PERMANENT FULL TIME
Salary range: $66,105 – $68,659.50
OPTIONS NORTHWEST Personal Support Services is a community-based, non-profit, charitable organization within the City and District of Thunder Bay. Our purpose is to support people with developmental disabilities in their quest to live life their way. We recognize that ‘living life their way’ is unique to everyone and that we live in a very diverse community.
We are currently seeking a Human Resources and Training Advisor to join our Human Resources team. This role is ideal for an HR professional who is passionate about employee development, training, and supporting a wide range of HR functions in a collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develops, organizes, and implements training programs and orientation sessions.
- Supports instructors and internal subject matter experts in designing and delivering training.
- Schedules training sessions, prepares materials, books training spaces, and sets up equipment.
- Communicates training opportunities to employees and acts as a resource for staff development.
- Maintains accurate training records, certificates, and mandatory training documentation.
- Collaborates with internal teams and community partners to develop and share training resources.
- Supports all stages of the recruitment process including advertising, screening, shortlisting, interviewing, and can lead these functions independently
- Utilizes HRIS, and related systems.
- Assists with investigations, grievances, conflict resolution, and labour relations as assigned.
- Participates in collective bargaining preparation and related HR activities.
- Prepares correspondence, reports, and documentation as required.
Qualifications
- A degree or diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience in staff training and development, as well as general HR practices.
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and effective training methods.
- Understanding of HR legislation and collective agreements.
- CHRP designation or working toward it is considered an asset.
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work professionally with employees, individuals supported, and the public.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and HRIS systems.
- Standard First Aid with CPR (or willingness to obtain).
Position Overview
Reporting to the Manager of Human Resources, the Human Resources and Training Advisor plays a key role in developing, implementing, and coordinating staff training and development initiatives. This position also supports recruitment and selection processes, assists with HR administration, and serves as a resource to employees throughout the organization. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working with multiple software programs and maintaining accurate HR and training records.
OPTIONS NORTHWEST is committed to providing accommodations on request throughout the interview and employment process, and if accommodation is required, we will work with applicants to meet their needs.
Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter, detailed resume and agency application form by 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 5th, 2025, to:
Human Resources
OPTIONS NORTHWEST
95 North Cumberland street
Thunder Bay, ON P7A 4M1
PHONE: (807) 344-4994
hr@optionsnorthwest.com
We wish to thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
To apply for this job email your details to madison.bamford@optionsnorthwest.com