Educator Human Resources Generalist

Job Title: Educator Human Resources Generalist 

Location: Hybrid in Minneapolis 

Salary: $45,000 USD 

Hours: Mon - Fri - 40 hours per week

About Zen Educate:

Zen Educate is a technology company that helps match schools with temporary teaching staff (Substitute teachers, Paraprofessionals, etc.) Our mission is to change the world of education recruitment. Schools spend over $9bn a year on temporary educators, with over $2bn per year of that spent on fees that take money out of the education system. By leveraging the latest technology, we purpose built a platform that helps schools to pay less whilst teachers earn more!

We want students to have access to the best education possible. By improving transparency and communication between schools and teachers, we’re benefitting all parties and ensuring they can work together effectively!

Your chance to make a difference!

This is your chance to join a high growth tech startup on the ground floor. We are a collaborative company and you’ll have the opportunity to contribute your own ideas to our ongoing success. We are passionate about learning and development, and aim to maximise both your personal and career growth.

What you’ll be doing:

 The Educator HR Generalist will play a key role in ensuring that Zen Educate is an amazing and responsible employer for our hundreds of educators in the field. The day to day responsibilities of this role includes various administrative and record keeping tasks as well conducting necessary HR related audits. On top of this, this role will engage in more long-term efforts to improve educator employee relations and the development of strong policies and codes of conduct.

Key Responsibilities:

-Support with general administrative tasks and HR related audits as needed. 

-Complete state unemployment information requests.

-Support with proper educator termination and resignation processes.

-Complete garnishment requests.

-Support with the management of workers compensation cases.

-Support your senior team members with the development and implementation of new education policies and codes of conduct as well as general employee relations.

 Minimum requirements:

-Some form of experience in a human resources role.

-Completion of education in human resources may also be considered. Must be an independent and self-motivated worker.

-Comfortable with technology including Google suite.

-Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

-Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

-Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality.

-Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

-Strong passion for keeping children safe in Education. 

Preferred Experience:

-1 or more years experience in a human resources role.

What's in it for you?

- Work that you want to talk about

- 15+ days PTO & 10 federal holidays

- Fun-loving, tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference

- Health Insurance (Dental and Vision)

Diversity and Inclusion

At Zen, we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion, where everyone is respected, valued and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, religion or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer, more compassionate environment for all. 

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives — just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where people’s voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work. 

We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all. We seek out diverse opinions, beliefs, and experiences because they collectively make us stronger; we’ve had former teachers, pilots, fundraisers, engineers, lawyers, marketers, social media experts and more join our team.