Reference: J0423-0216 Summer Term 2023
Department: Human Resources
Status: Coop Student, Full-time Term
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours per week)
Duration: 4 months
Hourly salary: $20 - $25/hour
Supervisor: Human Resources Officers
Introducing the National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams—the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety—and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada.
Curious to learn more? We invite you to read our strategic plan for 2020-2023 in The Next Act
Collaboration, innovation and community-led engagement are only some of the many initiatives the NAC will leverage to help shape a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive future for the performing arts in Canada. One that embodies our slogan and loudly proclaims that Canada is our stage.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:
It is the National Arts Centre’s goal to be a more welcoming, inclusive, accessible, and diverse organization for all Canadians. We believe that the basis of this inclusivity requires a socially and culturally diverse workforce and, therefore, we actively seek to recruit candidates who identify as women, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour (IBPoC), persons from the LGBTQ2+ community and persons with disabilities. We encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.
Key activities:
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Human Resources Summer Student to join our Human Resources (HR) department. As a Summer Student, you will work with our experienced HR team to recruit, onboard and document new staff from all of our departments that support the NAC's mission of promoting and showcasing Canadian artists and their work.
Reporting to the Human Resources Officers (Recruitment Specialists) the incumbent will be responsible for assisting with the full recruitment cycle and staffing process for key union and non-union positions.
As Summer Student, you will develop partnerships with assigned client groups. You will learn how to advise and guide departments throughout the entire staffing process, from recruitment to onboarding, learning to take into consideration all relevant human resources policies, procedures and collective agreements, as applicable.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Assist in monitoring recruitment process, contact applicants and coordinate various steps of the recruitment process including planning and executing the entire interview process;
• Perform reference checks for selected candidates;
• Prepare Employment Contracts and present them to candidates;
• Conduct the new employee orientation;
• Assist the HR Administrative Coordinator with the issuance, collection and filing of new employee documents;
• Maintain and update HR documentation, databases and files;
• Assist with data entry into databases;
• Help cover other various duties associated with the HR Officers and HR Administrative Coordinator during annual leaves.
Required qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in post-secondary education, preferably in Human Resources, with at least one year of study completed;
• Ability to work with minimum supervision while being a strong team player;
• Superior customer service skills and practices;
• Ability to act with discretion, tact, and confidentiality;
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high-volume environment with shifting priorities and multiple stakeholders;
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and co-ordinate a variety of projects, activities and events with strict deadlines;
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office (especially Word and Excel), Adobe Pro and experience with Human Resources systems;
• Working toward a CHRP designation would be considered an asset;
• A passion for the performing arts;
• Fluently bilingual in both official languages, English and French, written and spoken.
Who can apply:
Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens.
Must be a current post-secondary student with at least one year of study completed.
All communication will be conducted through email and interviews via videoconferencing. Please ensure to have the most up-to-date information on your resume including your current email address.
If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation for an interview, please advise us when initially contacted.
The successful candidate will be required to provide the original or a certified true copy of their education credentials as appropriate, along with proof of a valid Criminal Record Check as a condition of employment.
While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted by us.
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