Position: Employee Relations Specialist
Department: Human Resources
Type of Position: Full-time Salaried
Exemption Status: Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 40 hours per week
Opportunity for hybrid schedule: Yes
Starting Salary Range: $56,353-$73,290 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.
Position Summary: The Employee Relations (ER) Specialist manages the relationships within an organization and the workforce. The ER specialist act as mediators to resolve workplace conflicts, investigate employee grievances, ensure compliance with labor laws, and guide managers through disciplinary procedures to maintain a fair, positive, and productive work environment.
Required Qualifications:
- An Associate's Degree with at least two years (2) experience in Human Resources, conflict management and resolution, student or workplace conduct, or mediation OR at least four (4) years experience in Human Resources, conflict management and resolution, student or workplace conduct, or mediation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Human Resources certification (e.g., SPHR, PHR, SHRM-SCP, or SHRM-CP).
- Two (2) years of experience in Employee Relations.
- Experience working in a college, university, or higher education environment.
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking in more than one language; Spanish preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources (HR), Business Administration, or related field.
- Experience working in bargaining unit environment.
Position details include but are not limited to:
- Conflict Resolution & Mediation: Mediate disputes between employees or between staff and management to find amicable solutions.
- Workplace Investigations: Investigate formal complaints (such as policy violations, harassment or discrimination) and advise leadership on appropriate disciplinary actions. Provide recommendations based on investigation findings and consult ER leadership and in-house legal counsel on next steps.
- Performance Management: Coordinate the administrative functions of the performance management process for staff and faculty.
- Advising & Training: Train management on workforce relations and guide employees on college policies, procedures, and processes.
- Compliance & Labor Laws: Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of all EEO laws and ensure JCCC policies and practices comply with bargaining agreements, local, state, and federal labor regulations.
- Additional Administrative Functions: Serve as a primary point of contact for unemployment claims and requests to view employee personnel files.
- Title IX: Serve as the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for employees. Coordinate and investigate sex-based discrimination and harassment complaints.
- Other duties as assigned.
To be considered for this position we will require an application and resume.
*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.
Benefits Category
For Full‑time Employees:
- Health insurance with some employer paid options.
- Life insurance & AD&D (employer provided)
- Retirement plans (403(b), 457(b), and KPERS)
- Employer paid 8% contribution into a 403(b) no match required
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, and floating holidays)
- 14 days of paid holidays
- Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
- Tuition reimbursement / assistance for non‑JCCC courses for employee
- Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
- Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
- And many more!
About JCCC:
Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.
Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.
Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
JCCC is an equal opportunity employer and equal access institution. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.
Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550, Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.
Disclosure:
If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR@jccc.edu. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be updated at any time at the discretion of management. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email HR@jccc.edu.
