Talent Acquisition Specialist

Toronto Community Housing; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 93,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Defined benefit pension (OMERS)

Health and dental benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work model

Maternity and parental leave top up

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Toronto Community Housing is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead full-cycle recruitment, partner with hiring managers, and drive efficient campaigns that align with tenant-focused culture. You will build candidate pools, manage interviews, offers, and onboarding while maintaining strong relationships across the organization.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience in full-cycle recruitment and staffing processes.
• Ability to interpret collective agreements in recruitment where applicable.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with managers and candidates.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to hiring managers on recruitment practices.
• Coordinate interviews at all phases including phone screens.
• Manage offers, negotiations and contract preparation.
• Maintain proactive candidate communication and provide feedback.
• Prepare recruitment statistics and reports to identify trends and improve time-to-fill.
• Initiate mass hiring campaigns for seasonal positions.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

HRIS knowledge

Education

Post-secondary education in HR or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS

Job description

About Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Toronto Community Housing Corporation (“TCHC”) is the largest social housing provider in Canada and the second largest in North America. We are wholly owned by the City of Toronto and operate in a non-profit manner. TCHC provides homes to over 41,000 low and moderate-income households in 88 of Toronto's neighbourhoods, with 93,000 tenants from many different backgrounds with a diversity in age, education, language, mental and physical ability, religion, ethnicity and race. We are an essential part of the City of Toronto's fabric and social system.

Our over 2,000 employees work to achieve our vision of quality homes in vibrant communities where people are proud to live and work.

Vacancy Type

Full-time Temporary

Salary/Hourly Range

$93,035.14 - $111,642.17

Work Details (Days/Hours)

Monday - Friday 36.25 hours per week

Hybrid Eligible

Yes

Affiliation

Non-Union: Management/Exempt

Contract Length

Approximately 18 months

Division and Department

People and Culture, Talent Acquisition

Number of Vacancies

1

Existing/New Job

Existing

Grade

06

Vacancy Status

Existing Vacancy

Candidate List or Eligibility List

Candidate List

What we offer

In addition to competitive compensation and a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference, we offer a comprehensive package that meets the various needs of our diverse employees, including:

• Ability to participate in inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities;
• Minimum three (3) weeks of paid annual vacation days, increasing with years of service;
• Four (4) paid personal days;
• Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, includes 100-per-cent employer matching;
• Health and dental benefits,
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Maternity and parental leave top up (93% of base salary);
• Training and development programs including tuition reimbursement of $1500 per calendar year.
• Fitness membership discount;

This job offers the opportunity to work from home as part of a hybrid work arrangement. This arrangement will allow you to work some days at a TCHC work location and the rest of the time from home. The amount of time required to work at a TCHC work location is flexible, while considering operational and service delivery requirements.

Make a difference

Are you interested in joining a team that is responsible for Talent Acquisition, supporting the business needs of Canada’s largest social housing provider? If so, Toronto Community Housing is the place for you! As the Talent Acquisition Specialist you’ll provide full-cycle recruitment services and will build strong relationships with hiring managers to create strategies for efficient and process-driven recruitment campaigns in a manner that aligns with TCHC’s tenant focused culture. Join us and contribute to the neighborhoods of Toronto and help our residents thrive!

What you’ll do

• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to hiring managers and TCHC staff on recruitment practices and procedures
• Provide guidance to TCHC staff on corporate policies, procedures and collective agreements related to recruitment
• Liaise with human resources staff in relation to employee staffing changes, payroll documentation, orientation and on-boarding
• Create strategies to maintain qualified pools of candidates in advance of need
• Research and recommend new sources for candidate recruiting including online resources
• Initiate and develop relationships with hiring managers to uncover needs for vacant positions
• Review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements
• Coordinate interviews at all phases of recruiting process including phone interviews
• Manage the offer process, through negotiations and contract preparation
• Maintain proactive communication with candidates and provides effective feedback and coaching to internal applicants
• Perform a variety of administrative functions including the maintenance of recruitment files and preparation of various correspondence and employment letters
• Prepare and present recruitment statistics and reports, including analyzing and interpreting data to identify trends and improve time to fill metrics
• Initiate and implement mass hiring campaigns for seasonal and operations positions

What you’ll need

• Post-secondary education in Human Resources, public administration, or other relevant field or equivalent combination of education and work experience in Human Resources
• A minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in Human Resources administration with an emphasis on recruitment
• Experience working within a unionized setting and interpreting collective agreement language as it relates to internal recruitment and transfers
• Expert communication and interpersonal skills to deal with all levels of staff, managers, bargaining agent representatives and candidates
• CHRP designation (or in progress) would be considered an asset
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to interpret relevant legislation, regulations, guidelines and standards including but not limited to the Employment Standards Act, Ontario Human Rights Code, Labour Relations Act, and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• Working knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft Office and HRIS would be considered an asset
• Experience working in a large corporate environment would be considered an asset
• Highly-developed analytical and problem solving skills

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and strive to create a diverse workplace that reflects the cultural mosaic of our great city and the communities we serve. We recognize the value that comes from different viewpoints, unique experiences and diverse perspectives of our employees, who bring fresh, new ideas to our business. Diversity plays a key role in our ability to deliver on our mission to provide clean, safe, well-maintained, affordable homes for tenants.

TCHC is committed to diversity and inclusion within its community and encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons/persons of colour, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and others who can help us provide vibrant communities and make our city a great place to live. In an effort to ensure access to information for people with disabilities, we have noticed that some screen readers do not function properly with our job portal. If you are a person with a disability and are experiencing issues with our job portal and would like access to our job postings in an alternative format, please email your request to our People and Culture Division at [e-mail].

Accessibility for applicants

Toronto Community Housing is committed to equity in employment. Our goal is a diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and Toronto Community Housing’s Accessibility Policy.

If you are a person with a disability and need the job posting in an alternative format or any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, please email your request to our People & Culture department at [e-mail] or call our accessible accommodations line at (416) 981 - 4119. Please refer to the job requisition number when you contact us.

We use AI technology through the use of pre-screening questions to assist in the screening process.

55 John St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C4, Canada