At Peel CAS, our mission is to protect children and strengthen families & communities through partnership. We are currently seeking the following professional to join our team:
Now Hiring: HR Business Partner (Consultant)
Department: People & Culture
Location: Peel CAS, Mississauga, ON (Hybrid: 2–3 days/week in office)
Salary Range: $99,510-$123,136 plus OMERS pension, comprehensive benefits, and career-shaping impact.
Type: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Peel Children’s Aid Society is a system leader driving transformation in child welfare, operating in one of Ontario’s most complex, unionized public systems. Our People and Culture team plays a critical role in enabling that transformation, supporting leaders, strengthening labour-management relationships, and ensuring our workforce is supported, engaged, and treated with fairness and respect.
We are hiring an HR Business Partner/Consultant to partner closely with leaders and teams across the organization and be a key member of our People & Culture team. This role is ideal for an experienced HR Business Partner with deep labour relations expertise, sound judgment, and the confidence to operate in high-stakes, people-centred environments.
If you are energized by complex employee and labour relations and advising leaders through difficult decisions while staying grounded in values, equity, and impact this role offers meaningful challenge and purpose.
Why this role stands out:
- Act as a trusted HR Business Partner to leaders in a complex, unionized organization through a trauma-informed lens.
- Lead complex labour and employee relations matters with autonomy and credibility.
- Influence how people practices, policies, and programs are shaped at an enterprise level.
- Operate in a system where decisions have real human impact on staff, children, youth, and families.
- Join an organization committed to collaboration, accountability, respect, and excellence.
What Makes You Successful in This Role:
- Provide expert consultation across the full range of HR disciplines, with a strong focus on labour and employee relations.
- Interpret and apply collective agreements, employment legislation, and organizational policies.
- Lead the full grievance lifecycle, including union liaison, preparation, arbitration support, and collaboration with legal counsel.
- Coach and advise leaders on performance management, discipline, investigations, attendance, and conflict resolution.
- Conduct and support workplace investigations related to harassment, bullying, and employee concerns.
- Support organizational change and workforce planning initiatives.
- Lead or contribute to HR policy development, ensuring appropriate union consultation where required.
- Take ownership of one or more strategic HR program areas and provide thought leadership within the HR team.
Who this role is for:
You are a seasoned HR professional who is calm under pressure, principled in decision-making, and skilled at navigating complexity. You bring credibility with leaders and unions alike and understand that good labour relations are built on trust, consistency, and fairness.
You’ll likely bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field and Certificate or Diploma in human resources management.
- CHRP or CHRL Designation
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with strong labour relations depth in a unionized environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing grievances, investigations, and arbitration preparation
- Strong working knowledge of Ontario employment and labour legislation.
- Excellent judgment, communication skills, and the ability to deliver difficult messages thoughtfully.
- A commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace practices.
- Experience in child welfare or the broader public sector is an asset but not required. What matters most is your ability to operate effectively in complex, regulated environments.
Hours of Work:
- Monday to Friday each week, primarily between office hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Working hours may vary, and applicants must be flexible to work outside of standard office hours.
- This position is required to be in person at a minimum of 2 days per week.
Why Peel CAS:
Peel CAS is one of Ontario’s largest child welfare organizations and a recognized system leader in prevention, innovation, and equity-centred service delivery. We are committed to Truth and Reconciliation, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to building a workplace where people feel supported, trusted, and able to do their best work.
We value psychological safety, thoughtful change, and leaders who care deeply about how work impacts people.
This is an opportunity to have an impact in People and Culture while contributing to meaningful systems change in a public organization where the work truly matters.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and a generous compensation and benefits package
- Flexible options for hybrid remote work
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Interactive Employee Wellness Programs
- Extensive Training & Development opportunities
- Introductory Webinars (WHMIS, AODA, Health and Safety)
- Generous Pension Plan through OMERS (part-time and full-time employees are entitled to enroll)
- Onsite Gym
- Staff Lounge
To apply
If you are an experienced HR Business Partner who values strong labour relations, principled leadership, and real-world impact, we would welcome your application.
As an equal opportunity employer, we value Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Truth and Reconciliation. We are grateful that our workplace diversity is representative of the communities that we serve and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees feel like they belong. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process please contact us at
[email protected].
Peel Children's Aid Society is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please inform People & Culture so that we can ensure your equal participation in this process. We are aware of a scam claiming to offer employment on behalf of Peel CAS. Please note that we only contact individuals who have applied for positions posted on our website, and always conduct interviews with selected candidates. We do not contact prospective candidates via text message. Learn more about employment scams.
