HR Client Partner

Your Opportunity:

Are you an experienced HR professional with a passion for building strong, collaborative partnerships across organizations? Do you thrive in a strategic role, helping business leaders shape HR strategies that align with organizational goals and drive performance? Yes, then we got your perfect opportunity. Covenant Health has an exciting position available for a Human Resources Client Partner. In this role, you would be responsible for advising, coaching, and supporting leadership in the management of human resources and people operations, including but not limited to: employee relations issues, interpretation of various employment/legal documentation, supporting classification/compensation, recruitment/selection, attendance support, performance management and return to work matters, including Duty to Accommodate. We are in search for a self-driven professional who excels at administering HR policies and other labor relations legislations, strategic thinking, effective stakeholder engagement, organization, etc. You possess a Can-Do spirit, can work through a problem and can think and act strategically. Your expertise as a Human Resources Client Partner would be instrumental in furthering Covenant Health’s desire to effectively engage and support its different stakeholders. To join our dynamic team, apply today! Covenant Health is proud to be part of Canada’s integrated healthcare system, serving Albertans across 17 provincial sites. We have a solid reputation for our efforts to create an innovative and diverse workplace that values the contributions of our employees.

Description:

The HR Client Partner coaches and supports management with all areas of employee management including grievance handling, and possible outcomes or consequences; Assists with collecting data to present at Arbitration hearings; Advises, coaches, and supports management in respect to employee related issues involving performance, disciplinary action, and attendance management; Coordinates and oversees the layoff and recall process by guiding the process and advising, informing, and making recommendations to management; and working with unions in partnership; Cultivates and maintains positive relationships with union representatives; Support Managers with the Duty to Accommodate Process (including Family Status/Religious Status, Medical status and other); Facilitate Return to Work Meetings with various stakeholders; May participate in collective bargaining. The incumbent in this role will also Work as a strategic partner to ensure organizational initiatives are supported; Liaise with unions to exchange information; Provide information to other HR departments from an employee relations standpoint; Support process improvement regarding policies and procedures. Carry out other such duties within the scope of this role. The ideal candidate leverages their knowledge of all aspects of Human Resources and understands how to partner with operational leaders to get results though people. They have self-leadership and stakeholders’ engagement skills with an ability to coordinate change or other project initiatives within an organization. This position is non-unionized and in person.