Employee Relations Specialist

Anticipated Start - End Date: 12/01/2025- 03/31/2026 Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives. Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world. Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other – a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family. Position Overview Experience Recent and relevant experience managing human resource functions. Experience in a health care environment preferred. Knowledge and experience with QHR and/or ESP is an asset. Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate) Completion of certificate or diploma program in either Human Resource Management or Business Administration an asset. Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered. Certification/Licensure/Registration Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000. Qualifications and Skills Basic knowledge and understanding of applicable legislation including Employment Standards (Manitoba), Human Rights Code (Manitoba), Labour Relations Act (Manitoba) is preferred. Familiarity with Collective Agreements, including interpretation and application. Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications is required. Demonstrated excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Demonstrated interpersonal skills, effective interacting with internal and external clients/stakeholders in a mutually respectful and professional manner to establish and maintain positive working relationships. Demonstrated ability to be client focused with a desire to recognize, validate and meet the needs of internal and external clients on a continuous improvement basis. Demonstrated ability to be adaptable with flexibility and willingness to change behaviour and opinion in accordance with best practices and across different environments and cultures. Demonstrated ability to develop self and others with a focus on skills and knowledge in self, colleagues and clients based on learning and communicating best practices. Demonstrated problem‐solving skills in assessing what the problems are, forming a plan toward the solution of the problem(s) and initiating the action necessary to resolve the problem(s) in an adaptable, flexible and ethical manner. Demonstrated ability to engage with integrity and accountability, understanding and adhering to the organization’s norms and standards of ethical behaviour. Demonstrates initiative and is a self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimum of supervision. Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage a variety of tasks simultaneously including exercising a bring forward system for team members. Demonstrated strong attention to detail and a critical degree of accuracy regarding data entry. Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required. Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums. Good work and attendance record. Physical Requirements The incumbent functions autonomously on a day-to-day basis. No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions. May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary. Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require. Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process. Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application. Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance. Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position. Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted. #J-18808-Ljbffr