Human Resources Advisor

**About Bethany**

Bethany Care Society (Bethany) is one of Western Canada’s largest not-for-profit providers of care, housing, and community services for seniors and adults with disabilities. Since 1945, Bethany has provided high-quality, person-centred care focused on the unique physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our residents and tenants. We create caring communities to support Albertans to age well.

**Why Bethany?**

We offer generous vacation and leave time, competitive salaries, benefits, retirement savings programs, and top-ups for maternal leaves. We are committed to employee well-being and giving back to our community. We invest in our people because they are the reason for our success.

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**Working at Bethany**

**Summary**

We are seeking a collaborative, detail-oriented, and customer service orientated **HR Advisor** to join our team. In this dynamic HR generalist role, you will serve as a trusted partner to site leadership, delivering both operational and strategic HR support. Key areas of responsibility include full-cycle recruitment, employee and labour relations, total rewards, leave and disability management, and workforce analytics. This position plays a critical role in aligning people practices with Bethany’s mission of creating caring communities.

This in-office role supports our **Red Deer and Sylvan Lake**sites. The primary work location is Red Deer, with regular travel to Sylvan Lake required.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Recruitment & Workforce Planning**
- Collaborate with leaders to assess staffing needs and develop proactive workforce planning strategies
- Provide expert guidance on recruitment best practices, onboarding processes, and compliance with collective agreements
- Support organization-wide recruitment initiatives, including Summer Student programs and grant-funded roles

**Employee & Labour Relations**
- Provide advisory support on a range of labour and employee relations matters
- Lead and steward grievance and investigation processes in collaboration with HR Business Partners and site operations leaders
- Maintain records and documentation in accordance with legislative and policy standards

**Leave & Disability Management**
- Support accommodation cases, including medical and non-medical accommodations
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, privacy standards, and applicable legislation

**HRIS & Workforce Analytics**
- Maintain HRIS records and ensure accuracy of employee data
- Prepare regular workforce reports and analytics to support operational decision-making
- Provide insights on trends related to staffing, attendance, and performance

**What You Bring**:
**Education**
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources Management or Business-Related Field.
- CPHR Designation is an asset (or working towards).

**Experience**
- Minimum 3-5 years in an HR Advisor, Generalist, or Consultant role
- Experience supporting unionized environments preferred
- Demonstrated experience with investigations, grievance processes, and leave management
- Proficiency in HRIS and workforce data reporting
- Experience working in multi-site, multi-union workplaces is an asset.

**Additional Skills**
- Committed to a high level of customer service.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient skills in Excel and MS Office.
- Highly organized, accurate and detail oriented.
- Ability to set priorities and handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously.
- Hold and maintain Valid Class 5 driver’s license (travel to Bethany sites is required).

**Position Information**:

- Posting Number: 25-8967
- Position Number: ADR-CP10-001
- Location: Bethany CollegeSide (Red Deer) and Bethany Sylvan Lake
- Classification: Human Recourses
- FTE: 1.00
- Non-Union
- Department/Unit(s): Administration
- Position Type: Permanent Full Time
- Shift and Hours of Work: Days (8:00-4:15)
- Hours Per Shift: 7.75 hours
- Shift Per Cycle: 10 shifts in a 2 week cycle
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Posting End Date: until filled

**How to Apply**:
Like what you see and think you have what it takes to join our team?

by submitting your resume and cover letter.

All applicants are thanked for their interest. Only those selected to move forward will be contacted.

Bethany Care Society is an equal opportunity employer.

Bethany Care Society complies with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). By forwarding your resume to Bethany you are consenting to the collection and use of your personal information for this job competition. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.