HR and Recruitment Specialist

The New Network; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Network is hiring an HR and Recruitment Specialist to oversee people operations, talent acquisition, and employer brand across Western Canada. You will own onboarding, compliance, and recruitment for paramedics and related roles, while driving our social media presence to tell our story online.

You’ll work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment supporting medical standby and occupational health services across industrial worksites, reporting to executive leadership and shaping

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive experience in human resources or recruiting.
• Knowledge of provincial employment standards and labour regulations across Western Canada (AB, BC, SK).
• High discretion and sound professional judgment when managing confidential employee and medical compliance files.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to write clear, plain-language job posts and social content.
• Strong organizational habits and comfort navigating Microsoft 365, Meta Business Suite, applicant tracking/HR systems, and job boards.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end onboarding, including offer letters, employment contracts, orientations, and new-hire documentation.
• Maintain secure, confidential employee records and coordinate pay changes with payroll.
• Track and audit professional certifications and provincial licences for on-site deployment.
• Update HR policies and serve as the go-to contact for employee inquiries.
• Source and recruit Advanced Care Paramedics, Primary Care Paramedics, and EMRs for rotational work across Western Canada.
• Build and nurture a talent pool for project startups, site expansions, and winter surge demands.
• Screen candidates, coordinate hiring steps, and analyze recruitment source analytics.
• Manage and schedule content across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X to highlight the team and our story.

Skills

Onboarding

Recruiting

Social media

HR policies

MS 365

ATS/utilities

Tools

Meta Business Suite

LinkedIn

X (Twitter)

Microsoft 365

Job description

We are hiring an HR and Recruitment Specialist to look after our people operations, talent acquisition, and employer brand across Western Canada. This is an all-in-one, high-impact role focused on supporting our team, keeping our frontline medical pipeline full, and ensuring our field personnel and candidates have an exceptional end-to-end experience.

You’ll join a collaborative, fast-paced environment providing critical medical standby and occupational health services to industrial worksites. Reporting directly to executive leadership, you will wear multiple hats, owning human resources fundamentals, recruiting skilled medics for rotational deployments, and driving our social media presence to tell our story online.

What You'll Do

HR

• Manage end-to-end onboarding, including offer letters, employment contracts, orientations, and new-hire documentation.
• Maintain secure, confidential employee records, ensuring seamless communication of pay changes and new hires to payroll.
• Track and audit professional certifications and provincial licences to guarantee every team member deployed on site is fully compliant.
• Keep HR policies updated and act as the trusted, approachable first point of contact for employee inquiries.

Recruitment

• Proactively source and recruit Advanced Care Paramedics (ACPs), Primary Care Paramedics (PCPs), and Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) for rotational work across Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.
• Build and nurture an active talent pool to rapidly staff project startups, site expansions, and winter surge demands with staggered deployment schedules.
• Partner with paramedic colleges, licensing bodies, specialized job boards, and industry communities to attract talent.
• Screen candidates, coordinate hiring steps, and track recruitment source analytics to evaluate what channels deliver the best results.

Social Media

• Manage and schedule regular content across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X.
• Craft transparent, engaging job posts that highlight competitive compensation and plainly describe the reality of the work.
• Source authentic field photos (with proper consent) to highlight our team in action and report weekly metrics on content engagement.

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of progressive experience in human resources or recruiting, paired with hands-on social media management.
• Working knowledge of provincial employment standards and labour regulations across Western Canada (AB, BC, and SK).
• High discretion and sound professional judgment when managing confidential employee and medical compliance files.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to write clear, plain-language job posts and social content that people actually share.
• Strong organizational habits and comfort navigating Microsoft 365, Meta Business Suite, applicant tracking/HR systems, and job boards.

Bonus Points

• CPHR designation (or actively working toward it).
• Prior background or familiarity within EMS, healthcare, occupational health, or energy/industrial sectors.
• Experience staffing rotational or remote field positions across multiple provinces.
• Full-time, permanent position based at our Nisku, AB office.
• Competitive compensation package (commensurate with experience).
• Direct visibility with leadership and ownership over recruitment and HR initiatives.

This is an opportunity to directly shape how medical professionals discover and experience our company, building a dependable frontline talent pipeline, strengthening internal HR support, and making a measurable impact on workplace health and safety across Western Canada.