Human Resources Business Partner - Waterloo
Who We Are:
CarePartners is one of Ontario’s largest accredited home health care providers, providing nursing, personal support, therapy and rehabilitation support services for patients of all ages. We care for approximately 72,000 patients each year in homes, schools, clinics, workplaces and retirement homes, through our 24 locations and 22 nursing clinics.CarePartners is proud of its commitment to quality, relentlessly seeking to improve the patient and caregiver experience, promoting a healthy and resilient workplace culture, and contributing to a sustainable healthcare system in Ontario.
We continuously innovate to meet patient needs with specialized (award-winning) care programs and technology, including virtual care and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Human Resources Business Partner to join our dynamic HR team. If you have a strong background in employee and labour relations and are passionate about fostering positive workplace environments, we would love to hear from you.
As a Human Resources Business Partner, you will report to the Regional Human Resources Manager and work closely with leaders across all levels of an assigned client group. In this role, you will be a key partner to our operations teams, providing guidance, support, and education on people management strategies and HR best practices.You will be the primary point of contact for all HR-related matters within your portfolio and play a critical role in aligning HR programs, policies, and support with business objectives to drive organizational success.
The role is hybrid and has flexibility to work both remotely and in one of our offices within Ontario. There may be travel to other offices across the province.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Other employment perks such as Employee Assistance Program, Perkopolis, Rewards Points
- Inspiring leadership and opportunities for professional growth
- Rewarding and meaningful work in healthcare
What The Role Involves:
- Providing HR generalist support and leader coaching for identified client groups in a variety of key HR areas, primarily in employee relations, labour relations and performance management;
- Acting as a strategic advisor to the client group(s) to ensure that organizational structures, processes and competencies are in place to deliver business results over both the short and long term;
- Acting as trusted support to employees within the client group, ensuring that employee relations issues are managed and communicated fairly, effectively and in compliance with applicable legislation and collective agreements;
- Supporting and conducting thorough and objective workplace investigations
- Assisting with the interpretation, administration and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, leading grievance resolution and mediation within the client group;
- Analyzing human resources data to identify trends, challenges and opportunities for business leaders;
- Assisting the Regional HR Manager with people-related projects;
- Modeling, upholding, and contributing to CarePartners core values of patient-focus, integrity, accountability, partnership, teamwork, transparency, respect and innovation.
What You Bring:
- University or College degree/diploma in Human Resources Management or related field required
- CHRP/CHRL designation preferred
- 3-5 years’ experience across multiple human resource disciplines required
- Experience in large, multi-site unionized environments an asset
- Experience in the health care field or homecare sector an asset
- High personal integrity, and a commitment to doing the right thing
- Strong and well-demonstrated customer service mindset, with a strong sense of urgency
- Strong leadership, influencing, relationship and team-building skills
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks and priorities, strong project management skills an asset
- Highly motivated self-starter, able to work effectively independently and as a part of a team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, tactfully and professionally with individuals at all levels of the organization
- Willingness to learn and grow, and embrace/cultivate new ideas and ways of working
- Solid computer literacy, including effective working skills of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and e-mail
- Clear Background Check
CarePartners In Your Community:
In addition to providing home-based health care, CarePartners also serves the community through clinics, transitional care units, and provides relief in retirement homes and shared care settings. Through our Community Nursing Services outreach program, we’ve been organizing staff-led medical care and clinics in countries with poor access to health care since 2009.
Accessibility:
CarePartners welcomes and encourages applicants from people with disabilities, accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process.