Director of Human Resources

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Nexus Family Healing is seeking a dynamic Director of Human Resources to join our team!

Our Director of Human Resources will plan, lead, direct and develop the policies, activities, and staff of the Human Resource (HR) department. This strategic HR leader will prioritize HR areas including legal compliance, risk mitigation and implementation of the organization’s mission, values, and talent strategy. The Director of Human Resources will provide direct oversight and HR support of assigned agencies and provide the first point of contact for agency HR related issues and concerns.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Schedule/Location/Pay:

• Full-time remote from Minnesota opportunity!
• Monday through Friday
• Salary Range: $120,000-130,000 annually
  
  

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include

• Five weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Continuous learning and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!
  
  

Primary Responsibilities

Strategic HR Leadership

• Aligns HR initiatives with organizational strategy by setting quarterly and annual goals that support Nexus’s mission and talent needs.
• Builds high-performing HR teams through strategic hiring and onboarding, ensuring a trauma-informed, mission-aligned candidate experience.
• Oversees employee relations, including corrective actions and separations, in line with company policy.
• Develops and deploys HR policies, training, and initiatives that drive compliance and strategic outcomes.
• Partners with Talent Acquisition to improve hiring practices, enhance employer branding, and reduce turnover.
  
  

Human Resource Team Development

• Leads and supports agency and NHO HR staff, ensuring clarity in roles and responsibilities.
• Manages daily HR operations and fosters accountability through clear direction and performance feedback.
• Encourages high performance by providing consistent, specific and meaningful coaching feedback, through constructive and timely performance evaluations, employee 1:1’s and direct report group meetings.
• Facilitates professional development, training, and certification activities for HR staff; seeks ways to leverage employee strengths and create individual development plans with employee progression opportunities.
  
  

Agency HR Liaison & Point of Contact

• Administers core HR functions (compensation, benefits, safety, leaves, investigations) to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Drives employee engagement through performance management, recognition, and development programs.
• Collaborates on HR budgeting and strengthens communication between agency and home office HR teams.
• Enhances HR’s visibility and responsiveness across the organization.
• Coaches agency HR leaders to make informed, autonomous decisions using existing tools and policies.
• Provides on-site support during critical employee relations events in partnership with Executive Directors.
  
  

Labor Relations, Compliance & Risk Mitigation

• Serves as the primary contact for union matters, including contract interpretation, grievances, and negotiations.
• Guides leaders on labor relations and ensures compliance with employment laws and best practices.
• Implements risk mitigation strategies and union avoidance efforts at non-union sites.
  
  

Continuous HR Improvement

• Conducts research, analysis and interpolation of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the organization’s human resource information system (HRIS) and talent management systems.
• Collaborates with HR Analyst to extrapolate, assess and analyze key performance HR indicators; partners with HR agency leaders to create actionable solutions to improve areas of turnover, engagement and LOAs.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in HR management, and employment law; applies knowledge and communicates policy and practice changes to Nexus leadership.
  
  

Requirements

Required Education and Licensure:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required
• 5+ years HR management experience
• 3-5 years labor relations experience
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.
  
  

Preferred Education And Experience

• Master’s degree preferred
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP highly preferred
• 7+ Years strategic HR Management experience preferred
  
  

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate.
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.
  
  

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

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Salary Description

$120,000-$130,000 annually