The Role
Provide administrative and case-management support for employee relations including grievance and unemployment processing, collective bargaining agreement administration, rehiring eligibility, inbox and website management, meeting coordination, documentation review for policy compliance, and support continuous improvement initiatives and team projects.
Summary Generated by Built In
** Applications will be received until August 19, 2026 If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org. **
About this job:
Provides support, coordination and services in the areas of grievance processing, unemployment processing, post-employment arrest, and administration of collective bargaining agreements.
What DPS Offers You:
- A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
- Salary Range: $48,896 - $58,676. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
- In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.
What You'll Do:
- Monitors the Employee Relations inbox, updating the Employee Association website, and the audit, reconciliation and processing of invoices.
- Provides exceptional customer service to all customers and stakeholders; reviews and verifies incoming and outgoing documentation for completeness, accuracy and compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Performs a variety of administrative support duties for team leadership, including data management, word processing and scheduling/coordination of meetings.
- Determines employee eligibility to be rehired for the District and processes all related requests based on District policy.
- Coordinates the District’s response to all unemployment claims and works with managers, HR staff and vendors, as appropriate, to ensure accurate and timely communication to involved parties.
- Participates in project/work group meetings and takes detailed notes; supports current projects and coordinates with the team to keep workflow on track.
- Reviews collective bargaining agreement changes and ensures changes are accurately portrayed in final agreements.
- Ensures employee inquiries are answered and/or properly routed in a timely manner.
- Supports continuous improvement initiatives.
- Serves as a backup for co-workers and/or other key business processes, as needed.
What You’ll Need:
- Minimum of a High School Diploma/GED, Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- Two (2) or more years of experience in Human Resources, preferably related to FMLA.
- Experience in a union environment and exposure to collective bargaining agreements helpful.
- Experience with Oracle a plus
- Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun
About UsDenver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students. DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Bachelor's Degree
- Two or more years of experience in Human Resources
- Experience related to FMLA
- Experience in a union environment with exposure to collective bargaining agreements
- Experience with Oracle
- Commitment to racial and educational equity and dismantling systems of oppression
- Must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the position (with or without accommodations)
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The Company
What We Do
The mission of Denver Public Schools is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to become contributing citizens in our diverse society. In DPS, we’re focused on building a system that’s designed to help every student thrive. We’re re-focusing our efforts where they matter most: on creating classrooms that are vibrant centers of learning, where caring teachers are engaging their students in rigorous, culturally responsive experiences in order to lift all students toward a bright horizon. In the last ten years, DPS has experienced unprecedented growth and an expansion of programs. Building on the strong progress we’ve made, we want to continue transforming DPS into a school district grounded in equity. This districtwide focus on equity will be embedded in everything we do, so that we can help break historical patterns and become a school district that is designed to inspire every student to dream big and make their own future. View all of our current career openings here: https://careers.dpsk12.org/
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