Human Resources Director

Human Resources Director/Manager Behavioral Health

Job Type: Full-Time Exempt
Location: Honolulu HI (On-Site)

Ala Moana Office (1330 Ala Moana Blvd.)

About Us:
We are a growing behavioral health organization committed to highquality care employee wellbeing and a forwardthinking inclusive culture. We are seeking an innovative Human Resources Director to lead strategic people initiatives that strengthen performance support clinical excellence and drive organizational growth.

Position Overview

The HR Director serves as a strategic partner and culture leader responsible for building scalable HR systems supporting workforce development and ensuring compliance across our behavioral health programs. This role is ideal for a systems thinker who thrives in missiondriven environments and is motivated by measurable outcomes and organizational transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead workforce planning and develop scalable strategies that support program and organization expansion.
• Compile and maintain monthly HR reports and KPIs including onboarding offboarding turnover and other workforce metrics
• Oversee day-to-day HR operations and administrative functions supervising and supporting an HR team including workflow coordination and daily guidance
• Lead employee relations investigations performance management corrective action PIPs and other complex employee matters.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws behavioral health regulations accreditation requirements (CARF) and internal policies.
• Oversee employee credentialing background checks required clearances professional licenses certifications training and other employment requirements for regulated positions.
• Lead organization-wide culture and engagement initiatives that create a unified employee experience strengthen organizational identity and foster collaboration across traditionally siloed programs.
• Collaborate with program leadership to address workforce needs associated with state-referred and state-managed services including services connected to child welfare behavioral health and disability programs.
• Implement a continuous performance evaluation and management framework with clear metrics and dashboards.
• Develop implement and maintain the organizations HR policies procedures employee handbook and internal HR processes.
• Design competitive compensation and benefits strategies that support attraction and retention.
• Drive measurable reductions in workplace injuries and enhance Workers Compensation outcomes.
• Lead leave management (FMLA ADA state leave) and build consistent supportive systems that balance employee needs with operational requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required; Masters preferred.
• 5 years of progressive HR leadership (behavioral health or healthcare strongly preferred).
• SPHR/SHRMSCP preferred.
• Experience building HR infrastructure in a growing organization.
• Strong understanding of behavioral health compliance workforce challenges and accreditation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through collaboration and datadriven decisionmaking.
• Commitment to wellness equity traumainformed supervision and employeecentered practices.

ABOUT HAWAII BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Hawaii Behavioral Health was founded in 1993 to serve Hawaiis youth and families through behavioral educational and social health services. Our services have expanded over the years to include paraprofessional support behavioral health intervention early intervention programs psychological assessments individual and family therapy intensive home-based services therapeutic foster care and parent training. Our team of professionals remain dedicated to providing the highest quality of service for nurturing a child emotionally intellectually physically and spiritually. Join our team and further our mission to improve the health and well-being of children and families in Hawaii.

Hawaii Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex race color age disability pregnancy or maternity sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status military status or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal state and local laws. Hence we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

HBH staff are committed to cultural competence. Cultural competence is the ability of individuals and systems to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures classes races ethnic backgrounds sexual orientations ability statuses and faiths or religions in a manner that recognizes affirms and values the work of individuals families tribes and communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each. Cultural competence is a continuous process of learning about the differences of others and integrating their unique strengths and perspectives into our lives.

At Hawaii Behavioral Health we believe each child and individual has a special gift to offer each family has its own unique strength to build upon and each person who struggles with emotional or mental health challenges can find hope for a better life. Our legacy evolves each and every day as we work together as a team in the lives of the children individuals and families we serve.

Aohe hana nui ka aluia No task is too big when done together...

Our History:Hawaii Behavioral Health was created in 1993 to meet the needs of Hawaiis children adults and families.

Our Mission:To improve the health and well-being of the clients we serve and their families by demonstrating excellence in delivery of social education and behavioral health services. Our team of dedicated staff lives our mission.

Our Vision:To develop a system of integrated services to meet the needs of Hawaii through innovative culturally relevant and best practices.

Our Values:Dedication Excellence Fortitude Compassion Individual & Family Centered Empowerment

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