WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
Works under minimal supervision to provide professional and supervisory skills involving employee relations issues.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or related field.

• Experience
  7 years of professional experience in one or more areas of human resource management, including at least three (3) years in assigned area. and
  3 years supervisory experience

JOB DUTIES

• Counsels, advises, and works with managers and supervisors to identify and resolve personnel issues and improve workforce performance and effectiveness.
• Supervises and evaluates Employee Relations Representatives and administrative support staff in Employee Relations division of the Office of Human Resources.
• Reviews, edits, approves, and/or denies any disciplinary actions to be issued to department managers and supervisors from the Employee Relations division.
• Drafts disciplinary letters that accurately communicate, in a manner clearly understandable by a disciplined employee, the factual information that forms the basis for the disciplinary action.
• When requested, counsels employees on their roles and responsibilities as employees and other job-related matters; the classified employee grievance and discipline policies and employee rights and responsibilities. Be accessible to employees requesting to review their official personnel files.
• Serves as the University’s representative in classified employee disciplinary appeal and unemployment compensation appeal hearings by preparing the case for defense of the University’s position, including preparation of witnesses and written documents, and examining and cross-examining witnesses to ensure pertinent information is accurately and honestly presented to the hearing officials.
• Manages HR policy development and revision processes to ensure all are relevant, up to date, and in line with Federal and State of Texas legislation, Regents Rules, UT System policy and procedure, and the UT Southwestern Handbook of Operating Procedures.
• Consults with departmental administrators regarding performance management issues.
• Develops, revises and presents training programs in cooperation with the Organizational Development and Training division of the Office of Human Resources. Ensures training manuals are up to date.
• Directs project management duties for new compliance initiatives. Coordinates various projects and programs within the department ensuring all tasks are completed by established deadlines and quality standards.
• Maintains required information in the Employee Relations Oracle database by entering required information on a daily basis. Ensures narrative information entered into the database conveys sufficient information so a reader can grasp a clear understanding of the facts of the action without having to resort to other documentation.
• Serves in a supervisory capacity in absence of the Director of Human Resources.
• Attends university meetings/functions as determined by the Director of Human Resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.