Human Resources Manager

XpanseHR • Jenkintown, PA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Abington Friends School is seeking a thoughtful, capable, and highly collaborative Human Resources Manager to help strengthen the people systems that support our vibrant Quaker school community. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR generalist who enjoys hands-on work, values relationships, and wants to make a meaningful impact in a mission-driven educational environment. The Human Resources Manager will serve as a trusted resource across the school, administering payroll and all payroll-related functions, benefits, employee relations, hiring processes, onboarding, compliance training, employment documentation, and HR operations. AFS is investing in a more dedicated and sustainable HR function. Historically, many HR responsibilities have been shared across school leaders and the Business Office. This new role is intended to bring those responsibilities into clearer focus and provide employees and managers with a consistent HR point of contact. The Human Resources Manager will help build the next chapter of HR at AFS. That means improving onboarding, guiding hiring committees, tracking required training, administering payroll and benefits, supporting employee relations matters, and helping standardize important processes. It is foundational work, and it matters. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building while doing. There will be systems to improve, processes to document, questions to answer, and people to support. Some days will be technical. Some days will be relational. Most days will be both.

Requirements

• Five to seven years of HR generalist experience preferred; candidates with three to five years of strong, relevant experience may also be considered.
• A bachelor’s degree.
• Experience administering payroll, benefits, employee relations, recruitment administration, onboarding, documentation, and compliance.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent follow-through.
• Sound judgment and discretion with confidential information.
• Ability to support difficult workplace conversations with clarity and care.
• Comfort working in a diverse, mission-driven community.
• Flexibility and a team-oriented approach.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A practical, service-minded HR approach.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an independent school, educational setting, nonprofit, or mission-driven organization is preferred but not required.
• Experience with ADP, PlanSource, Vector/SafeSchools, or similar systems is also helpful.
• Like HR work that is close to the people and close to the work.
• Are comfortable being both a doer and a trusted advisor.
• Can bring order to messy processes without making people feel steamrolled.
• Understand that schools are communities, not factories.
• Appreciate collaborative decision-making and thoughtful discernment.
• Can work with people who may see the same issue differently and help them find a path forward.
• Are energized by building structure in a place that values humanity.
• Can manage details without losing the bigger picture.
• Know when to listen, when to document, when to escalate, and when to simply help someone understand the next step.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day-to-day HR resource for faculty, staff, administrators, and school leaders.
• Administer payroll and all payroll-related functions through ADP, including employee changes, deductions, timesheet coordination, pay-related documentation, and payroll data accuracy.
• Coordinate benefits administration, working with ADP, PlanSource, and benefits providers.
• Help employees understand HR processes, benefits, training expectations, and employment documentation.
• Support employee relations matters with professionalism, confidentiality, fairness, and care.
• Partner with division heads and school leaders on performance documentation, coaching, employee concerns, and personnel processes.
• Support hiring committees by providing guidance on legal interview practices, equitable hiring, process consistency, and documentation.
• Assist with job postings, candidate communication, applicant tracking, and hiring administration.
• Build and maintain a more consistent onboarding experience for new employees.
• Administer and track required trainings through Vector/SafeSchools or related platforms.
• Help develop an annual training calendar that is clear, realistic, and aligned with school needs.
• Generate and maintain letters of agreement and employment documentation in coordination with school leadership.
• Strengthen HR recordkeeping, process documentation, and employee communication.
• Serve as a collaborative member of the Business Office team.
• Bring flexibility, good judgment, and a willing spirit to a small-team environment.

What This Job Offers

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