Human Resources Director

Southcoast Behavioral Health is seeking a Human Resources Director to join its leadership team in Dartmouth, MA. This onsite role is built around driving HR initiatives that support talent strategy, employee relations, and program management, with an emphasis on creating an employee-oriented, high-performance culture.

You will partner with facility and leadership stakeholders to align human resource priorities with current and future talent needs, strengthen recruiting and retention efforts, and provide expert guidance across core HR areas. The position also includes maintaining consistent employment practices and ensuring HR systems and documentation are accurate and up to date.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a strategic partner in executing departmental business strategies through initiatives designed to attract and retain talent, develop employees and leaders, and align organizational goals.
• Collaborate with the leadership team to develop and implement the facility’s human resource and talent strategy, including recruiting, retention, talent review, and succession planning.
• Lead full-cycle talent acquisition, including sourcing, job postings, resume screening, interview coordination, extending offers, and completing required paperwork.
• Design and lead targeted recruitment strategies to support a robust and diverse applicant pool for open roles.
• Develop retention efforts through action planning and employee engagement strategies.
• Consult with management on staffing, compensation, benefits, training and development, budgeting, position control, and employee relations.
• Work with leadership to build and support a positive work culture and consistent employment practices across the facility.
• Develop, manage, and administer HR plans and procedures for all facility personnel.
• Complete timely initial and ongoing verification of licenses, including background, driving record, professional, and other checks required by accrediting agencies and state regulations.
• Ensure appropriate and timely action when policy standards are not met.
• Maintain personnel files, including training records and all necessary new hire paperwork.
• Lead, motivate, and assess diverse teams, including experienced and junior professionals, and provide guidance on HR policy interpretation.
• Coach and train managers to resolve and prevent employee relations issues.
• Ensure complete and consistent HR documentation, including disciplinary action documentation and training compliance records.
• Handle complex and sensitive employee relations and HR matters with organizational or potential legal impact.
• Advise managers on performance management, workforce planning, and compensation.
• Ensure employee information in UltiPro (HRIS) is entered and maintained in a timely manner.
• Manage department staff, including hiring, development, training, performance management, and communication to support effective and efficient operations.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, business, or a related field (required).
• 3 years of previous experience in an HR-related role, with demonstrable knowledge of recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and HR information systems (required experience ranges listed as 3 to 5 years).
• Professional certification in Human Resources (preferred).

Role Details

• Location: Dartmouth, MA (onsite)
• Compensation: USD 97,945 - 122,432 per year
• HRIS Technology: UltiPro

Purpose: As a key member of the leadership team, the HR Director will lead Human Resource initiatives to provide an employee-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and organizational growth.