Director of Employee Relations

Title: Director of Employee Relations

Position Type: Professional Tech Full
time

College: Red Rocks Community College

Division: Office of the
President

Department: RRCC Human Resources

Campus: RRCC Lakewood
Campus

Location: Lakewood

Salary Range: $90,000 – $99,000

Who We
Are:

Red Rocks Community College exemplifies extraordinary. We are dedicated to our Vision and Mission, which promote
student achievement, staff empowerment, and community engagement. We live our values: Learning, Collaboration, Community, Belonging, and
Empowerment.

RRCC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include
but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation
graduates, and people with disabilities.

Job Summary:

Red Rocks Community College seeks a Director of
Employee Relations to lead complex employee relations work across the College. Reporting to the Senior Director of HR Operations, the
Director serves as a trusted resource to employees, supervisors, hiring authorities, HR staff, and College leadership. The position
independently manages sensitive matters from initial concern through resolution, facilitates applicable processes, supports clear
communication, and ensures appropriate documentation and follow-through.

The Director oversees non-civil rights employee grievances,
complaint processes, internal reviews, and appeals, labor relations, and related employment compliance. The position leads complex
performance and conduct matters, including corrective action, progressive discipline, disciplinary action, faculty non-renewal, termination,
due process, and classified personnel processes. The Director works directly with employees, supervisors, representatives, and
decision-makers and participates in related meetings to provide guidance and help ensure process requirements are followed.

The
Director serves as the primary Civil Rights and Title IX Deputy Coordinator for matters involving an employee respondent and coordinates the
College’s responsibilities in support of processes conducted or overseen by the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) office. The
position also serves on the College’s Behavioral Intervention Team and partners with Campus Police and other College areas regarding
concerning employee behavior and workplace safety matters. The Director develops preventative education and supervisor resources and
evaluates employee relations data and trends to identify opportunities for training and process improvement. This position is primarily
performed on campus and requires regular availability during core on-campus hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Some
schedule flexibility and remote work may be available.

A successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Sound
  judgment and independent ownership: The ability to assess urgency, determine necessary next steps, manage complex matters through
  completion, and appropriately escalate significant concerns.
• Emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict-management skill:
  The ability to remain calm and credible in high-stress or emotionally charged situations, listen carefully, communicate difficult
  information clearly and respectfully, de-escalate conflict, and guide conversations toward productive next steps.
• Organization,
  prioritization, and follow-through: The ability to manage multiple sensitive matters, maintain accurate documentation, meet required
  timelines and coordinate with appropriate partners.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of
  one or more of the following: employment law, employee relations, labor relations, due process, performance management, grievance and
  complaint resolution, or disciplinary practices, with the ability to learn and apply the remaining areas, as well as COWINS requirements,
  Colorado classified personnel processes, CCCS policies and procedures, and College protocols and guidelines.
• Strong fact-finding,
  documentation, case management, organization, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to remain calm, credible, and effective in
  high-stress or emotionally charged situations.
• Ability to apply diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility
  principles and use employee relations data and trends to support preventative education and process improvement.
• Strong
  interpersonal, communication, conflict-resolution, de-escalation, time-management, and professional judgment skills, including the ability
  to assess urgency, identify matters requiring immediate action, and prioritize competing responsibilities.
• Demonstrated initiative,
  accountability, and independent follow-through, including the ability to identify next steps, obtain needed information and resources,
  address barriers, and complete responsibilities with limited day-to-day direction.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with
  employees, supervisors, College leaders, and other stakeholders while managing sensitive concerns that require timely action, ongoing
  follow-up, and appropriate escalation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent
  combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in employee
  relations, labor relations, workplace investigations, employment compliance, civil rights, Title IX, student conduct, legal affairs, or
  another closely related area involving investigations, complaint resolution, conduct matters, or due process.
• At least two years of
  direct experience conducting or coordinating internal reviews, investigations, grievances, complaint processes, conduct matters,
  disciplinary actions, appeals, or related resolution processes. Comparable experience in student conduct, civil rights, Title IX, or another
  setting may be considered when it includes fact-finding, documentation, procedural requirements, findings or recommendations, and case
  resolution.
• Completion of formal or on-the-job training in investigations, internal reviews, fact-finding, conduct processes, or
  complaint resolution.
  Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working in a human resources department or advising supervisors and
  employees on performance management, workplace concerns, investigations, grievances, or disciplinary processes.

Physical &
Cognitive Demands

The following are some of the physical and cognitive demands commonly associated with this position.

• Occasionally moves, positions, and transports standard office supplies and equipment weighing up to 10 pounds.
• This is largely
  a sedentary role performed in an office environment. The position constantly uses a computer and routinely uses standard office equipment,
  including phones, copiers, and related technology. The position also requires occasional standing, walking, bending, reaching, and movement
  between offices, meeting locations, and campuses.
• Constantly communicates with employees, supervisors, College leaders, union
  representatives, CCCS partners, legal counsel, and other internal and external constituents. Must be able to receive, understand, and
  exchange accurate information in person, by telephone, virtually, and in writing.
• Cognitive demands include comparing, copying,
  computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, synthesizing, negotiating, communicating, instructing, problem-solving, and applying advanced
  interpersonal and professional judgment skills.
• Requires sustained attention and the ability to interpret and apply laws, policies,
  procedures, labor requirements, and other complex information. Must manage multiple confidential and sensitive matters, competing deadlines,
  interruptions, changing priorities, and situations requiring immediate assessment, action, consultation, or escalation.
• Regularly
  interacts with individuals who may be distressed, frustrated, escalated, or experiencing conflict. Must maintain a calm and professional
  presence, communicate effectively during emotionally charged situations, support de-escalation, maintain appropriate boundaries and
  confidentiality, and make sound decisions under pressure. Requires effective stress management, emotional self-awareness, and
  resilience.
• May require hours outside of regular office hours. May require work at both campuses. May require travel between
  campuses.

Starting Salary

Starting salary range for this position is $90,000 to $99,000 annually,
commensurate with education and experience. This is a full-time, FLSA-exempt position. This position has been exempted from the State
Classified System.

To Apply

All applicants must submit:

1. Resume
2. Detailed
   letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement.

Candidates will be evaluated based on their qualifications as
related to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Candidates may redact any personally identifiable information on their materials
including but are not limited to age, date of birth, and dates of attendance and date of graduation for educational institutions. Incomplete
applications will not be considered.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@rrcc.edu.

Benefits

At RRCC, we value and uphold a commitment to a workplace
that focuses on employees. In addition to rewarding and meaningful work, we offer a comprehensive selection of benefits to support our
employees, including:

• Strong, flexible retirement benefits including Colorado PERA’s Defined Benefit Plan or Defined Contribution
  Plan. RRCC contributes 21.61% of your salary on your behalf. Supplemental retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans are also
  available.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and flexible savings benefits.
• Employee
  assistance services such as counseling, professional coaching, financial planning, and more, are available to you and members of your
  household at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP).
• Generous paid time off benefits including up
  to 15 hours of annual leave and 10 hours sick leave per month, 10 paid holidays per year, and up to 18 hours for academic and volunteer
  activities.
• Tuition assistance for employees and their eligible dependents at any community college within the Colorado Community
  College System or CCCOnline.
• State employees are eligible to participate in BenefitHub which offers discounts for retailers and
  services and other benefits resources.
• Employees may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Additional
  information about this program can be found on the Colorado Division of Human Resources website.

Notice to all
Applicants

• Final candidate will be subject to successful completion of a background check, and, if applicable, a motor
  vehicle record review.
• Former employees of the Colorado Community College System, or one of its 13 colleges, who were
  disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in their application material.
• Final
  candidates are required to submit unofficial transcripts for non-instructional positions and official transcripts for instructional
  positions to Human Resources within thirty (30) days of hire.
• Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.
• Red
  Rocks Community College participates in E-Verify.
• Red Rocks Community College is a tobacco and smoke-free campus.
• All RRCC
  employees, except student employees, contribute to Colorado PERA at a fixed percentage of their earnings and do not contribute to Social
  Security.
• Finalist must be willing to make Colorado their primary workplace.
• Employees may not have a combination of
  overtime exempt and non-exempt positions within the System at the same time. Employees in overtime exempt positions may be eligible for
  additional assignments, such as teaching or other non-instructional academic work, outside of their regular position duties. Payment for
  additional assignments shall be in accordance with the College’s or System Office’s applicable pay schedule for similarly situated positions
  where the work is being performed. Work on additional assignments must be completed when the employee is not receiving regular pay for
  another position and are subject to all applicable workload limits.

RRCC/CCCS is an Equal Opportunity
Employer

Red Rocks Community College and Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded
with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In
all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to sex,
gender, race, color, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, familial status, veteran or military
status, pregnancy status, marital status, religion, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any
other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our Accommodations and Non-Discrimination policies, plus other helpful
information, can be found publicly at https://www.rrcc.edu/disclaimers-and-legal-notices.

We also believe in
going further. At RRCC we have a focus on equity and belonging. We strive to create a community in which everyone feels respected and valued
for their unique talents and contributions, and where people from all backgrounds are able to achieve their goals. Red Rocks Community
College acknowledges that inclusion and equity are multifaceted and complex concepts, and that our efforts in these areas will require
innovation, intention, and an institutional commitment to these principles, across our entire college community.

Red Rocks Community
College is an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). As we move toward full HSI status, we are focused on servingness and are
committed to creating a learning environment where equity is expected and our Latinx students thrive.

For information regarding Red
Rocks Community College Security, including Clery Act/Crime Statistics for the campuses and surrounding area, please see the https://www.rrcc.edu/campus-police.

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