Labor Relations Specialist

3 days ago

Bremerton, Washington, United States Kitsap Regional Library Full time
Job Summary

Kitsap Regional Library is seeking an experienced Labor Relations Specialist to join its Human Resources team. The successful candidate will provide strategic and tactical planning and consultation to ensure consistent compliance with bargaining agreements, policies, and best practice labor relations and human resource management activities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Advise and counsel managers and supervisors on effective contract administration and strategies for dealing with performance, collective bargaining, discipline, and grievances.
  • Manage complex and sensitive issues with broad organizational impacts while monitoring deadlines.
  • Provide professional support in labor negotiations, participate in contract negotiations, and serve as the main point of contact responsible for labor relations consultations and assistance.
  • Respond to and manage conflict, and advise on resolution of issues.
  • Chair Labor Management Communication Committee (LMCC) meetings to help develop and maintain strong partnerships with labor partners on complex and sensitive issues.
  • Attend grievance and disciplinary meetings with managers and supervisors, establishing and maintaining trust and positive relations with employees and labor partners.
  • Advise management on matters related to the administration of contracts or employee discipline or grievance procedures.
  • Prepare bargaining proposals, recommendations, and grievance responses.
  • Conduct fact-finding interviews and investigations of misconduct and allegations of violations of the collective bargaining agreement.
  • Train supervisory staff on topics related to labor relations, such as working conditions, safety, grievance processes.
  • Partner with the labor relations team and represent the organization in arbitration hearings and/or other dispute resolution processes.
  • Review and approve employee disciplinary actions, such as written reprimands, suspensions, or terminations.
  • Review employer practices or employee data to ensure compliance with contracts on matters such as wages, hours, or conditions of employment.
  • May make recommendations on revision to job and classification descriptions through multiple methods (interviews, documentation, job analysis, and research); prepare analytical reports to support recommendations; and assist in processing appeal requests as needed.
  • Conduct research, gather, and analyze highly complex data.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in human resources management, labor relations, business administration, or related field.
  • Minimum of five years of progressively responsible labor relations experience.
  • Experience working in a multi-branch library system or a public sector organization is desired.
Benefits and Salary

Employees regularly scheduled 20 or more hours per week are eligible to participate in our medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance plans, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), as well as our employee assistance program. Additionally, all employees regularly scheduled 20 or more hours per week receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Full-time employees earn 15 days of vacation leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 1 personal day each year.

Kitsap Regional Library participates in the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees are automatically eligible for the plan if they work a minimum of 16.25 hours per week (or 70 hours per month) during five months per year for two consecutive years.

Compensation range is $73, $101,814.44 per year. Offers are determined based on required and relevant experience and in alignment with internal equity.

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