The Oakland Schools Human Resource Center provides leadership and innovation in quality human resources systems to internal and external customers. The HRC builds and maintains positive employee relations by supporting the goals, mission and values of Oakland Schools. Human Resources services include:

• Benefits administration
• Career resource center
• Collective bargaining
• Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee relations
• Employment contracts
• Exit program
• Grievance and arbitration
• Internet job postings
• Labor relations
• New Employee Orientation
• Oakland Human Resources Consortium (OHRC)
• Performance evaluation
• Progressive discipline
• Recruitment and selection
• Service recognition
• Staff handbook
• Substitute teaching
• Temporary staffing requests
• Work life balance programs