Hr Administrator - Employee Relations & Training Specialist

Position: HR ADMINISTRATOR - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS & TRAINING SPECIALIST
** Job Description
** Job Description
** Housing & Food Services (HFS) has an outstanding opportunity for an HR Administrator - Employee Relations & Training Specialist
** to provide a high-level of customer service in consulting with and guiding managers, supervisors and employees in navigating employee relations issues including performance, policies and processes.
** RESPONSIBILITIES
* * Employee Relations (60%)
* Interprets and provides guidance and advises managers on UW Administrative Policy Statements, UW Human Resources policies and collective bargaining unit agreements.
* Provides guidance and counsel to managers on proactive methods for assessing and addressing employee performance concerns, including the process for documenting and escalating concerns.
* Manages the annual performance review process including training staff and supervisors, developing forms and ensuring compliance with timelines.
* Analyzes and tracks performance evaluations and consults with supervisors to ensure areas for performance improvement and/or development are addressed.
* Conducts classified corrective action meetings and formal counseling and final counseling meetings.
* Serves as a resource for just-in-time coaching and support for managers and supervisors.
* Represents HFS in union grievances and provide consultation on effective resolution.
* Identifies recurring needs for standardized correspondence and develop and maintain templates that reflect a Belonging lens. Examples include correspondence, corrective action documents, monthly reports.
* Maintains reports and documentation for areas of responsibility.
* Ensures that the appropriate level of editorial review, including a Belonging lens, is completed for outbound and/or published materials.
* Provides consultation and advisement to unit leaders on best practices for organizational effectiveness.
* Proactively identifies and recommends opportunities for streamlining processes and increasing efficiency and efficacy.
* Provides consultation to supervisors on employee development.
* Provides consultation to employees seeking guidance on professional development.

Leadership and Development (40%)
* Identifies, articulates and models values and behaviors that support an organizational culture characterized as inclusive, positive, productive and committed to serving staff and students.
* Maintains relationships with internal and campus colleagues and stakeholders to foster collaboration and maintains regular feedback loops to ensure awareness of their concerns, policies and/or legal constraints.
* Leads and/or participates on HFS cross-functional teams, committees and projects.
* Prepares and/or presents training.
* Completes and executes an annual personal development plan to maintain subject-matter currency.
** IMPACT TO THE UNIVERSITY
** Effective support of managers in coaching and counseling staff promotes improved performance and retention of staff and reduces risk associated with complaints and grievances.
** POSITION COMPLEXITIES
** Serving and advising management with diverse lines of business in a complex organizational structure that receives advisement from UW Human Resources, Risk Management and Labor Relations.
** WORKING CONDITIONS
** The position works weekday office hours with occasional evening and/or weekends to participate in special events.  Work is time sensitive and requires maintaining focus while expediting high-quality work products.
** SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITIES
** This position does not supervise.
** REPORTS TO
** Human Resources Director
** QUALIFICATIONS
* * A bachelor’s degree in education, human resources or other related fields.

Two years of experience that demonstrates success in employee relations work including:
* Interpretation and application of bargaining unit contracts
* Participation in grievances and complaint procedures
* Writing and editing performance management documentation
* Maintains supporting records for work activities
* Objectivity in approaching complaints and problem solving
* Facilitating resolution of conflict
* Accurate interpretation of federal and state employment law and employer policies and procedures
* Demonstration of…