Human Resources Generalist
Human Resources Generalist
Working out of Dufferin Oaks Long Term Care Home, the Human Resource (HR) Generalist contributes to the overall effectiveness of the Human Resource team by providing support to managers, supervisors and employees on Human Resources functions including; recruitment and selection, new employee orientation and onboarding, and attraction and retention initiatives and strategies.
This position currently follows a hybrid work schedule, with three days per week onsite and two days remote.
What you’ll do
- Provide guidance in the areas of workforce planning, attraction, and selection of top talent
- Partner with County departments to build a workforce that can deliver on the current and future goals and objectives of the organization
- Responsible for all aspects of the recruitment process for Union positions
- Consult with managers to provide an overview of the recruitment process, understand and review department needs in relation to the vacancy, ensure existing job description is accurate and recommend appropriate recruitment strategies
- Ensure Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies are embedded, applied and supported throughout recruitment initiatives
- Represent the County of Dufferin at career fairs
- Perform and facilitate the new hire orientation and onboarding
- Coordinate the hiring and re-hiring of summer students
- Revise and update job descriptions and organizational charts based on Department Head approval
- Perform exit interviews and manage exit interview statistics, including compiling results submitted via the online exit survey
- Coordinate and assist with the County Long Service & Retiree Awards event
- Assist in the development and implementation of employee attraction, engagement, and retention initiatives
- Assist with departmental projects and initiatives
- Other duties as assigned
- Post secondary diploma in Human Resources Management or a related field
- Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP)
- Minimum two (2) years experience in a human resources role
- Recruitment experience that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion strategies (DEI)
- Experience working in a unionized environment
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Ability to think and interact effectively, tactfully and courteously with all levels of staff, building a cooperative and collaborative working relationship with internal and external customers
- Ability to apply a DEI lens to all aspects of work
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures including the Ontario Employment Standards Act, Ontario Human Rights Code, Pay Equity Act, Labour Relations Act, and the Ontario Health and Safety Act, and the Long Term Care Homes Act
- Suitable work from home environment including reliable high speed internet
- Satisfactory police vulnerable sector screening
- Two Step Tuberculosis test
- Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination
- Valid Class G driver’s license and access to reliable transportation