People & Culture Manager (Kentville, NS)
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3 days ago
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Job Summary
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The Opportunity
The People & Culture Manager is responsible for leading all people-related functions across the organization including human resources organizational culture and communications. This role serves as the organizations senior people leader and primary point of contact for all employee-related matters.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys both operational HR work and contributing to a positive engaged workplace culture. The People & Culture Manager partners closely with the Executive Director and management team to support employees strengthen leadership practices and foster a healthy and inclusive work environment.
Communications staff report to this role ensuring alignment between people practices culture and internal messaging.
What youll do
Responsibilities
People & Culture Leadership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Director and management team on employee relations performance management and workplace issues
- Provide strategic and practical guidance to managers on leadership practices and team effectiveness
- Support managers with difficult conversations performance improvement and disciplinary processes
- Strengthen organizational culture by supporting employee engagement inclusion and collaboration
- Ensure people practices align with organizational values legal requirements and best practices
- Identify opportunities to improve the employee experience across the full employment lifecycle
Recruitment and Onboarding
- Lead full-cycle recruitment including job postings interviews hiring decisions with hiring managers and offers
- Develop and maintain strong onboarding practices and ensure managers are accountable for effective onboarding
- Monitor onboarding progress and follow up to support employee success and retention
- Support workforce planning and organizational growth
Payroll Benefits and HR Administration
- Oversee payroll processing and benefits administration working with external providers as needed
- Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and HR files
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation and organizational policies
- Support reporting and tracking of HR metrics where appropriate
Health Safety and OH&S
- Lead the organizations occupational health and safety program
- Ensure policies procedures training and incident reporting are in place and followed
- Act as the primary point of contact for workplace safety matters
- Support managers in maintaining safe and healthy work environments
Policies and HR Programs
- Develop update and implement HR policies and procedures
- Ensure policies are communicated clearly and applied consistently
- Support continuous improvement of HR systems and processes as the organization grows
- Lead or support organizational initiatives related to employee engagement and culture
Communications Leadership
- Provide leadership and direction to the Communications function
- Ensure internal communications support a clear and consistent employee experience
- Support the development of messaging that reflects organizational values and priorities
- Align communications planning with organizational initiatives and people-focused priorities
- Collaborate with the Communications team to support organizational visibility and stakeholder engagement
What youll need
Qualifications
- 7 years of progressive HR experience
- Nonprofit healthcare social services or unionized environment experience an asset but not required
- Strong working knowledge of employment legislation payroll benefits and OH&S
- Experience supporting organizational culture employee engagement or change initiatives
- Confidence handling sensitive employee relations issues with professionalism and empathy
- Ability to balance compliance compassion and practicality in a fast paced environment
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of the HR function
- Excellent communication organization and relationship building skills
- HR designation such as CPHR is an asset but not required.
A little bit about us
Open Arms Resource Center
Open Arms is a dynamic and growing nonprofit organization whose mission is to create lasting positive change by addressing the root causes of homelessness and fostering a supportive environment for those in need. Open Arms is committed to treating every individual with dignity and respect recognizing the inherent worth and unique journey of each person.
Are you interested
Work With Us
Working at Open Arms Resource Centre offers meaningful work that makes a real difference in the lives of others alongside the opportunity to help build programs and strengthen leadership in a supportive community-focused environment. Employees benefit from a comprehensive group health plan four weeks of paid vacation and professional development opportunities.
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada and will be required to submit police record and vulnerable sector checks as a condition of employment.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Restaurant Experience
- Customer Service
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Math
- Employment & Labor Law
- Sanitation
- Leadership Experience
- P&L Management
- Mentoring
- Supervising Experience
- Restaurant Management
