Senior VP of Human Resources

Jewish Home•Town of Brighton, NY

13d•$165,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Vice President of Human Resources provides strategic leadership for all HR functions across Jewish Home. This role oversees recruitment, employee engagement, labor relations, compensation and benefits, compliance, and workforce planning, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and strategic plan. Jewish Home is an $80 million dollar, best-in-class organization focused on helping older adults lead healthy, vibrant lives in the Greater Rochester region. The organization has a vibrant strategic plan focused upon sustainability, innovation, and growth. Jewish Home employs approximately one thousand people across 26 departments and is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work® certified organization. The Jewish Home Foundation, a separate entity, supports the human resources and staff development teams by funding educational and quality of life offerings for staff. The organization is seeking a new leader following the pending retirement of the current SVPHR. The next SVPHR will manage two direct reports – the Director of HR and the Director of Staff Development. The Director of HR manages a team of five responsible for payroll, recruitment, compliance, and benefits. The Director of Staff Development also manages a team of five focused on training and development, including specialized recruitment programs, orientation, role-specific training, and retention programs. The SVPHR will manage a budget of $1.2 million. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to experiment with creative ideas and initiatives to reduce turnover and improve retention, especially for nursing and certified nursing aid roles. Jewish Home appreciates innovative ideas and allows for experimentation with minimal barriers.

Requirements

Possess at least 5 years of experience serving as a leader of a human resources team in an organization with 200 employees or more.
Have a reputation for maintaining strict confidentiality when dealing with employee and employer information.
Provide examples of creative approaches to hiring and retaining top talent at all levels in the organization.
Have experience coaching mid-managers to higher levels of measurable performance.
Have a reputation for promoting inclusion and belonging, including a history of driving measurable results.
Habitually build an interest on the part of others to come join the Jewish Home team when out in the community.
Have experience managing people and processes that ensure compliance with federal, state and industry-specific laws, regulations and organizational policies.
Have experience creating and managing consistent compensation policies across the organization.
Possess an inquisitive nature, patient demeanor and a natural inclination to partner with others to resolve challenges.
Possess a reputation for mentoring and treating clinical and non-clinical staff with respect.

Nice To Haves

SHRM and/or PHR certification is preferred.
Ideally have experience working within the field of health care and senior services in the upstate New York region.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic leadership for all HR functions across Jewish Home.
Oversees recruitment, employee engagement, labor relations, compensation and benefits, compliance, and workforce planning.
Ensures alignment of HR functions with the organization’s mission and strategic plan.
Builds on success by employing, developing, motivating, and retaining employees.
Manages two direct reports: Director of HR and Director of Staff Development.
Manages a budget of $1.2 million.
Experiments with creative ideas and initiatives to reduce turnover and improve retention.
Leverages data and experience to advocate for new ideas and initiatives that benefit Jewish Home’s workforce and mission.
Teams with the Executive Leadership Team to shape organizational strategy, culture, and workforce planning.
Increases the visibility of Jewish Home’s good work by advocating on behalf of the organization in relevant organizations and collaborative community “tables”.
Ensures the organization remains a first-mover for innovative benefits, compensation trends and programs.
Supports the Executive Leadership team and those they manage by providing or arranging for the provision of executive coaching.
Ensures that the human resources function remains current on federal, state and local laws, industry policies and Jewish Home policies to ensure compliance.
Establishes HR as a service line partner by gathering and leveraging data, analytics and best practices and sharing insights with the Executive Leadership team and relevant departments.
Teams with nursing leadership and managers to identify unexplored ways to increase retention rates of nurses and CNAs.
Functions as the senior advisor on complex employee relations, labor strategy, compensation and risk mitigation situations.
Proactively develops the talent of staff under management by providing cross-training and additional learning opportunities and stretch assignments.