HR Compliance & Employee Relations Manager

About Us: Caminar is a leading behavioral health organization that supported more than 48,000 youth and adults across six counties in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area last year.

Caminar’s mission is to build strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment and wraparound services delivered through evidence-based, whole-person care. Founded in 1964, our vision is to be a BEACON of SAFETY, COMPASSION, and FULFILLMENT, supporting those in our communities who need it most.

Caminar values diversity. People of all races, ethnicities, countries of origin, faiths, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities are welcome here. To learn more, please visit www.caminar.org.

Position Summary:

The Human Resources Compliance & Employee Relations Manager reports to the Director of Human Resources and provides both strategic and hands-on HR support across Caminar. Working closely with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Operations, program leadership, and other cross-functional partners, this role supports employee relations, complex leaves and accommodations, HR compliance, wage-and-hour compliance, performance management, workforce planning, workers’ compensation, required employee training compliance, and consistent HR practices across the organization.

This position serves as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, helping resolve workplace matters fairly, consistently, and in alignment with Caminar’s mission, values, policies, and applicable employment laws. This organization-wide role requires regular onsite support and the ability to travel between Caminar locations as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities: HR Coordinator

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Partner with program and operational leaders across the organization to provide practical guidance on employee relations, corrective action, performance management, policy interpretation, workforce planning, and HR best practices.
• Serve as a key resource for HR compliance and wage-and-hour compliance by supporting adherence to federal, California, and local employment requirements, Caminar policies, documentation standards, personnel file practices, required postings, training requirements, and reporting obligations.
• Lead wage-and-hour compliance efforts across Caminar by monitoring timekeeping practices, meal and rest period compliance, overtime, off-the-clock work concerns, reporting-time pay, employee classification, payroll-related compliance issues, and leader education.
• Manage employee relations matters from intake through resolution, including assessment, coaching, investigations, documentation, corrective action, performance improvement, separations, and employee communications that promote fair, consistent, and compliant practices.
• Create, update, and educate leaders and employees on HR policies and procedures to support consistent understanding, application, and compliance across the organization.
• Coordinate responses to agency inquiries, audits, reporting obligations, personnel file reviews, leave and accommodation documentation, training records, and other compliance-related matters in partnership with HR leadership and appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Administer complex leaves of absence and workplace accommodations in coordination with employees, leaders, and appropriate Sr. Leadership, ensuring timely communication, documentation, interactive process support, and compliance with applicable federal, California, and local requirements.
• Oversee HR-based compliance for required employee training across Caminar in partnership with Operations, including course assignments, completion tracking, overdue follow-up, training records, compliance reporting, system support, and leader escalation.
• Analyze trends, gaps, and recurring issues across the organization and recommend improvements to HR policies, procedures, manager tools, workflows, and compliance practices that strengthen consistency, reduce risk, and support operational effectiveness.
• Oversee workers’ compensation processes, reporting, and education for program leaders, including incident response guidance, claim coordination, documentation, follow-up, return-to-work support, and compliance with applicable reporting requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.