**Job Posting: Employee and Labour Relations Specialist**

**Location:** Ontario, Canada
**Employment Type:** Permanent Full-time
**Salary Band:** Band 5
**Application Deadline:** January 25, 2025

At Ontario Health, our vision is to lead health and wellness for all. We are committed to connecting the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences, and value.

**What Ontario Health Offers:**
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage from your first day
- Health care spending account
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Three personal days and two float days annually
- Starting three weeks of vacation (increasing to four weeks after two years)
- Career development opportunities
- Collaborative values-based team culture
- Wellness program
- Hybrid working model

**Position Overview:**
As an Employee and Labour Relations Specialist, you will provide support for a wide range of Employee Relations functions. This includes planning and coordinating in-person and virtual events, updating process changes, document management, and conducting research on legal statutes, policies, and performance management in a unionized environment. You will support both day-to-day inquiries and the continuous improvement of Employee Relations processes.

**Key Responsibilities:**
- Serve as the first point of contact for clients seeking Employee and Labour Relations support.
- Lead the development and implementation of various Employee Relations programs and initiatives.
- Draft and assist with correspondence, presentations, and policy development.
- Organize team meetings, utilizing audiovisual equipment as necessary.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support Employee/Labour Relations programs.
- Maintain electronic and hard copy records ensuring compliance with privacy and retention requirements.
- Support investigation and mediation processes, including performance management documentation.
- Assist with grievance processes and collective bargaining preparations.
- Conduct research on legal statutes and collective bargaining in other jurisdictions.
- Generate reports and maintain accurate employee records.

**Qualifications:**
- Completion of a college diploma or bachelor's degree in administrative studies, business administration, health administration, or equivalent.
- A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in an Employee/Labour Relations environment.
- Event organization experience is an asset.
- Experience with Workday and a Labour Relations Diploma/Degree is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of human resources management and employee and labour relations principles.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and internal applications.

**Diversity and Inclusion:**
Ontario Health strongly encourages applications from individuals who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and persons living with disabilities.

**Accessibility:**
Ontario Health is an accessible employer. We offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca.

**Join us in making a difference in health care and community wellness by applying today!**