ABOUT US

The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors, and promotes future growth.

The “Values, We Live By” are accountability, communication, leadership, integrity, and respect while we work towards maintaining a work/play balance.

We are an organization that cares, an organization that is committed to our city and committed to you. The City of Spruce Grove is committed to public service, where everyone feels empowered to contribute their best work. We believe that by working together in a spirit of collaboration and respect, we can achieve great things.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Human Resources (HR) Business Partner is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management in designated business units. The incumbent serves as a consultant to management on human resource related issues, acts as an employee champion and change agent and assesses and anticipates HR related needs. This position formulates partnerships across the HR functions to deliver value added service to management and employees that reflects the business objectives of the City. This position reports to the Manager of Human Resources and Labour Relations.

This is a permanent full-time position with a salary range of $94,549.00 – 112,385.00. This process may be used to fill similar equivalent roles both in a permanent and temporary capacity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Human Resources Management

• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Assist in identifying, evaluating, and recommending solutions to issues and concerns; assist in implementing solutions and process improvements; act as a resource for both managers and employees.
• Perform daily HR related duties associated with employee benefits, classification, and compensation for the assigned client base.
• Consult with management in providing HR advice and recommendations.
• Assist with all day-to-day activities related to employee relations matters, including progressive discipline, performance management, training and development, workplace accommodations, investigating and resolving employee concerns, and administration of leave.
• Maintain a solid knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day employee relations issues by mitigating risks and ensuring regulatory compliance with City policies, procedures, and employment standard requirements.
• Maintain a high degree of ethics, discretion, and confidentiality in all HR related matters.
• Provide employee performance and career management advice to supervisors in managing employee issues, including training and development.
• Work collaboratively with the HR Team in identifying trends and metrics appropriate in the development of solutions, programs, and policies for the workplace.
• Provide guidance and input to supervisors on departmental restructure initiatives, workforce planning and succession planning for the organization.
• Develop and deliver training sessions on various HR Topics, including Talent Acquisition, Performance Planning and Orientations.
• Assist with the recruitment process from beginning to end, including the creation of job descriptions, job postings, selection of candidates, designing of interview questions, conducting references check and creation of offer letters.
• Provide HR policy and collective agreement guidance and interpretation to client base.
• Ensure proper and timely administration of the Disability Management process including WCB claims, Short- Term Disability and Long-Term Disability.

2. Other Duties

• Understand and adhere to City policies, procedures and standards, whether written or implied, as amended from time to time.
• Contribute to a positive safety culture by always acting in a safe manner and complying with City safety policies and procedures for staff and contractors.
• Act as a steward of the City's Corporate Culture by following the “Values, We Live By”.
• All employees shall act in a safe manner at all times and will report any unsafe conditions, procedures or acts for the benefit of the City. Continual adherence to the City Safety Policy is mandatory.
• Employee are expected to stay current on WHMIS and other safety-related procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proof of a Bachelor’s Degree with a specialization in Human Resources, Business Management, Commerce, Social Sciences or equivalent.

• A minimum of five (5) years of related experience, with at least two (2) years in labour relations.

• Extensive experience in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).

• A proven track record in delivering top quality customer service by going above and beyond for internal and external clients.

• Demonstrable knowledge of employment legislation, as well as trends and challenges related to HR.

• Ability to communicate and problem solve.

• Ability to analyze, synthesize and formulate strategic advice and/or recommendations.

• Ability to demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence and relationship building skills with a variety of partners.

• Strong organization skills with the ability to plan and prioritize.

• Highly developed level of interpersonal skills and diplomacy to interact with a variety of internal and external clients.

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

• Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation.

• Experience in a unionized environment.

• Experience working in a municipal environment.

• Experience in working with the Avanti Human Resources Information System.

COMPETENCIES:

Thinking & Acting Strategically - Forward-thinking. Sees the big picture and imagines the future. Links long-range visions, strategies, and concepts to daily work. Aligns personal actions and initiatives with customer needs, and with organizational priorities and direction. To think and act strategically requires an understanding of our organizational direction, as well as the internal and external factors that influence decision-making.

Building Influential Working Relationships - Strengthening and developing working relationships and strategic alliances that are founded on ethics, trust, and guided by our corporate values of respect, leadership, accountability, communication, and integrity.

Optimizing Performance & Results - Reaches for excellence for oneself, one’s team, and the organization. Determined and focused on achieving outcomes that align with organizational goals. Creates goals and priorities that maximize resources while using an enterprising, resourceful approach to deliver outcomes and achieve customer expectations. Maintains accountability for results.

Growing Talent & Workforce Capacity - Honouring the individual differences that make each person unique. Being curious and committed to listening, reflecting, and learning. Developing individual and workforce capabilities to enhance the organization’s capacity to accomplish strategic goals, enhance program and service delivery, and provide an exceptional customer/client experience. Contributes to a learning and teaching culture.

Fostering Innovation & Steering Change – Creates an environment for transformation. Advances the City through improvement based on innovation and guides the associated change. Uses the skills, attitudes and behaviours needed to produce new or improved programs and services to meet current and future needs of our customers, our organization, and our community.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Criminal Record Check Clearance.

NEXT STEPS

• You must apply through this portal to be considered. We do not accept applications through other forums.
• Interviews may be set up for June 23-25, 2025, so please apply early. Resumes received between June 23-25, 2025 may be interviewed July 7-11, 2025.
• Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WHY WORK FOR US?

• Competitive annual salary
• Pension
• Medical & Dental Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Wellness Initiatives
• Work/Life Balance
• Recognized General Holidays
• Leave Options
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Perks
• Positive Work Atmosphere
• Employee Awards
• Volunteer and Fundraising Opportunities
• Professional Development

Company

City of Spruce Grove

Location

Strategic and Communication Services - Human Resources - Human Resources and Labour Relations

Opening Date

Jun 11, 2025

Closing Date

Jun 25, 2025 11:59 PM

Starting Date

Jul 14, 2025