/or shared office space may be required; moderate noise levels commensurate to a classroom environment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. All employees of United Christian Academy must be professing, born-again Christian in accordance with UC Academy International, Inc.'s religious 501(c)3 bylaws.