Description
Notice of M.A.S.S. vacancy
Position: Labour Relations & Workplace Investigations Specialist
Salary Range: Band 8: $98,286.00 - $117,206.00
Location: Human Resources, J. W. Singleton Education Centre
Work Schedule: 35 hours/week, 12 months/year
Effective Date: As Soon As Possible
Position Summary:
Reporting to the General Manager of Human Resources, the Labour Relations and Workplace Investigations Specialist conducts workplace investigations and plays a lead role in the resolution of workplace complaints, including harassment, discrimination, and child abuse allegations. The position facilitates and provides support, research, and analysis for all labour relations and dispute resolution procedures, including collective bargaining, and the grievance, mediation, and arbitration processes.
The HDSB recently introduced a Work from Home Administrative Procedure. In accordance with this Administrative Procedure and with the approval of the immediate supervisor, employees who work at HDSB administrative sites may work from home for up to 50% of their regularly scheduled hours. Work from Home arrangements may change based on the future needs of the Board. The HDSB offers funding for professional development in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Employment for management and administration support staff.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct workplace investigations, including the investigation of discrimination, respectful workplace, harassment, misconduct and child protection complaints.
Prepare written investigation reports and provide recommendations with respect to appropriate resolution and corrective action.
Facilitate and provide support, research, and analysis for all dispute resolution procedures, including the grievance, mediation, and arbitration processes.
Coordinate, support and conduct research for collective bargaining processes.
Develop and update procedures and processes relating to workplace investigations, including due diligence and procedural fairness issues
Advise senior administration, principals, managers and supervisors, and staff on matters relating to workplace investigations and dispute resolution issues, as well as Board Policies and Procedures.
Provide training on Human Rights, investigative procedures, due diligence, procedural fairness issues, and associated legislative obligations to senior administration, principals, manager and supervisors.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field is a requirement for this position. Bachelor’s degree in Labour or Industrial Relations, preferred.
Five years of progressive Human Resources experience in a complex multi-union and public-sector environment.
Three to five years experience in labour relations including negotiations, grievances, arbitration, collective agreement administration and interpretation, human rights, and workplace harassment investigations is preferred.
CHRL designation
Knowledge of workplace investigations standards, best practices and report writing.
Knowledge and understanding of relevant employment legislations and regulation, such as the Ontario Labour Relations Act, the School Board Collective Bargaining Act, the Ontario Human Rights Code, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (as it relates to Workplace Harassment).
Applications, along with your resume and other supporting documents must be submitted through Apply to Education - https://hdsb.simplication.com/WLSBLogin.aspx?returnurl=%2f by
4:00pm on Friday, November 29, 2024
Job Category: Management & Professionals - Job Code #3910088
We thank all applicants for their interest in opportunities with the Halton 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 email address provided on the applicants’ Apply To Education profile page.
First consideration for posted vacancies will be given to qualified applicants from the employee group in which the vacancy occurs.
Applicant Self Identification Questions:
As part of the recruitment and selection function, the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HDSB’s Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure, HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy and Ontario’s Anti Racism Data Standards:
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 15, in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56. In accordance with HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy, personal information collected on this form will aim to achieve an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce. It works to intentionally identify and remove barriers for equity-deserving communities at each stage of the hiring process. Encouraging diversity of the workforce in the school board is vital because the workforce should be reflective and representative of the community.
Although hiring policies must adhere to the qualification requirements set out in applicable Regulations (eg. Regulation 298, “Operation of Schools - General”) and any applicable collective agreement provisions, the Board recognizes the importance of the following when developing its selection and evaluation criteria:
valuing applicants’ additional experience, lived experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives; and
granting first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities.
We encourage you to respond to our voluntary applicant self-identification questions. This data will inform our understanding of the diversity of our applicant pool as well as the progress of applicants throughout the hiring process. This data will inform our goals, strategies and actions and our progress towards creating and sustaining an inclusive and equitable workforce. Any information that you provide in response to these questions will be referred to during the hiring process for this position, and will be shared with the hiring manager and/or committee members responsible for the hiring process.
The section includes questions from Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards (Standards, 2017). The Standards were established to help identify and monitor systemic racism and racial disparities within the public sector. The Standards establish consistent, effective practices for producing reliable information to support evidence-based decision-making and public accountability to help eliminate systemic racism and promote racial equity (adapted from Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards, 2017).
Questions about this collection may be directed to Dixon Mohammed - Manager, Recruitment, Selection and Staffing at mohammedd@hdsb.ca.
Accommodation:
Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or who otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect to the recruitment and selection process.
Wellness:
The HDSB is committed to providing a respectful and healthy work environment.
