HR Advisor

Burnaby; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Burnaby School District seeks an experienced HR Advisor to join its Human Resources Team. This role involves providing guidance on HR processes and policies, interpreting collective agreements, and supporting employee relations. Candidates should possess relevant experience and a degree or diploma in a related field. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits in a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum three to five years of relevant HR experience in a school district or unionized environment.
• Exceptional communication and customer service skills are critical.
• CPHR designation is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provides interpretation of collective agreements and supports managers with HR processes.
• Coordinates recruitment, selection, and orientation activities.
• Manages ongoing HR database administration.

Skills

Data Analytics

Employee Relations

Succession Planning

Conflict Management

HRIS

Benefits Administration

Education

Degree / Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution

Tools

Office 365

HRIS

Dayforce

Ceridian

Peoplesoft

Workday

Job description

The Burnaby School District is on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Nations of Musqueam Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish.

The Burnaby School District is the fourth largest in BC. The District operates 41 elementary and 8 secondary schools including a range of district and provincial resource programs. The District supports and provides learning to 25000 Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) students and to more than 6000 adult learners through our established Burnaby Community & Continuing Education program. With more than 100 languages spoken in the homes of its students the District is one of the most culturally diverse in Canada.

We have exceptional talent in our District and pride ourselves on being an engaging collaborative and supportive employer as well as a progressive leader in education. We offer and welcome employees to take the opportunity to develop their careers within our District. There are many opportunities for those employees that possess the qualifications and capability to access positions of advancement. Employees are supported throughout their careers to engage in professional development opportunities by encouraging learning on assigned professional development days providing professional development workshops and providing the opportunity for reimbursement of external professional development.

The District is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join its Human Resources Team . The Human Resources Advisor functions as part of Human Resources and is involved in all aspects of HR. The HR Advisor is the first point of contact for assigned client groups. The HR Advisor acts with independence discretion judgment and initiative in providing timely and accurate information and advice on policies procedures administrative and operational issues and collective agreements.

A Human Resources Advisor in Burnaby :

• Provides Collective Agreement interpretations with respect to the CUPE and / or BTA (within established guidelines)
• Assists and advises managers administrators and employees with respect to HR processes compensation practices employee benefits training and development recruitment and interpretation of District policies within assigned client groups
• Supports and guides managers / administrators through employee relation practices
• Provides advice and / or direction on sick leave and attendance management
• Co-ordinates and administers recruitment selection placement and orientation activities ensuring all applicable District policies procedures and acceptable practices are followed.
• Reviews applications prepares short lists participates or lead interviews organizes job bulletins staffing reports communication with management and offering position to successful candidate.
• Administers and oversees staffing activities relating to employees (i.e. retirement seniority lists conversion lists layoff processes letters of appointment salary placements leaves orientation data entry etc.)
• Responsible for the ongoing administration and management of HR database for new current and terminated employees.
• Interfaces with Finance and Payroll Services on matters related to HR and participate in various committees / projects as assigned
• Performs other related duties as requested.

Qualifications :

• Degree / Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum three to five years of relevant work experience in Human Resources in a school district or other unionized environment is required
• Experience with Office 365 and / or MS Office
• Experience in recruitment benefits administration leave management collective agreement interpretation and human resources information systems (HRIS)
• Exceptional communication and customer service skills
• Sound ability in judgement and decision making and dealing with sensitive and confidential information
• Respectful and collaborative focus in interactions with others including union representatives
• CPHR designation is an asset

If you have the following qualifications and are passionate for public education we welcome your application please provide : a cover letter detailed resume including professional credentials and a minimum of three current references to .

The starting annual salary for this role is $79954. When determining salary years of education and experience will be considered. Further details will be discussed in a personal interview. We also offer a competitive benefits package and pension.

Successful applicants will be required to consent to a Criminal Record Search prior to employment. Only those persons selected for interviews will be contacted.

The Burnaby School District values inclusion and embraces diversity as a strength. Our goal is for all individuals to feel a sense of belonging in a safe supportive and welcoming community. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals including Indigenous Black people of colour all genders LGBTQ2 and persons with disabilities.

Thank you for your interest in the Burnaby School District

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

Data Analytics,Employee Relations,Succession Planning,Human Resources Management,Dayforce,Conflict Management,Ceridian,Benefits Administration,HRIS,Peoplesoft,Human Resources,Workday

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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