26 Jan
Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia
South End
Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia
Posting Number HR0125 (Quote this number on application documents)
This is a Non-Management Excluded position.
Location: Halifax – Park Lane Terraces
Compensation: $31.21 – 38.89
Hours: 70 hours biweekly
Start Date: As soon as possible
End Date: n/a
Closing Date: February 7, 2025
Human Resources/Benefits Coordinator
Provincial Office (Halifax)
Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HSNS), established under the NS Societies Act in 1963, is responsible for providing audiology services to Nova Scotians of all ages, and speech-language pathology (SLP) services to preschool children, home-schooled children, and adults. HSNS delivers integrated and standardized provincial services,
in collaboration with its partners in 36 clinic sites, located in over 25 communities.
HSNS is an inclusive employer who supports diversity, equality, inclusion, accessibility, and reconciliation. Our goal is to be a workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical and mental abilities, family status, and political beliefs and affiliation.
About the role:
We are accepting applications for a regular, full-time (1.0 FTE) position of Human Resources/Benefits Coordinator. The Home Base Site is the Provincial Office, located in the Park Lane Terraces in Halifax.
Reporting to the People and Culture Manager, the Human Resources/Benefits Coordinator role is responsible for day-to-day HR/Benefits transactions, including full cycle recruitment assistance, onboarding/offboarding processes, support performance management documentation, leave management, and responding to staff questions. This role will also include project work to identify HR system gaps related to data, record retention,
preparing reports, and other HR project work as required. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with other members of the administrative team, finance and operations staff, external benefits providers, and clinical managers. This position requires the incumbent to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and sensitivity due to its access to confidential information.
Requirements:
- Completion of post-secondary education in a related field. Must be working towards Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CHPR) designation.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Demonstrated expertise in current Microsoft applications (e.g., Excel, Outlook, Word, SharePoint).
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, including proficiency in written and spoken English.
If English is not your first language further documents will be required.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrated good organizational/workload management skills
- Valid Nova Scotia driver’s license and flexibility to travel on occasion to attend continuing education, events and/or meetings
- Candidate will have to demonstrate current immunization and/or boosters by the end of the probationary period
Assets:
- Working knowledge of BambooHR HRIS
- Experience with Visio and Adobe products
- Work experience in not-for-profit and/or unionized environments
Note – All offers of employment will be conditional upon results of a criminal records check/vulnerable sector search and child abuse registry search, all to be satisfactory to the employer.
Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted. Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act.
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