Human Resources

The Human Resources Office takes care of the most critical component of delivering a world-class education at North Pocono: our employees. The office is staffed by Mrs. Tiffany Ferguson, Human Resources Manager.  My office is responsible for the following:

• Collecting and managing employee demographic information
• Coordinating the dissemination of new or updated employee demographic information to other departments and agencies as required
• Collecting, validating, and storing employee professional certifications and licensures, tracking the status of each, and ensuring compliance with all regulations
• Collecting, validating, and storing employee clearances, tracking the status of each, and ensuring compliance with all regulations
• On-boarding new hires and off-boarding those leaving district employment
• Supporting employees through the retirement process
• Tracking completion of state-required periodic employee training (such as blood-borne pathogen training, child abuse awareness and reporting training, AED training, etc.) and ensuring compliance with all regulations
• Managing employee enrollment in all benefit programs
• Coordinating the resolution of problems with employee benefits
• Communicating information about employee benefits to all district employees
• Monitoring benefit expenditures and the cost-competitiveness of current benefit providers
• Monitoring and comparing the cost of comparable benefits from alternative benefit providers
• Managing the hiring process
  • Collecting and storing job descriptions for all positions within the district
  • Composing and distributing job postings per current collective bargaining agreements
  • Advertising for applicants for open positions
  • Collecting, collating, and storing submitted job application materials from prospective employees
  • Scheduling interviews with prospective employees
  • Serving as an evaluator and advisor during interviews of prospective employees
  • Communicating with interviewees
  • Preparing the language of Board of Education motions for hiring new employees
• Advising the Board of Education during the collective bargaining process