Niagara Children's Centre is recognized throughout the Niagara Region as the provider of rehabilitation and support services to over 5,800 children and youth with physical, developmental and communicative delays and disabilities each year. Core services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language services, augmentative and alternative communication, family services and therapeutic recreation. Our family centred programs aim at helping each child achieve their own unique potential within their home, school and in the community.
Niagara Children's Centre is looking for a:
Human Resources Director (Permanent 1.0 FTE)
The Human Resources (HR) Director is accountable for ensuring that the Niagara Children's Centre provides best practice human resource services to all Centre employees, students and volunteers.
The HR Director will lead human resources, labour relations, wellness and engagement programs. This role will also lead the volunteer and student programs of the Centre, utilizing HR best practices with these key program areas of the Centre.
The HR Director serves as a member of the Centre's Senior Management Team (SMT) and reports to the CEO.
This role supports a growing workforce of roughly 140 employees and will be based mostly onsite at the St. Catharines location.
This is just a snapshot of what you would be doing. To learn more, you can find a full job description at .
To be considered, candidates will possess the following qualifications:
5-7 years of progressive HR experience in leadership roles;
Hold a valid CHRL designation;
Proven experience leading and working within a non-profit, unionized environment;
Willingness to support staff, students and volunteers with their HR needs;
Ability to think outside of the box in order to implement initiatives and do things differently;
Sound understanding of employment and related legislation - provincial and federal;
Experience with building and nurturing credibility and effective relationships with all levels of an organization including Board of Directors and other children's treatment centres, and;
Ability to develop and implement HR strategies that align with the Centre's goals while fostering a positive work environment.
Application Process:
If you are inspired by the work of Niagara Children's Centre and would like to join our team, we would love to hear from you! Qualified and interested applicants are asked to submit the following:
Cover letter
Resume
We will be evaluating applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage early submissions.
We thank all applicants for your interest, however, only those applicants receiving an interview will be contacted.
_Niagara Children's Centre is committed to providing a barrier-free environment for all stakeholders including our clients, employees, job applicants, visitors, and any other individual who enters our Centre or access our information. As an organization, we respect and uphold the requirements set forth under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Customer Service Standard, and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulations. If you require an accommodation(s) during the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources._
_Don't meet every single requirement?_
_Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification in the job posting. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you don't believe you meet every single qualification outlined._
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Company events
Dental care
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid time off
Vision care
Wellness program
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Education:
Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
progressive HR leadership roles: 5 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
CHRL (preferred)
Work Location: In person