Benefits of having dedicated HR in-house or dedicated HR support from an outsourced expert

Benefits of having dedicated HR in-house or dedicated HR support from an outsourced expert

April 9, 2021 | Charter Administration, Personnel Management

Why does your Charter need HR services?

Here are some of the many benefits of having dedicated HR in-house or dedicated HR support from an outsourced expert, like Charter School Success:

  • Organizational culture
    • HR plays a crucial role of influencing the charter by establishing standards, procedures, and guidelines that allow employees to know and learn acceptable behaviors and practices at workplace premises. HR can create rapport and improve employee engagement through conversations. HR will know your workforce on a personal level, and for that reason your staff is likely to feel more comfortable about bringing up any workplace issues they are experiencing. An HR team member can then address and resolve the issue, boosting employee satisfaction and morale. HR can also nurture your charter culture by hosting effective team discussions and engaging events based on team members’ personal needs and interests, and those that tie into your schools mission.
  • Recruitment and retention
    • Acquiring qualified employees, retaining them, giving them the right training/onboarding, and encouraging them to further their education, skills, and awarding them with compensation and benefits will drive your charter to success.
  • Management of conflicts
    • Conflict, whether peer to peer or employee to employer/supervisor, will eventually occur.  HR will bear the role of the mediator or counselor to sort these differences effectively. They will ensure compliance with Federal and state law, as well as local policy – ultimately protecting the school from lawsuit or moral damage. This is a huge $$$ advantage.
  • Planning for change and change management
    • The school environment is always changing. It is the responsibility of HR to help with planning for change, which involves helping employees understand their functions and new developments and expectations. This involves constructing bridges between departments and getting people to work through issues. HR will help to develop a management plan for changes, disasters, and for reassuring employees in times of alarming change or disaster. (COVID was a huge example of this!)
  • Training and development
    • A strong onboarding and ongoing PD plan should be a priority of a dedicated HR team member. This keeps your workforce at its peak of performance and in with your charter culture.
  • Ongoing tasks
    • There is all kinds of ongoing transactional work that can’t be missed. Benefits coordination, selection and enrollment, job description development, document/recordkeeping, and fingerprinting just to name a few of the tasks that an HR professional will handle.

Online Education Resources from CSS

Here are some of the many CSS online courses that may benefit you in your quest to explore the value of HR.

Need some assistance?

Contact Jordan Elliott, Chief Operations Officer, at jelliott@charterschoolsuccess.com

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