Human Resources Specialist

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work setting**:

- Health care institution, facility or clinic
**Tasks**:

- Administer staff consultation and grievance procedures
- Coordinate the activities of the HR department in order to ensure they meet the organization's goals
- Evaluate daily operations
- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate human resources policies and programs
- Train staff
- Advise managers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, benefit programs and collective agreements
- Establish and implement policies and procedures
- Mediate labour disputes and grievances
- Oversee the classification and rating of occupations
- Research and prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions and salary scales
- Administer benefit employment equity and other human resources programs
- Manage contracts
- Co-ordinate employee performance and appraisal programs
- Manage training and development strategies
- Oversee the analysis of employee data and information
- Research employee benefits and health and safety practices and recommend changes
- Oversee development of communication strategies
- Oversee the preparation of reports
- Respond to employee questions and complaints
- Hire, train and supervise staff
- Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers
- Recruit and hire staff
- Propose improvements to methods, systems and procedures
**Area of specialization**:

- Human resources
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
**Personal suitability**:

- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Values and ethics
- Ability to multitask
- Accountability
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
**Health benefits**:

- Health care plan
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Parking available
**Support for persons with disabilities**:

- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
**Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
**Support for youths**:

- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
**Support for Veterans**:

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
**Support for Indigenous people**:

- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
**Support for mature workers**:

- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
**Supports for visible minorities**:

- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities