Interim Head of PeopleHuman Resources at The Carroll School

About Carroll School: Located in Waltham Lincoln and Wayland Massachusetts Carroll School is an independent day school that serves students with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia. Carroll School empowers children to become academically skilled students who are strong self-advocates and confident lifelong learners prepared to enter other academic settings. Carroll is an inclusive community committed to embracing diverse strengths identities and lived experiences in order to give each child what they most need to is essential at Carroll. Creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace is an important part of our mission that fosters greater creativity innovation and connection to the communities we serve. That mission starts here by building a robust diverse talent pool. No matter what makes you uniquely different size color culture gender identity and expression beliefs religion age race know that you are welcome here. Your difference makes Carroll stronger. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Carroll School encourages you to break that statistic and apply as its rare to find applicants who meet all the qualifications. We look forward to receiving your application. Carroll School is an equal opportunity employer that offers competitive salaries and benefits including comprehensive professional development opportunities. Position Summary::The Interim Head of People / Human Resources provides steady compassionate and solutions-oriented HR leadership during a planned transition. This role reports to the Head of School and focuses on maintaining continuity across HR functions supporting employees ensuring compliance and guiding immediate priorities while preparing for a smooth handoff to permanent leadership. This is an interim role expected to run through June 2026 with the possibility of role requires an experienced HR leader who can quickly build trust navigate a multi-campus environment and keep people-focused systems running effectively. Given our school context this is a predominantly on-campus role. Key Responsibilities:Leadership & Organizational SupportServe as a trusted partner to the Head of School and senior leadership team. Provide timely guidance on employee relations conflict resolution and personnel matters.Communicate clearly and consistently with employees across campuses.Manage a team of two HR professionals.Culture & DEIB IntegrationCollaborate with the Director of Culture & DEIB to support active near-term culture and inclusion projects.Ensure daily practices align with the schools DEIB commitments. Talent Acquisition & OnboardingLead active hiring cycles and manage recruitment for identified hiring needs including the winter cycle for educators. Strengthen candidate experience and recommend short-term process improvements.Employee Relations & Community PresenceServe as an approachable visible HR leader who supports employees with responsiveness confidentiality and care.Build relationships quickly across divisions and campuses.HR Operations & ComplianceOversee and support day-to-day HR operations benefits HRIS accuracy leaves and compliance.Identify and implement quick high-impact operational improvements.Prepare documentation to ensure a smooth transition to the permanent HR leader.Interested applicants should apply on our careers page/via our email. Please copy the link onto your URL: Carroll School Career PageRequired Experience:Director Key Skills Talent Management,Employee Relations,Succession Planning,Talent Acquisition,Growing Experience,Human Resources Management,Biotechnology,Performance Management,Training & Development,Employment & Labor Law,Organization Design,Human Resources Employment Type : Full-Time Department / Functional Area: Administration Experience: years Vacancy: 1