HR Business Partner

Bayshore HealthCare; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health care is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to enhance employee engagement and drive HR excellence. This role involves collaborating with leadership to implement HR strategies that align with the company's values and culture. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR management, change management, and employee relations, ensuring a supportive work environment. Join a dynamic team that values innovation and collaboration, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the organization’s success.

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Health and Dental Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Recognition Programs

Work-Life Balance Initiatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience in a multi-location service-driven enterprise.
• Strong business acumen and ability to foster trust among diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to recommend HR strategies for operational excellence.
• Drive positive employee relations and maintain stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Human Resources Management

Change Management

Employee Relations

Organizational Design

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Post-secondary education in Human Resources

Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP)

Tools

MS Office

PeopleSoft HRIS

Job description

Bayshore HealthCare is one of the country’s leading providers of home and community health care services and is a Canadian owned company. Bayshore HealthCare is proud to showcase its achievement as a Platinum member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program every year since 2006. In 2015, Bayshore achieved the designation for Best Practice Spotlight Organization from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. Bayshore Healthcare is also Canada’s Best Employers Forbes 2023 list. Bayshore Healthcare's HR team has been recognized as one of the Top 10 HR Teams globally by the OnCon Icon Awards.

The Human Resources Business Partner under the direction of the National Director, HR will partner with various leadership and Branch Human Resources representatives to provide deep expertise and hands on support in all areas of human resources (HR) management. This includes implementing national and local HR strategies in the areas of employee relations and engagement, performance and change management, organizational design, reward and recognition, training and development, recruitment, selection, retention, and compensation. S/he will drive HR excellence in alignment with Bayshore’s values, culture, and specific business objectives.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with senior leaders and branch management to understand their business operations, existing human resources strategies and gaps. Recommend HR strategies to foster HR excellence and consistency to deliver the most value to the branch’s operations.
• Integrate and share HR best practices across branches while also seeking innovative HR solutions to ensure the highest return on investment in alignment with Bayshore’s culture and values.
• Lead and support change management efforts, ensuring a smooth transition and maintaining stakeholders and employee engagement throughout the transformation process.
• Advise on organizational design, restructuring and talent optimization to meet evolving business needs.
• Participates in promoting and enforcing health and safety initiatives and legislation within the branches.
• Drive positive employee relations to provide an optimal work environment for all employees.
• Develop, manage, and implement human resources strategies that cultivates a culture of high trust, recognition, accountability, fairness and engagement.
• Coach, mentor and empower branch management and HR representatives to resolve complex employee relations concerns, including disciplinary action and terminations in alignment with legislative requirements of that province.
• Act as the specialist Lead for National HR programs/projects as assigned.
• Establish a collaborative working relationship with leadership and human resources representatives in order to be seen as a key contact in advising on human resources aspects as required.
• Prepare managers, supervisors and human resources representatives to address and resolve employee issues by recommending, developing and conducting training programs, reviewing proposed decisions and actions to ensure consistency and fairness in application.
• Adhere to, educate branches on and make recommendations to enhance policies and current practices
• As the organization puts in place new national programs, support change at the local level, devise change management and communication strategies to ensure the change is as seamless as possible.
• Implement national HR strategies to meet our mandate of being a “Great Place to Work” while keeping in mind local need.
• Participate in quality activities and continuous improvement initiatives in keeping with the company's Quality Management System.
• Maintains confidentiality of client and corporate information.

Work Location: Bayshore Healthcare, National Office, Mississauga ON

Hybrid– At least 2 days onsite weekly

Education

• Post secondary education in Human Resources and Certified Human Resources Professional or working towards the designation is preferred. Bilingualism in English and French is an asset

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years progressive Human Resources experience preferably within a multi-location service-driven enterprise.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively working with stakeholders across a national landscape.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to foster trust ad collaboration among diverse teams and leadership.
• Proven experience in managing change and organizational design.
• Familiar with relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation including labour codes, employment standards, human rights, employment and pay equity and health and safety across all provinces in Canada.
• Demonstrated ability to solve sophisticated problems using forward thinking, independent judgment and best practice.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including listening and counseling skills, demonstrated across all levels of an organization.
• Experienced user of technology including MS Office and PeopleSoft human resource information system (HRIS).

Other Skills and Qualifications:

• 5+ Years of progressive HR experience across multiple HR disciplines.
• Completed post-secondary education.
• CHRP Designation preferred.
• Bilingual (French/English) would be an asset.
• Experience working in a unionized and non-unionized environment.
• Knowledge of the HealthCare sector would be an asset.
• Ability to consult, impact and influence at senior levels.
• Excellent communication skills (listening, verbal, written, presentation preparation and delivery, and facilitation).
• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience working on highly confidential and sensitive business matters with executive leaders
• Exceptional judgment and ability to solve problems that often may set precedent.
• Ability to learn/adapt/be resilient in a high growth business environment.
• Good relationship management capability and skill at collaborating.
• Proven, progressive experience and demonstrated effectiveness developing HR Strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and interface effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Be a team player with the ability to manage multiple projects/multi-sites.