The Ministry of Community Safety is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and self-directed individual for the position of Deputy Director of Personnel at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Reporting to the Director and as an integral part of the senior management team you are responsible for the human resources and personnel matters relating to Prince Albert Correctional Centre employees. Your excellent communication skills will serve you well as you provide coaching, support and direction to the middle and peer senior manager teams while promoting effective and positive industrial relations in a union environment. You will provide leadership in and make formal presentations at meetings on subjects pertaining to human resources matters and labor relations.
You will be responsible for and provide oversight for: facility wide recruitment, coordinate/respond/resolve grievances, investigations, and interact daily with internal and external stakeholders. The position leads local personnel initiatives including: Attendance Support Management, Probationary Reviews for new staff and Internal Work Performance reviews with our front line staff.
Your post secondary degree in a related field or comparable experience, training, and/or certification will compliment your knowledge of human resources principles and practices, the purpose and framework of a collective agreement in a unionized environment and knowledge of the Canadian justice and correctional systems. Preference will be given to candidates that have leadership work experiences within a large correctional operational.
You will have knowledge of:
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Adult learning principles;
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Purpose and framework of a collective agreement in an unionized environment;
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Human resources principles and practices;
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Canadian justice & correctional systems including general operational requirements of a Correctional Centre including security systems.
Leadership & Management Skills
Strategic Orientation:
- Contributes to strategic direction by developing and implementing strategies to reach branch/program/ministry goals and further organizational objectives.
Effective Communication:
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Adapts communication to others and anticipates outcomes; and
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Anticipates and prepares for responses or reactions of others and customizes and adapts communication and discussion to appeal to the specific interest, need and level of audience.
Building Organizational Community:
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Supports community as a team member; and
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Creates an environment that recognizes, supports, respects and welcomes diversity of employees and clients.
Accountability:
- Inspires others to take personal ownership through developing self and supporting others in their ongoing learning and development.
Innovation:
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Thinks creatively and is agile in response to change; and
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Empowers others to innovate and continuously improve and helps people to understand and embrace new structures, processes, technologies, mindsets, behaviours and relationships.
Planning and Risk Management:
Performance Management:
- Manages for high performance by coaching employees and motivating people to achieve quality results and reviewing performance against clear standards or expectations.
Process Management:
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Understands organizational systems and manages within organizational realities; and
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Contributes to the creation, revision or improvement of government policy and practices and is able to readily interpret and apply human resources policies, practices and agreements.