Human Resources Business Partner - GTA - Retirement Operations

Sienna Senior Living; Markham; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sienna Senior Living is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to support 6-7 retirement residences. This role involves partnering with operations to manage HR needs, ensuring compliance with HR policies, and supporting employee engagement. Ideal candidates should have significant HR experience and demonstrable success in performance management.

Benefits

Competitive salary and vacation package

Health & Dental benefits program

RRSP with employer match

Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match

Continuous learning and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven HR consulting experience with senior leaders.
• Ability to manage and resolve complex HR issues.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian employment law.

Responsibilities

• Support performance management and HR program implementation.
• Drive communication for change management processes.
• Facilitate recruitment and retention strategies.

Skills

Consultation

Influencing

Relationship Management

Problem Resolution

Knowledge of Employment Law

Education

CHRP designation

7+ years of HR consulting experience

Job description

We are Sienna Senior Living, a publicly traded company (TSX:SIA) and one of Canada’s leading owners and operators of seniors’ residences. We offer care, support, services and housing in Retirement and Long Term Care to seniors/residents and their families. And we truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity and respect.

At Sienna, we empower our 12,000 team members to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. We provide our team members the tools and support to deliver excellent clinical care and elevate the resident experience through choice, personalization, and community engagement.

What Sienna Offers: We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

• A competitive salary and vacation package
• Health & Dental benefits program
• RRSP with employer match
• Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
• Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
• A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs
• Travel to our Aspira Retirement Residences across the GTA is required 3x a week

What you will be doing: Working under our Aspira Retirement Division, you will be the Human Resources Business Partner for 6 to 7 retirement residences within the assigned GTA portfolio. Reporting to the Director of HR Business Partner, this role is critical in supporting front line operations with their HR needs including but not limited to HR policies, programs, progressive discipline, investigations, and day-to-day inquiries from staff.

• Facilitates professional and superior customer service by partnering with a client group to support all HR matters, including, but not limited to recruitment; retention; labor and team member relation issues; interpretation of human resources policy and procedure, collective agreements, employment legislation; grievance management; performance management; attendance management; compensation packages; W.S.I.B. management; Health and Safety practices; benefit, retirement and pension plans;
• Supports a client group in performance management and compensation related efforts
  including compensation planning, and guidance on performance feedback;
• Partners with business leaders to provide day to day performance management guidance
  consistent with the organization policies, including coaching, counseling, managing poor
  performance, providing difficult performance management feedback and champion career
  development needs;
• Provide strategic support for the business by partnering in the development of a talent
  management strategy to support team member engagement around succession, planning,
  development and coaching
• Drive communication to help facilitate change management process through the business,
  assisting leaders and team members in understanding and supporting the organizational
  changes

What you need to know:

• Minimum 7 years of human resources consulting experience; CHRP designation is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to consult, influence and partner with senior leaders in developing
  and/or executing people strategies to drive business performance;
• Demonstrated relationship management skills at all levels of the organization;
• Demonstrated success resolving complex HR issues;
• Has working knowledge of Labour and Canadian employment law, current HR trends and the
  ability to use such knowledge proactively in consulting with clients;
• Ability to consult on application of policy and process as well as trends, themes, and
  solutions;
• Ability to anticipate changes required within the business and to drive such changes in
  partnership with business leaders;
• Ability to exercise good judgment, discretion and initiative in dealing with confidential
  information and/or in responding to inquiries;
• You must successfully pass a Criminal Check
• Travel to Retirement Residence sites across the GTA for HR Support is a requirement of the role - successful candidate must have access to a reliable vehicle and G license (mileage reimbursement and 407 ETR use applies)

Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.