If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safe, consider an exciting and rewarding career at Shannex. Our communities offer more than a place to work – they welcome and celebrate Great People who inspire meaningful connections while Leading the Way to Better Living™.

We are searching for a Total Rewards Administrator to join our Compensation and Benefits team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Total Rewards Administrator is responsible for the processing of employee lifecycle transactions related to benefits, retirement savings, pension plans and a variety of perks and reward plans.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you’ve made a measured difference in the lives of our residents. Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Life, travel, and other insurances
• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan
• RRSP program (5% employer matching)
• Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex’s Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the Opportunity

• Making decisions within a framework of known and approved practices. The work is generally supervised.

• Obtaining information in highly sensitive situations to help resolve issues.

• Ensure that employee lifecycle transactions take place with various plan providers within an appropriate timeframe.

• Enroll employees in benefits, retirement savings and rewards programs

• Terminate or make changes to employee benefits, rewards and retirement savings plans as needed.

• Communicate completed transactions to employees as they take place, ensuring all required information is given to the employee.

• Ensure communications to staff are done in a timely manner, whether it be for initial set up in programs or in response to employee

• Review the benefits inbox and any other inboxes required on a daily basis, ensuring inquiries are addressed and resolved in a timely and professional manner.

• Provide support for employee education on total rewards as required.

• Other duties as required.

About You

In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability, you bring:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 1 year experience in related field.

About Us

Shannex is a family-owned organization with a vision of Better Living for every stage of life. Since 1988, Shannex has grown from a single nursing home in Cape Breton to a trusted partner across healthcare, hospitality and lifestyle sectors. With locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario, Shannex continues to build communities designed for connection, wellbeing and longevity. Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life, Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences, Parkland at Home, Faubourg du Mascaret, and Shannex Enhanced Care. Shannex also provides Transitional Health Services, in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information, visit shannex.com.

If you’re ready to join the Shannex team of Great People**, apply today!**

Great People is a core value at Shannex based on the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of the organization. Shannex believes equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging is about creating a culture that embraces the uniqueness of individuals, where every person is treated fairly and where racism and discrimination are not tolerated. At Shannex, every team member belongs.

All applications are kept in strict confidentiality.
Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.