Position Type:
Human Resources/Labor Relations Specialist
Date Posted:
7/13/2023
Location:
Educational Service Center
Closing Date:
Until Filled
Job Summary: To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by performing administrative support and assistance to the Human Resources Assistant Superintendent and Director. The responsibilities include scheduling, preparing for, and attending meetings, recording minutes, summarizing research, costing/metrics, preparing contract revisions, correspondence, and other document preparation and maintenance.
Provides administrative support in the coordination and preparation for negotiations and related meetings – 60%.
Tasks involved in fulfilling above duty/responsibility:
- Primary Role: Records and takes minutes of all meetings, edit and distribute minutes to appropriate parties, maintain meeting minutes in both network and virtual files.
- Prepares agendas, schedules meetings on calendars, including dates, times and locations for meetings.
- Assists in the preparation of meeting agenda items, including required reports and collection of data.
- Creates and maintains committee mailing lists, databases or other associated records.
- Coordinates invitation and facilitation for external meeting participants/presenters.
- Collaborates with administrators to assure all supporting documents are assembled and provided for meetings.
- Follows up on any required action items, prompts and responds to team member requests for additional information or specific requests for support.
Compiles information for use in negotiations and labor relations, 20%.
Tasks involved in fulfilling above duty/responsibility:
- Researches questions and issues in State laws, MSBA manuals, web sites or historical data to assist in preparing reports, summaries or other information to assist in the labor relations/negotiations process.
- Gather and collect comprehensive knowledge base of federal employee and labor relations theories, principles and practices to build information library.
- Research current market, best practices, and theory for interpretation and application of labor contracts.
- Conduct comparative studies regarding various aspects of labor agreements.
Perform cost analysis and generate metrics, 10%.
Tasks involved in fulfilling above duty/responsibility:
- Develop and maintain employee group cost analysis documents.
- Generate employee metrics, including attrition rates, time to hire, attendance, staff demographics, etc.
- Create and distribute stakeholder surveys.
Document preparation and maintenance, 10%.
Tasks involved in fulfilling above duty/responsibility:
- Draft contract revisions and submit final draft for publication.
- Generate correspondence including announcements, letters, invitations, etc.
- Assemble and compile all committee member materials.
- Integrate all final negotiations documents and notes into a master file.
- Maintain negotiations library (electronic and hard copy).
- Maintain and update all virtual shared files with stakeholder groups.
- Essential knowledge and specialized subject knowledge required to perform the essential functions of the job:Fundamentals of general office and general administrative procedures and operational requirements.
- District administrative procedures and policies.
- Advanced level user of spreadsheet software.
- Familiar with federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to labor issues.
- Office equipment and typical productivity software, databases or applications used within the district and their use.
- Fundamental or office organization, records retention and records management principles and practices.
Skilled in:
- Customer service and human relation skills in assisting, screening, handling and dealing with informational requests of both district staff and the public.
- Word processing, database maintenance, spreadsheet creation and use of presentational, graphic programs or other office productivity software.
- Communication skills in dealing with all levels of staff, public, representatives of other organizations, or others appropriately both in writing and verbal interactions.
- Organizing, making arrangements for and carrying out events and activities with minimal direction in accordance with established management, departmental operations, and work methods.
- Performing work assignments requiring attention to detail, precision and accuracy, while meeting established deadlines.
- Performing assigned functions with minimal direction in accordance with established management, departmental operations, and work methods.
Preferred Skills:
- Knowledge and skills in short-hand for note taking in meetings is preferred or willingness to train.
Educational Requirements:
- 2 year college with major field of study in Business Management, Human Resources Administration, or Industrial Relations
- Minimum of 3 years previous experience in the area of administrative support experience that includes some experience in support of labor relations and collective bargaining negotiations.
Salary Range: $20.23 – $27.59/hourly – View salary grid on Page 3, Section 1, and Classification, Pages 3-4, of the Confidential Support Specialists
Work schedule: Hours: 8 hours per day, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, M-F, 260 days/year
Job type or FTE: Full-time, Class 3
Bargaining unit: Confidential Support Specialists
Osseo Area Schools offers:
- Meaningful and impactful work
- Opportunities to grow professionally
- A variety of benefits
- Summer opportunities
- and more
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.
Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.
Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at [email protected] or call 763-391-7007.
Background Check Upon Conditional Offer:
Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required. Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.