Carefor Health & Community Services Looking for Summer Student – Talent Acquisition (Human Resources) at Ottawa, ON Full Time

The Opportunity – Summer Student – Talent Acquisition (Human Resources)

Reporting to the Manager, Talent Management and HR Advisory, the Talent Acquisition Assistant provides support for the day-to-day delivery of Human Resources activities related to recruitment, selection, hiring, and onboarding. The incumbent will work collaboratively with the Talent Acquisition team to recruit and screen job candidates including tasks such as preparing job postings, screening resumes, and completing reference checks. The incumbent deals with confidential candidate and new hire information and is required to provide a high degree of professionalism, discretion, tact, and diplomacy.

What you will do:

• Supports recruitment, selection, hiring, and onboarding processes for a variety of roles within the organization including preparing and posting open jobs in accordance with job requirements, screening applicants, coordinating interviews, completing reference checks, and collection and tracking of new hire documentation.
• Assesses candidate qualifications to determine organizational fit and appropriate knowledge, skills and capabilities required to do the specific role.
• Provides project and administrative support, including monitoring internal emails and updating talent acquisition tracking tools.
• Coordinates high-priority deadlines simultaneously and prioritizes when scheduling conflicts arise.
• Represents Carefor as a Brand Ambassador at career fairs, networking events, and other events.
• Supports the coordination of corporate orientation activities.
• Acts in accordance with Carefor’s policies, values, and mission, etc.
• Promotes and models a culture of health, safety, and wellness among peers.
• Other duties as required.

What we are looking for:

• Currently enrolled or recent graduate from a college or university program in Human Resources or related field.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional client service orientation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including ability to use discretion and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) or comparable office software.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is considered an asset.
• Intercultural competency training and unconscious bias training is an asset.

What we offer you:

• Flexible schedule and work arrangements
• Work life balance
• Balanced work from home/office approach
• A collaborative team culture that supports making a difference in the lives of our clients

About us:

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,400 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing services for over 124 years.

Please visit www.carefor.ca to learn about the range of programs and services we offer to the Champlain Region.

Carefor is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please advise us when contacted if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Seasonal
Contract length: 12 weeks

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Employee assistance program

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Application deadline: 2022-05-27