Description
Job Title: Vice President - Human Resources (VP-HR)
Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: Hybrid- 25% travel required
Salary: $140,000-170,000 annually based on experience
Kennedy Care is a holding company overseeing 4 distinct businesses aimed at thoughtfully and compassionately caring for their respective client groups. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all individuals who engage with us - both as clients and employees. We are seeking an experienced Vice President - Human Resources (VP-HR) to join our leadership team, focusing on enhancing our human resources practices while aligning with our mission to provide exceptional care.
The VP-HR will be responsible for leading all aspects of human resources at Kennedy Care, ensuring effective talent management, compliance, and employee engagement. This strategic role requires a thoughtful, forward-looking leader with a deep understanding of the human services sector and experience in implementing innovative HR practices.
The Role
Reporting to the CFO, the VP-HR joins our executive leadership team and leads all aspects of human resources across our four entities. This is a strategic role for a forward-looking leader who knows the human services sector and wants to shape how a growing, multi-state organization recruits, rewards, and retains its people.
This hybrid position is based in Mid-Michigan, with remote flexibility and up to 25% travel to offices and service locations in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and future markets including occasional overnight travel.
What You’ll Do
- Set and execute HR strategy across all entities and serve as an executive advisor to the CEO and CFO
- Lead talent acquisition through the Manager of Talent Acquisition Services, owning hiring outcomes for high-volume direct care (caregivers, childcare providers, RBTs), clinical (RN, LPN, BCBA), and leadership roles
- Own compensation, benefits strategy, and the annual renewal, including ACA compliance for a variable-hour workforce
- Ensure home care wage-and-hour compliance, including overtime, paid travel time, mileage, and worker classification
- Maintain multi-state compliance, handbooks, exclusion screening, workers’ compensation, and unemployment programs
- Own the HR technology stack (HRIS, ATS, LMS) and its integration with scheduling, EVV, and payroll
- Lead the evaluation and rollout of AI-enabled tools that improve efficiency and the employee and client experience
- Build engagement, retention, performance management, and leadership development programs
- Lead the people side of growth, including acquisitions and new-state expansion
- Participate in EOS Level 10 meetings and own HR Rocks and scorecards
- Serve as the executive escalation point for after-hours employee crises
Why Kennedy Care
- A seat at the executive table with real influence on company direction
- Mission-driven work that directly supports quality care for clients and families
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits available
- 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO
- Six Paid Holidays per year
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
- Work is performed primarily in a remote or office setting and requires extended periods of computer and phone use.
- Travel up to 25% to offices and service locations in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and future markets, including occasional overnight travel.
- Availability for after-hours escalations as described in Essential Functions.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Requirements
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field (MBA or relevant master’s preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years as a VP-HR or senior HR leader
- Experience developing and managing a departmental budget
- Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
- A proven track record of people strategies that deliver results
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to lead and inspire HR teams in a dynamic environment.
Preferred Experience
- HR leadership in home health, home care, or personal care, ideally in Medicaid- or VA-funded settings
- Leading HR for a distributed, field-based workforce across three or more states
- Exposure to EOS
- SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- 10+ years of progressive human resources experience
- 5+ years as a VP of Human Resources or senior HR leader
- Experience developing and managing a departmental budget
- Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
- Proven track record of people strategies that deliver results
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to lead and inspire HR teams in a dynamic environment
- MBA or relevant master's degree
- HR leadership experience in home health, home care, or personal care
- Experience in Medicaid- or VA-funded settings
- Experience leading HR for a distributed, field-based workforce across three or more states
- Exposure to EOS
- SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification
What We Do
Kennedy Care is a home-care agency serving families across Michigan, Wisconsin, and Northern Ohio. It provides personalized in-home assistance, including support with daily living, nanny services, and ABA therapy for children and adolescents with autism. Its caregivers are trained Life Care Professionals, and the company emphasizes compassionate, dependable care that helps clients maintain independence at home while supporting families at different stages of life.
