Manager of People and Culture

Position Overview:

Legal Services for Prisonerswith Children (LSPC) is a legal servicessupport center that advocates for the civil and human rights of incarcerated parents, family members, former prisoners and communities most affected by incarceration. The Manager of People and Culture, reporting to the Executive Director, will serve as LSPC’s principal human resources manager to champion a healthy humanresource culture, responsible for overseeing all aspects of employee experience.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate effectivecommunication, active listening, emotional intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, ability to build trust, strategic thinking, adaptability, diversity and inclusion awareness, experience with performance management, coaching and mentoring, and the capacity to foster a positive and engaging work environment.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Focus on building a positive workplace culture by managing recruitment, employee development and employee relations. Lead and manage all human resource functions, including: recruiting, onboarding, timekeeping, payroll and benefits administration and renewals, workplacesafety, employee development and performance management, personnel file management and off boarding.

• Collaborate with leadership to foster an inclusive and affirming workplace culture that reflects LSPC’s values and mission.
• Provide HR guidanceto management, includingleadership planning, supervisor training, disputeresolution, grievance policies, and peer learning programs.
• Lead periodic reviews of equitable compensation and benefits structures.
• Develop and implementequitable recruitment, interview, onboarding and review processes.
• In consultation with outside employment counsel, maintain the employee handbook and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal labor laws, including EEO, ADA, FMLA, OSHA, and workers’ compensation.
• In consultation with outside employment counsel, address all employment law and HR related complaints.
• Oversee workerscompensation claims and make recommendations to prevent recurrences. Manage unemployment claims.
• Attend HR training and seminars as needed to remain up to date on HR policies and best practices.
• In coordination with Facilities Manager, ensure the safety of all employees by implementing policies, procedures, and technologies that promote employee safety.
• Supervise and develop leadership of Office Managerto support healthyorganizational culture.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of two yearsmid-senior range HR management experience that reveals a broad knowledge and ability to apply principles, methods and techniques of HR management.
• Familiarity and/or comfort with using technology to support HR functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work well with people
• Solidorganizational abilities, including planning, delegating, programdevelopment, and task facilitation
• Alignment of key values and commitment to racial and social justice
• Experience or interest in working with formerly incarcerated people, and commitment and passion for supporting their power and leadership
• Capacity to build workingrelationships with system-impacted people that are supportive and build trust and self-determination, and don’t replicate harmful system power dynamics
• Adaptability, fast learning,resourcefulness, and capacityto take initiative.

LSPC is an equal opportunity employer that refuses to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity or sexual orientation. We strongly encourage formerlyincarcerated people, familymembers, people of color, womenand all qualified people to apply for this position.

To apply: Please submit your resume and a cover letter describing your interest in the position to Errol Veron at errol@prisonerswithchildren.org.