UCLA Health Hiring for Director of Human Resources Job at Santa Monica, CA Full Time

Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. In November 2021, Venice Family Clinic merged with South Bay Family Health Care, uniting more than a century of experience helping patients regardless of their income, insurance or immigration status. The organization now has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have 17 locations plus two mobile clinics and an expansive street medicine program for people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at: venicefamilyclinic.org

Come join our team of dedicated professionals as a Human Resources Director at our Venice Family Clinic. Our Venice Family Clinic is a community health center affiliated with UCLA. In this management opportunity you will work as a member of the VFC’s large management team. Your primary functions include:

• Supervising H.R. staff and managing the operations of the Clinic’s Human Resources office that serves approximately 550 staff employees
• Advise and strategize with the management team on policy interpretation and/or implementation
• Recommend actions and resolve problems
• Research and analyze information to support the development of staff policies and procedure
• Identify, develop, and implement communication and training programs for managers, supervisors, and staff; ensure confidentiality of sensitive personnel and payroll information
• Act as liaison with the DGSOM Dean’s Office, Campus Human Resources, and a variety of internal and external professionals

Required:

• Demonstrated working knowledge of human resources practices and procedures preferably in a non-profit or university environment
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources management, including recruitment, compensation, employment, employee/labor relations, organizational development, training, and data management
• Experience in developing job descriptions and performing analyses of jobs within the organization
• Detailed knowledge of employee relations matters, associated practices, procedures and laws regarding performance management, corrective action, and progressive discipline including termination of employment of both represented and non-represented employees
• Skill in mediating confrontational situations among emotionally distressed and frequently uncooperative parties
• Demonstrated experience in managing office staff, including recruitment, training, supervising, organizing, delegating, evaluating, and counseling and disciplining when necessary
• Demonstrated knowledge of affirmative action/equal opportunity guidelines

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of UC system-wide staff personnel policies, practices and procedures, and collective bargaining agreements
• Knowledge and experience working with University employee database and payroll systems, e.g. UC Path, HBS and CAR system
• Knowledge and experience working with Community Health Centers and Head Start programs
• Knowledge of UCLA benefits programs; ability to interpret and communicate complex benefits information to employees at all levels

UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.