Description
The Avon Maitland District School Board is inviting applications for the position of a temporary full-time HRS Staffing Officer, within the Human Resource Services department at the Education Centre in Seaforth, Ontario.
The Avon Maitland District School Board is a full-service, public, English school district in southwestern Ontario, bordering Lake Huron and covering the counties of Huron and Perth. Nestled in the heart of Southwest Ontario, Huron and Perth Counties include rural farmland and backcountry roads along with areas of historic architecture, arts, culture, and the newest culinary trends.
In the geographical center of this thriving region is Avon Maitland’s Education Centre in Seaforth. The Board’s Administrative Offices are located here, and they contain the central support for 31 elementary and 8 secondary schools, approximately 1600 teachers and 900 support staff. Additional information regarding the Board is available on the Board’s website at https://www.amdsb.ca/
We are seeking a passionate and experienced HR professional to join our HRS team. Reporting to the Senior Human Resource Services Manager, the HRS Staffing Officer will be essential in facilitating staffing activities and ensuring efficient HR operations across our schools and administrative offices.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Administer and maintain key Human Resource programs, including but not limited to absence management system, HRIS, hiring and staffing platforms;
Manage various staffing activities for teaching and support staff positions (with current focus on ETFO, Unifor and PSSP) from creating postings, sourcing candidates, short listing, screening, interviewing, and referring applicants and preparing related correspondence for successful and unsuccessful applicants for signature;
Organize, prepare and maintain staffing documentation, ensuring timely distribution and accuracy;
Provide administrative support in all annual staffing processes for the upcoming school year for the appropriate employee groups;
Field enquiries from internal stakeholders in relation to collective agreement interpretation, terms and conditions of employment, administrative procedures, standard operating procedures, etc.
Pull data and prepare reports and statistical staffing data for Ministry Board Reports, Ministry Class Size Reports, and reviewing school Ministry of Education Onsis staffing data;
Create budget data for balancing of employee data for use by Finance for budget estimates, revised estimates actuals and negotiation purposes;
Respond to data errors and follow-up with HRS Payroll Representatives;
Provide general office support, including handling enquiries, maintaining files, and preparing correspondence;;
Other duties as assigned.
Education, Qualifications and Experience:
Two (2) year college diploma in Human Resources Management, Business Administration specializing in Human Resources or equivalent education;
Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation is an asset;
Minimum of five (5) years of related professional experience, preferably in the education sector;
Other Prerequisites:
Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills. Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical abilities. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with Apply to Education and Isys is an asset.
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, 12 months per year
Rate of Pay :Level 4, $63,856 - $74,366 as per the Term and Conditions of Employment
Effective Date: January 30, 2025 to January 28, 2026 with the possibility of extension
Interested applicants are requested to apply through amdsb.simplication.com (steps are below) including three supervisory references by 4:00pm on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
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We thank all applicants for their interest in opportunities with the Avon Maitland District School Board. Contact will be made with applicants whose experience and qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position.
Communication with short-listed applicants will be made through the contact information (email address and/or phone number) provided on the applicant’s amdsb.simplication.com profile page.
The AMDSB is committed to equity in employment and equitable hiring practices that allow us to engage qualified staff who reflect diversity. We will make any reasonable accommodation, based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidates to participate in the hiring process.
Note - A criminal background check will be part of the recruitment process.
Dr. Graham Shantz, Director of Education
