Job Description

Assistant Human Resources Director Location Fort Worth, TX :

Pay Range: $140,000 - $162,000 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, weekends as necessary

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Assistant Human Resources Director position is available with The City of Fort Worth Human Resources Department. The Assistant Human Resources Director will oversee the Benefits & Wellness and the Risk Management Divisions that both reside under the Human Resources Department and administered citywide programs across all departments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources management, public administration or a related field
• Six (6) years of increasingly responsible human resources experience including three (3) years of managerial or executive responsibility.
• Valid Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Master's degree in these fields
• Professional certifications, such as SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) or working towards certifications will be given preference.

The Assistant Human Resources Director job responsibilities include:

• Directs the activities of the divisions Benefits, Wellness, Property Casualty, Safety and Workers' Compensation programs, which includes planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, processes, procedures, systems, standards, and/or service offerings; ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards.
• Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations.
• Fiscal oversight to include cost containment strategies, risk mitigations and best practices that ensure proper oversight of taxpayer funds while delivering high quality results.
• Assists in managing the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies and priorities for each assigned service area.
• Assists in establishing appropriate service and staffing levels; monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; and allocates resources accordingly.
• Monitors and evaluates the quality, responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of assigned human resources programs, service delivery methods and procedures; and works with subordinate employees on the continuous improvement of city services.
• Acts as professional resource/advisor to employees and management including any special committees with regard to human resource programs.
• Participates in the development of the department budget; forecasts funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; and implements budgetary adjustments, as needed.
• Develops requests, evaluates and negotiates proposals for contracting various services; and monitors the work of contractors and the money associated with services.
• Represents the Human Resources Department to other departments, elected officials and outside agencies; and coordinates assigned activities with those of other departments and outside agencies and organizations.
• Provides staff assistance to the Human Resources Director; participates on a variety of boards, commissions and committees; and prepares and presents staff reports and other necessary correspondence

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, For contractors, Work experience placement, Local area, Weekend work, Monday to Friday,

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