Assistant, Onboarding and HR

5 months ago


Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company**: IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:164537
**Department/Program**:Recruitment and Employee Experience, People and Organization Development
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $22.9756**:

- **$28.7195 /hour
**Closing Date**: Open Until Filled (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager, Recruitment and Employee Experience, with functional direction from the Recruitment and Retention Consultants, the HR and Onboarding Assistant provides high-quality communication and organizational support to the entire Human Resources team on a daily basis. The HR and Onboarding Assistant functions as the primary point of contact for internal and external clients, both in person and on the phone, to the Human Resources office. The HR and Onboarding Assistant is responsible for interacting in a professional, courteous, and helpful manner with all individuals. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, responding to all incoming inquiries, organizing and maintaining employee files, updating selected databases, assisting with the recruitment process, facilitating onboarding for new hires, and coordinating and completing HR reporting. The HR and Onboarding Assistant maintains a high degree of confidentiality, manages their own work efficiently and effectively, accepts accountability for their own actions, and demonstrates flexibility in meeting the needs of the team.

**Hours of Work**:
Onsite: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm/8:30 am-4:30 pm.

**Your Qualifications**:

- Graduate of post-secondary degree and/or Certificate Program in Human Resources, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required.
- Membership in local and/or Human Resources Associations and other relevant organizations preferred.
- Minimum one-two years of associated human resources knowledge and experience required.
- Minimum of one year experience in a complex multi-union environment; unionized healthcare sector experience preferred.
- Working knowledge of collective agreements, employment guides, visa requirements, and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP).
- Good understanding of recruitment and onboarding practices.
- Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Effective work practice - accountable, dependable, flexible, persevering, sets goals and meets deadlines, results-oriented.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams), MS Edge, MS Outlook, and human resources information systems (preferably MAP/SAP).
- Competencies in other languages are an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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