Human Resources Assistant

**Opportunity**

**Position**: The position of **Human Resources Assistant **is responsible for supporting the Human Resources department in the delivery of Human Resources services and programs for the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. This position will offer an opportunity to work with a Human Resources team to learn and develop skills in full cycle Recruitment, Human Resources administrative support, and project support.

**Status**: Short Term Contract Position

**Location**: Remote Position. Occasional travel may be required to Stouffville, Ontario, and/or local Ontario SPCA Animal Centre locations.

**Who We Are**

The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity and has been operating for nearly 150 years. The Society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need in communities across Ontario; we value all animals and advocate to treat them with respect and kindness. We strive to keep pets and families together and do so through a variety of community support services.

**Essential Duties Snapshot**

**HR Planning and Recruitment**
- Assist Human Resources team in provincial office and animal centre recruitment related support
- Support creation of job postings for Animal Centres and Provincial Office; update as required
- Post-employment opportunities on various employment sites and social media platforms
- Administer pre-checks, conduct pre-screening, reference checks, and schedule interviews as required
- Assist in completing volunteer recruitment interviews as required
- Log relevant recruitment data and update recruitment logs
- Invite new employees and track attendance for Human Resources Department online orientation
- Assist Human Resources team in in developing tools and processes to improve recruitment and selection processes
- Help with research along with Human Resources team on current salary by industry, job title, hiring climate
- Participate in updating and maintenance of position descriptions

**Training and Development**
- mandatory training in HR Downloads, etc.
- Prepare training resources to support HR initiatives and programs

**Employee Health and Safety and Wellness**
- Support Human Resources team to design and create content for a variety of weekly scheduled and
- annually run wellness events: Wellness Wednesday, Bell Let’s Talk day, Mental Health Week
- Support the Human Resources team with Occupational Health and Safety related activities and
- programs within the organization
- Aid in administration and documentation of H&S compliance programs, updating H&S board,
- employee H&S training, first aid training, emergency drills, and AODA multi-year accessibility plan

**SharePoint Administration**
- Upload and maintain Human Resources files in SharePoint as needed
- Maintain and upload documents to SharePoint Published folders

**Additional Functions**

Including but not limited to:

- Maintain Yammer community content on HR channels
- Occasional travel to animal centres as needed

**Why You Should Join Our Team?**
- Be part of an energetic team environment with others who share your passion for animal wellbeing
- Competitive compensation package
- Remote work opportunity
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Predictable day time hours
- Flex-time work opportunities

**Do You Have What it Takes?**
- Excellent communication (written and verbal)
- Motivated problem solver
- Enrolled in a post-secondary program specializing in HR or related field
- Experience with virtual learning/hosting technologies e.g. ZOOM, MS Teams
- Clerical and/or office administration experience an asset
- Experience with using an HRIS system an asset
- Recruitment experience an asset

**We Can’t Wait to Meet You**

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest in the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society, however; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society provides accommodation during all stages of the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please advise us if you are contacted for an interview and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any questions, suggestions or required documents regarding accessibility in a different format, please contact us at 888-668-7722

Please note that the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society has a Covid-19 vaccination policy in place for all employees and provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Valid medical accommodation will be taken into consideration on an individual basis.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: $20.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Stouffville, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Human Resources Degree or Diploma

**Education**:

- Secondary School (r