2025-372 Staffing Clerk

Title: Staffing ClerkDivision: Clinical ServicesAffiliation: Public Service Alliance of CanadaSite: Moose Factory, ONReports to: AVP Clinical Resources and Elder Friendly CareStatus: Permanent Full-timeThe Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Staffing Clerk.Life at WAHAA beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA

What We DoThere has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve. At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north. Who You Are

• Client-service orientated individual with demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding working environment
• Good understanding of the PSAC and ONA collective agreements
• Understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality
• Working knowledge of MS Office, Internet, email and computer-based reporting tools is required

What You'll Do

• Schedules and replaces staff as required according to established staffing patterns
• Assures staffing is kept within contractual and budgetary guidelines. Obtain approval from appropriate director/or delegate for use of premium staffing
• Approves and updates changes in the schedule related to equivalent shift exchanges ensuring adequate staffing levels are maintained
• Approves and updates changes in the schedule related to vacation/time off requests ensuring adequate staffing levels are maintained
• Enters and updates other changes in the schedule as approved by Clinical Directors
• Contact staff to replace sick leave or other types of leave as necessary, according to budgetary guidelines and current collective agreements

What You Bring

• College Diploma (minimum 2 years) in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field.
• Minimum one-year previous staff scheduling experience in a unionized environment and or previous payroll experience
• Experience working in the health care setting
• Must be fluent in the local native Cree language
• Preference will be given to those candidates who are Cree from the Mushkegowuk Territory
• Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset

Why Choose Us

• Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan
• Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
• A northern living allowance, and vacation travel bonus (all pensionable earnings)
• Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
• Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow

Competition #: Deadline: Monday, January 12th, 2026 @ 12:00 noon.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada.Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.