POSITION DETAILS Human Resources Generalist

Program:

Human Resources

Contract:

Temporary, Full-Time; 35 hours per week, 1 year contract (parental leave)

Location:

355 Church Street, 128A Sterling Road or from a safe, home-based office as required.

Salary:

$59,083 - $72,947 Grade 8 EXCL

Application Deadline:

June 16, 2025, by 5:00 PM

File Number:

HR #20-25 – with cover letter and resume

E-Mail:

hrdep@familyservicetoronto.org

Mail:

HR, 355 Church Street, Toronto ON M5B 0B2

Web:

familyservicetoronto.org

Grow with us!

Family Service Toronto (FST) helps people face a wide variety of life challenges. For over 100 years, we have worked with individuals, families and communities destabilized by precarious mental health and/or socioeconomic circumstances, to achieve greater resilience, stability and equity.

We’re proud of our people and culture! We are constantly evolving what we do and how we do it. Our work is grounded in the lived experience of the clients and the community. We celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and excellence. We are agile, learning and always willing to try new things.

The Opportunity!

Reporting to the Human Resources and Operations Manager, the Human Resources Generalist provides technical expertise in the following key functional areas: recruitment and selection, onboarding and orientation, administering performance appraisal process, maintaining our HRIS, overseeing benefits and regular HR administration. The Human Resources Generalist will work closely with the HR team to promote a healthy workplace, fostering staff growth, connection, development, and engagement.

Here’s what’s in it for you:

• Hone your skills and learn from a diverse, highly skilled team.
• Thrive in trust-based culture and have fun, working with an amazing group of driven, talented people.
• Get on-the-job training and development.
• Make an impact on your community.
• This temporary, full-time position offers flexibility, generous paid leave and comes with an attractive benefits package.

Responsibilities:

Human Resources Information System (HRIS):

• Ensure data is accurately entered and maintained on ADP Workforce Now.
• Ensure accurate and comprehensive personnel and payroll information is provided to Payroll department.
• Prepare regular and ad-hoc reports.

Recruitment and Selection:

• Prepare job postings for internal and external distribution.
• Implement interview process, including shortlisting of resumes, pre-screening of candidates, assisting with development of interview questions, participating on interview panels, scheduling interviews and reference checking.
• Prepare employment contracts.
• Ensure all aspects of recruitment and selection processes comply with FST policy and relevant legislation.

Human Resources Administration:

• Administer exit interview process.
• Maintain all HR records in Docushare.
• Ensure completion of Criminal Record Checks/Vulnerable Sector Checks and manage follow-ups for timely renewals.
• Draft and issue employment-related letters such as employment verification, resignation, retirement and termination letters.
• Maintain and organize employee files and HR documentation in accordance with company policies and legislative requirements.
• Prepare employment contracts for internal staff changes in an accurate and timely manner.
• Prepare performance reviews for the 360-appraisal process.

Onboarding and Orientation:

• Administer onboarding through ADP Workforce Now.
• Conduct new hire orientation sessions.
• Provide benefits orientation.
• Ensure completion of onboarding paperwork.

Joint Job Evaluation Committee:

• Take meeting notes and record evaluation outcomes.
• Track and update job evaluation records and maintain documentation.

Joint Health and Safety Committee:

• Accurately document meeting minutes and record key decisions and action items.
• Post approved meeting minutes to the intranet system in a timely and organized manner to ensure accessibility and transparency.

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree in Human Resources or related field or equivalent combination of experience and education; CHRP designation is an asset. Foreign experience is valued.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of progressive experience in human resources, labor relations experience is an asset.
• Experience working with ADP Workforce Now is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills and ethics.
• Resourceful, problem-solving aptitude and thorough knowledge of HR best practices.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, HRIS systems, and comfortable learning new technical systems as needed.
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of social justice, anti-oppression, and equity and inclusion.
• Satisfactory criminal reference check with Vulnerable Sector Search completed within the past 12 months.

Interested?

This job posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization. We are actively seeking qualified candidates to fill this current position as soon as possible. If you meet the listed qualifications and are interested in joining our team, we encourage you to apply.

Please indicate file number HR #20-25 on your application and submit cover letter and resume by June 16, 2025, 5:00 PM to hrdep@familyservicetoronto.org

Our goal is to attract, develop, and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives.

We actively encourage applicants from all equity seeking groups. First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Black and People of Colour, people with disabilities, people of diverse gender expression, members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities and people with lived experience of poverty are encouraged to apply.

In accordance with Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and FST’s Equity and Inclusion policy, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

We thank all applicants and will contact the individuals selected for an interview.