**Employee Relations Manager** Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4752926)  **Employee Relations Manager** Salary $0.00 Annually Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Unclassified Job Number BRCC12062024ERM-LP Department Baton Rouge Community College Opening Date 12/06/2024 Closing Date 12/23/2024 11:59 PM Central **Supplemental Information** Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) seeks to fill the position of Employee Relations Manager. The Employee Relations Manager is located in the Human Resources Division. This is a full-time position. **REPORTS TO** : Director of Employee Relations and Services **COMPENSATION:** Anticipated starting salary will be commensurate with education and work experience. For more information about Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC), visit http://www.mybrcc.edu/. **APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:** Applications for this position should include a cover letter, resume/CV, transcripts, and names of contact information for three (3) work-related references. These documents must be attached to your application to be considered. *****Incomplete applications will not be considered***** **CONTACT INFORMATION:** Lisa Parker, Talent Acquisition Office of Human Resources Baton Rouge Community College 201 Community College Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 RecruitTalent@mybrcc.edu A criminal background check will be required of all selected applicants. An offer of employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check. This organization participates in the E-Verify program. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at (888) 464-4218. **BRCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.** We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects the entire BRCC family. We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our students, and our institution. **Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability** As an executive branch state agency, the Baton Rouge Community College is required by La. R.S. 46:2597 to establish annual strategies and goals related to employment of individuals with disabilities. In order to effectively measure and report our progress to this end, La. R.S. 46:2597 requires us to ask employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five (5) years. Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so (if applicable). Your answer will be maintained confidentially. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way. For more information about this form or the Americans with Disabilities Act, visit the Office of the State Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator’s website at https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/office-of-state-ada-coordinator/ . **Minimum Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications:** **Required Education:** + Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or a Related Field. **Required Experience:** + 2 years of Human Resources experience, which includes Employee Relations, Title IX, and/or Performance Management. **Specific experience, training and education may be substituted for the required education or experience.** + 3 years of professional level Human Resources experience, which includes one year in Employee Relations/Title IX. **Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities** + Excellent written and verbal communications skills + The ability to communicate with all levels of management + Conflict-resolutions and problem-solving skills + Work in diverse populations + Represent the college and its programs professionally + Maintain confidentiality internally and externally + Organizational and time management skills **Preferred Qualifications:** **Preferred Education:** + Master’s degree in human resources, Business, or a related field. **Certifications/Licenses Required:** + SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP **Preferred Experience:** + 5 years of Human Resources experience in Employee Relations **Preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:** + Experience with Banner + Higher Education experience + Louisiana State Civil Service experience **Job Concepts** The Employee Relations Manager reports to the Director of Employee Relations and Services and plays an integral role in preventing and resolving problems or disputes and assists in creating and enforcing policies in the workplace. The Employee Relations Manager independently fulfills responsibilities in the areas of Title IX, performance management, and employee relations. **40% Title IX** + Conducts the preliminary inquiry for all reported incidents. + Maintains complete records of all sex- and gender-based discrimination and misconduct reports and the college’s response to each. + Tracks system or pattern incidents and takes remedial actions to prevent recurrence. + Coordinates regular review and revision of institutional policy and procedures for preventing and responding to reports of alleged sex- and gender-based discrimination and misconduct. + Develops and maintains accurate web and print-based publications with information about policy, process, and resources for applicants, employees, students, third parties, witnesses, reporting/responding parties, and individuals looking to provide support for reporting or responding parties. + Coordinates campus events to promote Title IX and Powerbase violence awareness. + Ensures accurate strategies reporting for Clery Act compliance in partnership with Campus Safety. Coordinates disclosures of policy/procedure with the institution’s Clery Act with Campus Safety. + Coordinating with and/or serving as liaison with any campus victim advocacy program. + Complying with the Title IX duty to stop, prevent, and remedy known sex/gender discrimination. + Oversees communication protocols with respect to information shared by the institution with parties/witnesses/advisors and other participants in the resolution process. + Completes the required Title IX reports to include but not limited to the Chancellor, LCTCS weekly report, and semiannual required reports. + Serves as the Title IX Deputy Coordinator with a dotted line reporting structure to the Title IX Coordinator when fulfilling this role. **35% Employee Relations** + Maintains a database of employee relations issues and investigation for trend analysis and proactive response solutions, including the status of all EEOC complaints, lawsuits, and other employee related legal matters. + Creates and maintains the State as a Model Employer (SAME) plan and activities. + Administers and coordinates Workers’ Compensation. Serves as the main point of contact and liaison between the injured employee, the College’s Third-Party Administrators, Total Rewards, Environmental Health and Safety, and outside agencies regarding workers’ compensation. + Supports and counsels' employees in addressing workplace issues, advocating for employees when appropriate, and functioning as a liaison between employees and supervisors. + Assists with discipline documentation and processes to ensure timely, consistent, and appropriate intervention. + Develops and administers exit and stay interview programs, conducts exit and stay interviews, collects and analyzes data, and escalates findings and trends. + Serves as BRCC’s telework coordinator, advising leadership and addressing telework issues with supervisors and employees. + Audits HR practices in conjunction with HR colleagues to ensure regulatory compliance. Responds to public records requests on behalf of HR, redacting protected information. + Collects, gathers, and utilizes employment data to make recommendations to improve organizational and business effectiveness; identifies and reports frequent issues; develops root-cause analysis; provides recommendations to management; and monitors resulting action plans. + Maintains accurate and confidential records of employee relations cases. Prepare reports on employee relations, metrics, and trends for management review. + Provides guidance and assistance to BRCC personnel regarding human resources policies and procedures. Recommends revisions or modifications of policies to meet the needs of the college. + Maintains employee handbook and policies and procedures manual. **20% Performance Management** + Provides consultation and subject matter expertise on employee performance issues, especially substandard performance, the performance improvement process, and other mechanisms of remediating employee performance and behaviors. + Coordinates and measures performance management and competency programs for organization and individual development. + Ensures that CPM training and documents are completed and submitted timely and in accordance with Civil Service rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Responsible for document collection and updating Banner and the employee’s personnel file. + Generates reports related to performance evaluations as directed. + Manages the probationary appointments for Classified employees in partnership with the Employee Success and Experience team. 5% Performs other duties as assigned. Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.