Human Resources Business Partner - Retirement

Sienna Senior Living; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 81,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

RRSP with company match

Share ownership program

Job summary

Sienna Senior Living is seeking an HR Business Partner to support 6–7 retirement residences in the GTA West portfolio. You will partner with leaders to deliver HR programs, policies, and day-to-day guidance in a hybrid Ontario setting.

Travel to Retirement Residence sites is required, with a vehicle and G license; CHRP and 5+ years of HR consulting experience are preferred. This role emphasizes change management, performance coaching, and strategic workforce planning.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of HR consulting experience; CHRP designation preferred.
• Ability to consult, influence and partner with senior leaders to drive people strategies.
• Working knowledge of Labour and Canadian employment law and current HR trends.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to provide day-to-day HR guidance across policies, programs and investigations.
• Support recruitment, performance management, compensation planning and benefits administration.
• Develop and implement talent management, succession planning and coaching initiatives.
• Drive change management and effective communication across the organization.

Skills

HR consulting

Stakeholder management

Labour law knowledge

Policy interpretation

Change management

Education

CHRP designation

Job description

At Sienna, we empower our team members across Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. Our purpose is simple: to cultivate happiness in daily life!

What Sienna Offers

We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. We offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

• A competitive compensation and vacation package
• Employer Paid Health & Dental Benefits
• RRSP with Company 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
• Working Arrangement: Hybrid with travel to our Aspira Retirement Residences required 3x a week for on site presence

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting to the Senior Director, HR Business Partners, Retirement, the HR Business Partner will support 6 to 7 retirement residences within the assigned regional portfolio of GTA west.

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 team members.

How You'll Succeed

• 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.
• Partner with business leaders to provide day to day performance management guidance consistent with the organization policies, including coaching, counseling, managing performance, providing 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.

Who you are

• Minimum 5 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.

What you need to know

• Salary Range: $80,839 - $101,049
• Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background and references check.
• This posting is for an existing vacancy
• Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial Intelligence to screen or assess applicants for this position.
• Travel to Retirement Residence sites across Western Ontario for HR Support is a requirement of the role - successful candidate must have access to a reliable vehicle and G license (mileage reimbursement 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.