Director of Labor Relations

Los Angeles, United States

JobID: 13573

Position Type:
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

Date Posted:
9/9/2025

Location:
TBD

Closing Date:
09/23/2025

Job Title: Director of Labor Relations

Reports To: Immediate Supervisor

Prepared By: The Division of Human Resources

Board Approved Date:

Pay Grade Range: AD104

Summary: The job of Director of Labor Relations is done for the purpose/s of planning, implementing, directing and maintaining the district's negotiations, labor relations and contract management including processing grievances; serving as chief negotiator for the District; and maintaining staffing to ensure that all related functions conform to district, state, and federal requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Manages a range of labor relations and negotiations processes for the purpose of ensuring compliance with district, state and/or federal regulations.
Serves as chief negotiator for the District and hearing officer for grievances processes for the purpose of representing the District’s interest in labor negotiations and/or resolving grievance issues.
Administers provisions of labor and/or professional association negotiated agreements for the purpose of maintaining a fair and positive relationship with various labor unions and ensuring compliance with all relevant local, state and federal regulations.
Participates in meetings (e.g. Board meetings, workshops, seminars, conferences, negotiations, hearings, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and gathering information regarding a wide variety of subjects required to carry out their administrative responsibilities.
Monitors personnel policies for the purpose of ensuring conformance to relevant agreements.
Interprets contract language, Education Code and employment regulations for the purpose of ensuring compliance with district, local, state and federal requirements.
Collaborates and provides assistance to administrators and managers regarding contract interpretation and evaluation of staff for the purpose of ensuring compliance with established practices and regulations.
Communicates with other employees, departments, administrators and the public for the purpose of providing information and assistance concerning.
District employment, labor relations and negotiations procedures and related legal requirements.
Responds to written and verbal inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. staffing, conflicts in policies and regulations, community concerns, parental requests, etc.) for the purpose of identifying the relevant issues and recommending or implementing a remediation plan.
Maintains manual and electronic documents, files and records for the purpose of providing accurate information in compliance with district regulations.
Prepares a wide variety of materials in written and electronic formats (e.g. reports, memos, letters, policies, presentations, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference and/or conveying information.
Research information for the purpose of providing additional information and/or recommendations, to address a variety of labor relations and negotiations requirements.

Other Duties:

Other duties as assigned that are related to the functions of the position.

Essential Functions/Qualifications/Requirements:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in personnel and industrial relations or related field. A Master’s degree is desirable. Five (5) years of successful professional occupational experience including principles and practices of labor negotiations, preferably in an educational setting. A Master’s degree in one of the above-identified fields may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience. Any other combination of education, training and experience which proves the candidate is likely to have the skill, knowledge, and ability essential for this position may be considered.

Work Environment Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Professional Conduct:

The Employees are required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct. Breach of said professional conduct includes, but is not limited to, neglect of duty, dishonesty, engagement in acts that are contrary to East Baton Rouge Parish School System policy, unlawful activities, or any other conduct which is seriously prejudicial to the school system.

Technological Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in general use of a computer, the use of Email as a form of communication, and other job-specific equipment, software, and/or applications.

Note: New employees coming to EBRPSS/current employees new to a position, must use the Verifent website to verify qualifying years of experience (outside of EBRPSS) aligned to the job description. All new employees to the district/current employees new to a position will receive 0 years of experience aligned to the job description until the verification of previous experience aligned to the job description is received.

Verifient Link

Experience verifications must be received in the Office of Human Resources within the first 6 months of employment in order to be eligible for a retroactive payment.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System and all of its entities (including Career and Technical Education Programs) do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, disability, or gender in its educational programs and activities (including employment and application for employment), and it is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender by Title IX (20 USC 168) and on the basis of disability by Section 504 (42 USC 794). The Title IX Coordinator is Andrew Davis, Director of Risk Management – ADavis6@ebrschools.org, (225) 929-8705. The Section 504 Coordinator is Danielle Staten-Ojo – DStaten@ebrschools.org, (225) 326-5668.

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