Human Resources Generalist

Location: New Westminster

Base pay range
CA $25.00/hr - CA $40.00/hr

Location:

New Westminster, BC, On-site, 5 days per week

Duration:  3 months, with the possibility of extension

Hours:

Full-time, 35 hours per week (8:30am–4:30pm)

Language:  Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Background Check Requirement:  Criminal record check required

About the Opportunity
Altis Recruitment is proud to support an organization in the Education sector in finding a HR Generalist for a 3-month contract. You’ll play a hands‑on role supporting employees and faculty, ensuring HR operations run smoothly and consistently. You’ll work closely with the Vancouver team and partner with the Toronto HR team to deliver effective, people‑focused HR services.

What’s in It for You
You’ll gain broad exposure to HR operations across recruitment, employee relations, and administrative processes. You’ll work in a collaborative, supportive environment where your contributions directly impact the employee experience.

Your Responsibilities

You’ll support onboarding and orientation for new employees and faculty, ensuring policies and procedures are clearly communicated

You’ll prepare employment contracts in collaboration with department managers and HR leadership

You’ll manage offboarding processes, coordinating with internal stakeholders to ensure timely completion

You’ll track and assign mandatory training, maintaining accurate compliance and training records

You’ll assist with payroll, benefits, and timesheet inquiries, ensuring system and scheduling compliance

You’ll coordinate full-cycle recruitment for faculty and staff, including job postings, screening, interviews, reference checks, and onboarding

You’ll maintain complete, accurate, and compliant recruitment files

You’ll draft, review, and maintain job descriptions in collaboration with hiring managers

You’ll coordinate and track employee performance evaluations and provide guidance to managers on appraisals and coaching

You’ll support employee relations matters, exercising sound judgment and discretion

You’ll participate in cross‑department committees to promote collaboration and alignment

You’ll support health and safety initiatives, including participation in the Joint Health and Safety Committee

You’ll provide general HR administrative support and assist with special projects as needed

Skills and Qualifications

3+ years of experience as an HR Generalist or HR Coordinator

Experience in an education or non‑profit environment is considered an asset

Strong recruitment experience, ideally supporting faculty or academic hiring

Solid understanding of HR policies, employee relations, and administrative processes

Proficiency with HRIS, payroll systems and Microsoft Office

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

High level of discretion when handling confidential information

Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team

Why Partner with Altis
If you’ve never worked with a staffing agency before, we make it easy. We work with top employers across Canada who have great jobs to fill, each vetted and verified by our team. When you apply for a job with Altis, we get to know you as a candidate and learn what your strengths are. Then, if you’re a solid match, we handle all the logistics, advocating for you as a candidate for the role, providing access to coaching and connecting you directly with the hiring manager.

And rest assured, all our services are free of cost for candidates.

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