Director of People & Culture

Community for New Direction•Columbus, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of People & Culture provides strategic guidance on workforce planning, employee engagement, organizational development, talent management, succession planning, and culture initiatives. The role attracts, develops, and retains employees and leaders who support Community for New Direction’s mission throughout Central Ohio. The Director is responsible for the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of the human resources function. The position leads recruiting, engagement, retention, employee development, training, compliance, safety, benefits, payroll, and HR policies and processes. It partners with organizational leaders and committees to strengthen leadership capability and workplace culture, and serves as the health and safety liaison supporting CARF accreditation and employee well-being. The Director supervises an HR assistant, AARP volunteers, and seasonal student volunteers. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in human resources or equivalent HR management experience, along with five or more years of job-related experience. Compensation is $75,000–$110,000. The posting describes hybrid flexibility if available and requires a valid Ohio driver’s license, a criminal background check, and a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or equivalent experience in human resources management.
Five or more years of job-related experience.
High interpersonal skills for handling sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Valid Ohio driver’s license.
Must pass a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen.

Nice To Haves

Experience in strategic HR leadership, employee relations and compliance, conflict resolution, talent acquisition and retention, change management, leadership coaching, employment law compliance, HRIS and data analytics, communication, and relationship building.
SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
Experience in nonprofit, healthcare, behavioral health, social services, or human services organizations.
Experience preparing government reports related to EEO, DOL, OSHA compliance, or other HR functions.
Demonstrated success leading employee engagement, talent acquisition, and organizational development initiatives.
Experience supporting accreditation or regulatory environments; CARF experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead full-cycle recruiting, employee engagement, and retention initiatives using systems such as BambooHR.
Develop strategies to improve employee well-being and workplace culture.
Partner with directors to build leadership capability and employee development programs.
Champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives.
Develop and oversee organization-wide compliance, safety, leadership, and professional development training programs.
Author and edit documents, including the employee manual and health and safety manual.
Administer payroll, 401(k), health, vision, dental, life, and gap insurance benefits, and annual open enrollment.
Develop effective HR approaches, policies, procedures, and solutions.
Serve as the health and safety liaison to preserve CARF accreditation and promote employee well-being.
Partner with the Employee Readiness Group Committee to foster an empowering culture and atmosphere.
Provide, implement, and coordinate required training using Relias and other methods.
Develop and implement a system to foster and monitor emergency preparedness.
Design a curriculum and calendar to ensure required competency-based training is completed.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, including EEO, ADA, FMLA, ERISA, DOL, and OSHA requirements.
Coordinate and assist the CFO with ACA and ERISA benefits reporting requirements.
Provide customer service that helps employees understand benefits, payroll, and HR policies and regulations.
Keep the President/CEO and designee informed of potential problems and recommend or implement solutions.
Participate in staff meetings, committee meetings, and other HR development venues.
Supervise the HR assistant, AARP volunteers, and seasonal student volunteers.
Perform other duties as assigned to promote the organization’s mission and vision.