HR Generalist-labour Relations

3 weeks ago


Hamilton, Canada Banyan Community Services Full time

HR Generalist - internally referred to as **Employee Relations Specialist**

Are you an HR Professional looking to support an organization that impacts the Hamilton community specifically in the areas of children, youth, and seniors? If so, there is an exciting opportunity to join BANYAN Community Services in the role of Employee Relations Specialist.

Banyan Community Services is a community based non-profit organization with over forty years' experience providing a wide range of innovative programs and services to help disadvantaged or at risk members of our community learn new skills, attitudes, and behaviours to help them build a better future.

**1. PURPOSE OF THE POSITION**

In this role, reporting to the Director of Finance & Administration, you will be knowledgeable about industry trends, best practices and will provide professional advice, insight, expertise and support to Banyan’s Management Team in a broad range of human resource functions. You bring to the table a strong business sense to anticipate, understand and provide business solutions that contribute to the growth of employees, while building collaborative relationships inside and outside the organization. You will achieve success in this role by promoting the People Centered Workplace culture through the development and delivery of people solutions to our programs, supported by organizational scorecards and robust reporting.

**2. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Manage the day-to-day human resources functions including but not limited to labour relations, employee engagement, occupational health & safety and HR management.
- Provide advice and counsel on employee/labour relations.
- Foster a culture of fairness and equity throughout the organization.
- Oversee the Employee Engagement program and the development of enterprise tools and resources to support HR and Managers to drive employee engagement across all employee demographics.
- Attendance and absentee management including strategic planning to be proactive.
- Manage Occupational Health & Safety program for the entire organization.
- Monitor staff on leave of absences and maintain a safe Return to Work program for injured staff.
- Implement and ensure compliance with relevant legislations and organizational operating policies.
- Prepare monthly reports on KPIs, trends, risk management, outcomes and action plans regarding organizational development and performance scorecard.
- All incidents, accidents, and other hazardous occurrences affecting Banyan’s staff, client or the organization are to be reported, investigated, and mitigating action taken according to Banyan policy.

**PROGRAM SPECIFIC**:
**Labour Relations Management**
- Key liaison between business unit manager of labour unions and Banyan.
- Provide advice and strategies to Managers in regards to union management, aligning with the collective agreements and legislation (grievances, bargaining, etc).
- Responsible for reviewing all collective agreements in conjunction with managers, providing ideas that align with organizational polices.
- Conduct research regarding labour relations issues, trends and best practices including research to support the collective bargaining process.

**Employee Engagement & Communication**
- Champion a high-performance environment and partner with colleagues to implement a people centered strategy that attracts, retains, develops, and motivates employees by fostering an inclusive work environment.
- Oversee the Employee Engagement Program and the development of enterprise tools and resources to support HR and Business Leaders to drive employee engagement across all employee demographics.

**Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)**
- Member of all Joint OHS committees, overseeing adherence to legislation.
- Coordination of employee incidents, providing detailed analysis of these to the internal Quality Committee.
- Advisor to leadership regarding analysis and risk management of employee incidents.

**3. QUALIFICATIONS**
- Post-secondary education with focus on Human Resources Management.
- CHRP/CHRL designation is required.
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience in progressive Human Resources roles. Labour relations exposure is required.
- Not for Profit, government funded agency experience preferred.
- A philosophy of fairness, equity, and accountability in your approach to human resources.
- Strong understanding and knowledge of all Federal and Provincial Employment Standards, Occupational Health & Safety, Human Rights, etc.
- Previous experience as an advisor to senior management on employee-related issues.
- Provide and maintain an acceptable Criminal/Vulnerable Sector Record.

**4. WORKING CONDITIONS**
- This role works from the 688 Queensdale location; occasional travel to our facilities in Hamilton/Pelham/Simcoe may be required. Must have own vehicle and valid driver’s license.
- Hours of work will regularly fall within normal business hours, however in rare cases, work may be required duri


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