Human Resources Director

ENCOMPASS • Snoqualmie, WA

4d • $86,985 - $112,077 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Human Resources Director provides strategic leadership and oversight for Encompass Northwest’s human resources functions. The position leads workforce planning, recruitment and retention, the intern pipeline, employee relations, compensation and benefits strategy, HR compliance, organizational development, employee engagement, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Accessibility (DEIB). As Encompass’s senior HR leader, the Director partners with senior and program leadership to ensure people practices advance the organization’s mission, values, workforce needs, and long-term sustainability. The role works closely with the Director of Finance and Payroll & Benefits Specialist to coordinate HR, payroll, benefits, HRIS, leave, and workforce-data processes.

The position is based at Encompass headquarters in Snoqualmie, Washington, with three days per week in person and two days remote. It is full time, 40 hours per week, for 51 weeks per year. Work is conducted primarily in an office environment, with frequent sitting, computer use, phone or video communication, and interaction with employees, applicants, supervisors, vendors, and organizational partners.

Encompass is a private nonprofit serving the Snoqualmie Valley and Issaquah communities. Its mission is to partner with families to build healthy foundations for children. It provides early childhood education, therapeutic services, and family enrichment programs for children ages 0–12 and their families.

Requirements

• At least five years of progressively responsible HR generalist or leadership experience, including success across multiple HR disciplines and advising organizational leaders.
• Demonstrated expertise in recruitment, compensation, benefits, employee relations, HRIS, leaves and accommodations, risk management, and employment compliance.
• Experience leading organization-wide HR programs, process improvement, and organizational change.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and HRIS, applicant tracking, payroll, benefits, and talent-management systems.
• Strong working knowledge of federal, Washington State, and local employment laws and practices, including EEO, ADA, FMLA, Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave, wage and hour requirements, and workplace safety obligations.
• Strong judgment, independent critical thinking, discretion, confidentiality, relational leadership, consultation, coaching, conflict-resolution, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with responsive and practical HR service delivery.
• Expertise in process improvement, change management, and using metrics to guide decisions.
• Commitment to equitable and inclusive employment practices and ability to manage multiple strategic and operational priorities with accountability.

Nice To Haves

• Paycom experience.
• Experience in a nonprofit, healthcare, early learning, education, therapy, or social service environment.
• Experience supporting an organization of approximately 100 or more employees.
• Experience developing intern or early-career talent pipelines.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification.
• Bilingual and/or bicultural; English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-range HR planning and implement organization-wide people strategies.
• Advise leadership on workforce planning, organizational structure, employee relations, change management, and people-related risk.
• Align HR policies, systems, services, and priorities with organizational goals and operational needs.
• Supervise HR staff as assigned and coordinate external HR consultants, attorneys, brokers, and vendors.
• Own and continuously improve recruiting, including staffing plans, job descriptions, sourcing, equitable selection practices, offers, onboarding coordination, and recruiting metrics.
• Partner with hiring managers to anticipate workforce needs, establish compensation, and develop recruitment and retention plans.
• Lead the intern program, including school and community partnerships, placements, manager support, intern experience, and pathways to employment.
• Lead talent-pipeline, retention, and succession-planning strategies for mission-critical and difficult-to-fill roles.
• Provide employees and supervisors with guidance on workplace concerns, policy interpretation, performance expectations, conflict resolution, and employment matters.
• Coach supervisors on people management, documentation, feedback, performance improvement, corrective action, and respectful workplace practices.
• Lead or coordinate workplace reviews, investigations, performance-management processes, and employee separations in a fair, timely, consistent, and well-documented manner.
• Strengthen supervisor and manager competencies through consultation, tools, and training.
• Lead compensation strategy, including market review, pay equity analysis, job evaluation, pay-structure recommendations, and approved compensation changes.
• Maintain strategic ownership of employee benefit programs, broker relationships, benefit-plan recommendations, open-enrollment planning, and employee education.
• Maintain HR accountability for policy interpretation, employee relations, personnel records, leave and accommodation administration, and related employment compliance.
• Partner with the Director of Finance and Payroll & Benefits Specialist on payroll and benefits administration, HRIS data and workflows, leave tracking, workforce reporting, audits, internal controls, and employee support.
• Collaborate with the Director of Operations on onboarding, systems, records, compliance, and organizational initiatives.
• Lead organizational DEIB strategy and the DEIB Committee, connecting priorities and activities to broader organizational goals.
• Partner with employees and leaders to foster a values-driven, anti-racist, inclusive, respectful, and accessible organizational culture.
• Maintain knowledge of federal, Washington State, and local employment requirements and translate them into practical, equitable policies and procedures.
• Lead HR audits, reporting, policy review, records standards, regulatory responses, and corrective-action planning as needed.
• Use workforce data and employee feedback to evaluate recruiting, retention, turnover, engagement, compensation, compliance, and other HR priorities and improve HR systems and employee experience.

Benefits

• Medical insurance with 80% company-paid coverage and an employer contribution to an HSA.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Wellness benefit.
• 401(k) plan and 401(k) matching.
• Vacation and sick leave.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Bonus week of company PTO.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director