Manager, Human Resources

JOSEPH BRANT HOSPITAL

MANAGER, HUMAN RESOURCES

REGULAR FULL-TIME

Monday –Friday, Days

37.5 Hours per week

(Schedule may change based on operational needs)

About Joseph Brant Hospital

Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) is a full-service community teaching hospital located in the growing and thriving community of Burlington, Ontario, serving more than 185,000 residents in Halton, Hamilton, Waterdown, Flamborough, Milton and Stoney Creek. JBH is honoured to be recognized as one of Hamilton Niagara’s Top Employers for five (5) consecutive years, with a skilled staff of 194 physicians, 1,911 full- and part-time staff and more than 700 volunteers.

JBH is a Clinical Education site in conjunction with McMaster University, and designated as an Academic Community Teaching Hospital. Its expanded campus includes the state-of-the-art Michael Lee-Chin & Family Patient Tower, featuring a new Emergency Department, 172 acute inpatient beds, 9 new Operating Rooms and post-anaesthetic care unit to support expanded medical, surgical and outpatient services. JBH is also a partner member of the Burlington Ontario Health Team (OHT).

JBH inspires and empowers a culture of caring and this is demonstrated in many ways including our committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our people.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director, Human Resources and Employee Health, the Manager acts as a resource, and mentor to a team of HR professionals by way of providing strategic and day-to-day leadership to achieve strategic and operational goals. The Manager will be a seasoned innovative leader with demonstrated experience working in a complex multi-unionized environment. The successful incumbent will possess a thorough understanding of the importance of strategic and collaborative HR practices and partnerships.  As an excellent communicator and relationship-builder, the Manager understands that service excellence is delivered by employees who are both engaged and empowered.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of a high performing HR team while ensuring service delivery alignment with best HR practices
• Act as a mentor for the HR team members and play an integral role in developing talent
• Collaborate with Hospital partners to review, design and implement polices to develop program initiatives and help support and sustain HR best practices
• Lead or participate in projects /JBH culture initiates associated with the People Plan
• Oversight and accountability to develop strategies to support achievement of objectives related to recruitment, performance and engagement
• Provide leadership to the HR Consultants on Employee/Labour relations matters; performance management, workplace accommodation, attendance support, return to work obligations, workforce planning, dispute resolution, grievance management, mediation collective bargaining and litigation matters
• Provide consultation and support to operational leaders in the achievement of compliance with legal and regulatory, collective agreement language and HR best practices

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations or a related discipline with minimum of 5 years of leadership experience complex unionized environment, preferably in an acute health care setting   
• Post graduate certificate in Human Resources Management and/or equivalent combination of education and progressive HR experience
• Certified Human Resources Leader (C.H.R.L.) designation preferred
• Previous experience leading a team including; coaching, mentoring and building a team
• Knowledge of HR management principles and practices, ESA, LRA, OHSA, WSIA and OHSA and practices in a unionized environment or public sector/broader public sector organization
• Effective consultation skills to foster collaborative working relationships among management, and HR team members and union partners
• Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and wellbeing
• Commitment to self through ongoing professional development
• Excellent decision making skills with the ability to form and defend independent judgment with the ability to influence others and outcomes
• Excellent organizational and time management skills are key to support your work in a fast paced health care, multi-union environment while managing, balancing competing priorities
• Proficient in MS Office required, working knowledge of Virtuo HR, Meditech is an asset
• Regular attendance is required

  How to Apply
  To be considered for this exciting opportunity please visit the JBH Careers page to apply to posting #200807.  We ask that you please include the posting number in the subject line of any email correspondence.  No phone calls please.  We thank all applicant; however, only those selected for interview will be contacted.

  Any information obtained during the recruitment process will be used for employment recruitment only, and not for any other purpose.

  Any information obtained during the recruitment process will be used for employment recruitment only, and not for any other purpose.

  JBH is committed to and supports practices that are inclusive.  HR will accommodate any needs under the Ontario Human Right Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).  Recruitment processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. 

  Should you require accommodation through the application and/or recruitment process, please contact HR for assistance at careers@josephbranthospital.ca or ext. 4129 to allow opportunity for appropriate accommodations to be made.

Posting date: November 19, 2020

For more information about JBH, visit www.josephbranthospital.ca.