Vice President Human Resources (VPHR)

Description

Job Title: Vice President - Human Resources (VP-HR)

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Location: Hybrid- 25% travel required 

Salary: $140,000-170,000 annually based on experience

Kennedy Care is a holding company overseeing 4 distinct businesses aimed at thoughtfully and compassionately caring for their respective client groups. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all individuals who engage with us - both as clients and employees. We are seeking an experienced Vice President - Human Resources (VP-HR) to join our leadership team, focusing on enhancing our human resources practices while aligning with our mission to provide exceptional care. 

The VP-HR will be responsible for leading all aspects of human resources at Kennedy Care, ensuring effective talent management, compliance, and employee engagement. This strategic role requires a thoughtful, forward-looking leader with a deep understanding of the human services sector and experience in implementing innovative HR practices.

The Role
Reporting to the CFO, the VP-HR joins our executive leadership team and leads all aspects of human resources across our four entities. This is a strategic role for a forward-looking leader who knows the human services sector and wants to shape how a growing, multi-state organization recruits, rewards, and retains its people.

This hybrid position is based in Mid-Michigan, with remote flexibility and up to 25% travel to offices and service locations in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and future markets including occasional overnight travel.

What You’ll Do

• Set and execute HR strategy across all entities and serve as an executive advisor to the CEO and CFO
• Lead talent acquisition through the Manager of Talent Acquisition Services, owning hiring outcomes for high-volume direct care (caregivers, childcare providers, RBTs), clinical (RN, LPN, BCBA), and leadership roles
• Own compensation, benefits strategy, and the annual renewal, including ACA compliance for a variable-hour workforce
• Ensure home care wage-and-hour compliance, including overtime, paid travel time, mileage, and worker classification
• Maintain multi-state compliance, handbooks, exclusion screening, workers’ compensation, and unemployment programs
• Own the HR technology stack (HRIS, ATS, LMS) and its integration with scheduling, EVV, and payroll
• Lead the evaluation and rollout of AI-enabled tools that improve efficiency and the employee and client experience
• Build engagement, retention, performance management, and leadership development programs
• Lead the people side of growth, including acquisitions and new-state expansion
• Participate in EOS Level 10 meetings and own HR Rocks and scorecards
• Serve as the executive escalation point for after-hours employee crises
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Why Kennedy Care

• A seat at the executive table with real influence on company direction
• Mission-driven work that directly supports quality care for clients and families
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits available
• 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Six Paid Holidays per year

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Work is performed primarily in a remote or office setting and requires extended periods of computer and phone use.
• Travel up to 25% to offices and service locations in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and future markets, including occasional overnight travel.
• Availability for after-hours escalations as described in Essential Functions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Requirements

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field (MBA or relevant master’s preferred)
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years as a VP-HR or senior HR leader
• Experience developing and managing a departmental budget
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
• A proven track record of people strategies that deliver results
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.  
• Ability to lead and inspire HR teams in a dynamic environment.  

Preferred Experience

• HR leadership in home health, home care, or personal care, ideally in Medicaid- or VA-funded settings
• Leading HR for a distributed, field-based workforce across three or more states
• Exposure to EOS
• SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification