Blossom Group Looking for Health & Safety/Human Resources Associate at Minesing, ON Full Time

The Blossom Group

The Blossom Group (Blooming Acres & Apple Blossom Village) provides a home for people with complex special needs. Through our therapeutic live-in programs, we support children, youth, and adults through a range of cognitive, social and emotional issues, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, neurobiological and developmental disabilities, and those with coexisting mental health and behavioural issues.

· Our vision is a world that embraces people with complex special needs.

· Our mission is to create supportive nurturing communities that enable residents to develop to their maximum potential and enjoy an exceptional quality of life.

· To achieve our vision and mission we strive for excellence in every aspect of care and create individualized programs that are developmentally focused, family involved, relationship based, competence centered, trauma informed, and ecologically oriented.

We are excited to hire a dynamic and motivated individual to join the Blossom Group team.

The Health & Safety/Human Resources Associate will be responsible for supporting in the areas of employee relations, recruitment, onboarding and training, Health and Safety and general Human Resources duties.

Description of Core Responsibilities

• Disability management and return to work/accommodation planning for all work-related and non-work related injuries/illnesses, acting as the first point of contact for the injury insurance program and for the employee
• Participate in the development and implementation of occupational health and safety policies and programs, including staying up to date with legislative changes and requirements
• Coordinates and leads workplace inspections, accident investigation, risk assessments and other health and safety activities as required, including on-site visits
• Acts as Management Co-Chair for the Joint Health and Safety committee meetings in a multi-workplace setting
• Participates in the full 360 process of recruitment and onboarding, including new hire orientation, creating employment contracts, and updating job descriptions
• Ensures all required new hire documentation has been collected and maintained in the employee personnel file, including conducting employee reference checks and ensuring legislative compliance
• Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites, providing organization information & opportunities.
• Designing, delivering and coordinating all training company-wide using a learner management system, organizing and tracking all annual training for employees to ensure legislative requirements are met
• Participates in the compliance auditing process conducted by external agencies
• Filing and general administrative duties.
• Responds to general inquiries by employees and managers
• Other assigned duties

Education, Experience and Skills

• Human Resources Management or Occupational Health & Safety diploma from an accredited post-secondary institution
• Minimum 1 year of general Human Resources or Health & Safety experience
• Strong knowledge of Employment Standards Act, Privacy Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act and Human Rights
• Excellent time management, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) including building and maintaining positive relationships with co-workers and external clients at all levels.
• Works well independently and as a committed team player.
• Attends to details conscientiously and meets deadlines by carefully prioritizing responsibilities and competing priorities.

Other Job Requirements

· Must have own reliable transportation; travel is required to perform on-site visits and the office is not accessible by public transit

· May be required to work outside of regular office hours on occasion

· Satisfactory Criminal Record Check with VSS

· Satisfactory Health Assessment

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $50,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Minesing, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Human resources/Health & Safety: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location