People & Culture Business Partner
Job Summary
People & Culture Business Partner
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What We Do
WIN House provides individuals and their children fleeing violence with crisis response and intervention safe temporary accommodation and support for basic needs. Through trauma-informed client-centered services clients are connected to resources information advocacy and community supports that promote safety stability and long-term wellbeing. WIN House is committed tooperatingwithin a low-barrier inclusive model of care that supports safe and sustainable exits from violence.
What You Will Doâ
Reporting to the Chief Programs and Operations Officer the People & Culture Business Partner provides strategic and operationalpeople and culturesupport across a broad range of functions including recruitment and selection onboarding employee and labour relations disability management health and safety policy development employee engagement HR systems and organizational culture initiatives. The role partners closely with leaders to foster a psychologically safe high-performing and values-driven workplace within a complex unionized 24/7 environment.
This opportunity is ideal for an HR professional who is passionate about people organizational culture and contributing to meaningful work that supports women and children fleeing violence at WINHouse.
ThePeople & Culture Business Partnerregularlydemonstratesinitiative and proactively undertakes the following key responsibilities:
- Supports the development of a psychologically safe trauma-informed inclusive and values-driven workplace culture.
- Provides guidance and support to leaders in staff supervisory recruitmentlabourrelations and health and safety meetings.
- Supports performance management processes including goal setting performance feedback career development succession planning and competency/KPI development.
- Partners with managers on full-cycle recruitment and selection to ensure alignment between organizational needs role requirements and candidate fit.
- Leads employee onboarding and orientation processes including ongoing review and enhancement of related programs and resources.
- Provides guidance to leaders on employee relations matters including discipline conflict resolution mediation investigations and grievance processes.
- Communicates and delivers training related toHRpolicies procedures and best practices.
- Provides direction and coordination related to payroll andbenefitsadministration including new hires transfers leaves and employee status changes.
- Maintains and updatesHRpolicies procedures and practices to ensure compliance with legislation and organizational standards.
- Oversees WCB claims disability management accommodations and leave administration.
- Maintainsaccurateand confidential employee records and HR documentation.
- Supports organizational initiatives related to employee engagement retention recognition wellness workforce sustainability and culture.
- Supportslabourrelations processes including interpretation and application of the collective agreement within a unionized environment.
- Oversees employee offboarding processes including exit interviews and transition coordination.
- Participates in HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives including policy development and HR systems/process enhancements.
- Provides coaching and consultation to leaders related to communication team effectiveness employee performance and conflict management.
- Maintains current knowledge of HR trends legislation best practices and emerging workplace issues through continuous learning and professional development.
Who You Are
The ideal candidate will have post-secondary education in Human Resources ManagementLabourRelations Business Administration or a related field along with a minimum of five years of progressive experience in a human resources generalist or business partner role. Experience in recruitment andselection employee andlabourrelations occupationalhealthand safety WCB disability management and HR systems isrequired preferably within a unionized environment.
The successful candidate willdemonstratestrong knowledge of employment legislation collective agreement interpretation and HR best practices with the ability to navigate complex and evolving situations using sound judgment and professionalism. Strong interpersonal communication organizational and problem-solving skills are essential along with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with Microsoft Office applications including Teams and SharePoint as well as HRIS platforms isrequired. A commitment to fostering a psychologically safe inclusive andvalues-driven workplace culture is essential.â
The Details
The role will beprimarilyworking out of our Business Office with hours of work from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday to Thursday and 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. on position is primarily office-based with the possibility of hybrid work or flex time at WIN Houses morningseveningsand weekends may House offers a pet-friendly team-oriented working environment.ââ
As a Living Wage Employer we are committed to fair pay practices that reflect the value of our employees work. Thesalary range forthisposition is $80000 - $85000 per year combined with a comprehensive extended health benefit package and pension plan.ââ
Prerequisites
The successful candidate willbe requiredtosubmita Criminal Record Check including a vulnerable sector check a current Child Welfare checkand must be willing to sign an Oath of Confidentiality.
How to Apply
Interested in this opportunity We encourage you to apply through our website Careers WIN House by 4:00 P.M. on June 8th 2026.
We thank all applicants for theirinteresthowever onlythose shortlisted willbe contacted.
WIN House is committed to making diversity equity and inclusion a central part of everything we do from how we deliver services to how we build our teams. We strive to have a workforce that is representative of those we serve and of our communities. We encourage applicationsfrom all qualified applicants including women disabled people Black Indigenous People of Color people from the 2SLGBTQIA community and other equity-seeking groups. If you require accommodation during the application process please reach out toâ. â
WIN Houseoperatesin several locations throughoutAmiswacîwâskahikanon Treaty 6 territory the territory and gathering place of diverse Indigenous peoples including thePapaschase Cree Nakota Sioux Dene Ojibway and many others and the homeland of the Métis Nation.ââ