Senior Employee Relations Consultant

We are searching for a Senior Employee Relations Consultant -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting.  In this position, you will serve as employee relations subject matter expert (SME) and proactive change agent who serves as a liaison/relationship manager to mid-level and front-line leadership for assigned business units. 

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field
• 5 years’ experience in Human Resources with 2 years in Employee Relations
• Experience with investigations, performance management, and ADA experience 

Responsibilities: 

• Responds to questions regarding employment issues and application of policies
• Interprets policies and practices for TCH employees and leadership, ensuring consistent application within regulatory parameters
• Conducts with employees or leadership, obtaining pertinent information, determining the applicability of policies and procedures to the issue, recommending an action plan, and providing follow-up
• Facilitates the Employee Problem Solving (EPS) process by functioning as a mediator, proposing potential solutions to issues, and coordinating any necessary hearings
• Initiates investigations of harassment, discrimination, misconduct, recommending remedial action, and providing follow-up
• Guides leaders through employment-related decisions to ensure compliance with all regulations
• Conducts conferences and meetings in consultation with department leadership to assess issues and determine performance and department needs
• Identifies performance/behavioral concerns and makes recommendations for appropriate resolution
• Determines non-training related causes of performance gaps and influences leadership and staff members to address work environment obstacle
• Gathers and/or prepares documentation for legal partners for all EEOC claims
• Conducts exit interviews to obtain information regarding reasons employees leave and analyzes exit data as needed to identify trends or patterns
• Creates, conducts and facilitates training programs for staff and leadership in a manner that provides an effective and interactive learning environment
• Actively participates on various organizational and departmental committees and teams as a contributing team member

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

 To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.