Human Resources Consultant

Competition #: 000C8-Oct2325A
Position: Human Resources Consultant
Location: Central Office
Department: Human Resource Services
Assignment: HR Consultant (Various Projects)
Status: Casual/Sub
Start Date: Monday, November 03 2025
End Date: Friday, March 27 2026
Posted: Thursday, October 23 2025 8:00 AM
Deadline: Thursday, October 30 2025 12:00 PM

Details:

This is a casual, part time opportunity to provide support to the HR Services team in a variety of areas including being responsible for the intake and completion of disciplinary investigations, recruitment support (from answering questions to shortlisting and onboarding), student protection policy support including meeting with candidates regarding background check compliance, among others.

The successful candidate must have sufficient experience and training in human resources to meet most job requirements through proven direct experience and is expected to have a small learning curve to learn specific internal processes/tasks.

This is an hourly paid position, starting at 3 days per week (7 hours/day), with an hourly rate in the range of $33.40- $44.36 per hour.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 10,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 60,000 students in 136 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius. Add yourself to a world of learning today!

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Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment.

Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume. Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.