Employee Relations Business Partner

Employee Relations Business Partner (Sepulveda - Human Resources)
This is a hybrid position based in Culver City, CA.

The pay range for this position is between $71,495- $82,219 annually.

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About Didi Hirsch
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation's first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to about 270,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch's work possible.

Summary
As an Employee Relations Business Partner (internally referred to as Human Resources Business Partner), you will align HR strategies with organizational goals, partner with leaders to drive performance, and provide expert guidance on employee relations, development, and compliance. You will play a key role in fostering a positive, engaged, and legally compliant workplace culture that supports both short- and long-term business success.

Primary Duties
Employee Relations

• Counsels and advises management and employees on HR policies and employment laws, while providing HR guidance and interpretation, as appropriate.
• Promotes a positive workplace culture to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention by addressing concerns proactively and fostering open communication.
• Resolves conflicts effectively, ensuring a balanced and legally compliant approach to conflict resolution.
• Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations, while maintaining accurate and thorough documentation of all employee investigations, including details of the incident, witness statements, actions taken, and final outcomes, ensuring compliance with agency policies and legal requirements.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions, etc.

Learning and Development

• Collaborates with management to identify training needs that promote organizational/department goals and support employee engagement, satisfaction and retention, as well as compliance.
• Provides administrative support and/or creates training materials and programs, including but not limited to planning, preparing, revising, and maintaining any necessary materials, scheduling, supporting, and tracking of programs, leads, facilitates and evaluates the program.
• Conducts staff training as needed via in-person or zoom, including providing location, regional and individual training, set-up and other support as required.
• Provides direction to management on appropriate use of coaching and teambuilding techniques that promote organizational goals and support employee engagement, satisfaction and retention.
• Prints and distributes training certificates and other documents.
• Provides local, regional and individual training set-up and support.
• Maintains online resources such as the course catalog, and schedules.

Compliance and Policies

• Maintains working knowledge of labor and related laws, industry trends, and effective human resources practices through participation in seminars and classes, membership in professional organizations, reading and contacts in the industry; consults with legal counsel as necessary.
• Ensures that the agency provides all required regulatory reports such as EEO-1, AAPs, and others
• Works with agency's unemployment insurance vendor on existing claims.
• Assists in the development and revisions of Agency policies and procedures.
• Provide thoughtful, professional guidance throughout the organization regarding human resources Matters.
• Develop and implement ways to improve efficiencies within HR processes and collaborate with related departments, as appropriate.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, a related field desired; or HR certification with a combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive human resources experience, with an emphasis on employee relations.
• Demonstrated experience resolving employee conflicts, managing investigations, and advising on complex people matters.
• Experience designing and implementing effective trainings.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Strong and collaborative interpersonal, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism and discretion.
• Proficient in HRIS systems; familiarity with UltiPro/UKG is a plus.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; Capable of creating and formatting documents, managing large datasets, performing data analysis, and developing professional presentations.
• The analytical skills, experience and good judgment to make decisions within policies.
• A commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch philosophies.
• Ability to adapt to changing needs by acquiring new skills and knowledge.
• Current California driver's license and a driving record acceptable to the Agency's insurance carrier.
• Ability to travel to Los Angeles based agency locations to conduct on-site meetings, trainings, audits, etc. as needed to support the agency.
• A working knowledge of all human resource best practices and employment law with state and federal regulations (e.g. COBRA, Wage and Hour laws, Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Employment regulations, OSHA, Workers' Compensation, American with Disabilities Act, FMLA, CFRA, etc.).
• Effective oral and written communications skills sufficient to draft clear, concise and professional documents, letters, reports, emails, and other correspondence to successfully interface with all levels of management and staff.
• Basic general math skills sufficient to analyze compensation and benefits data, and prepare associated reports.

Our Vision
A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.

Our Mission
Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.

CORE VALUES
Excellence:
We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.

Diversity & Inclusion:
We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.

Equity:
We are dedicated to promoting health equity in our communities, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.

Well Being:
We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.

Advocacy:
We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.

Community Engagement:
We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support.