Come join our incredible People team!

Here’s our Current Opening:

Position: People Coordinator

Reports to: Executive Director, People Team

Division: People

Location: 800 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M3S3N9, CAN

What You’ll Be Doing:

Key Responsibilities:

- Supports CUPE labor relations activities, including collective agreement administration, issue tracking, meeting coordination, and preparation for collective bargaining processes.
- Supports managers with disciplinary, grievance, and termination processes and provides guidance on labor relations best practices.
- Provides employee relations support to People Managers and helps ensure consistent, fair, and timely resolution of workplace matters.
- Acts as the HR lead for the downtown and North York Joint Health and Safety Committees and coordinates related follow-up actions.
- Coordinates WSIB reporting, monitors follow-up requirements, and arranges first aid training for employees.
- Supports annual compliance reporting and maintains accurate records related to labor, health and safety, and People operations.
- Administers employee benefits and pension processes and liaises with U of T, Green Shield, Sun Life (LTD), and UPP
- Coordinates the recruitment process, including job descriptions, postings, assessment reviews, reference checks, and onboarding support.
- Initiates and coordinates the performance review process for salaried staff.
- Prepares employment confirmations, reference letters, and other related People documentation.
- Supports employee recognition and appreciation activities and contributes to other related HR duties as assigned.

Education, Qualifications and Experience:

- Post secondary education in Business Administration or Human Resources
- 3-5 years related HR experience in a unionized environment

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

- Knowledge of human resources processes and best practices
- Maintains confidentiality and professional working
- Able to meet deadlines and handle data with
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook




- Good organizational and time management skills
- Conscientious, efficient, dependable, with a positive attitude
- Possesses excellent interpersonal and communication
- Intellectual curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning is highly valued – a growth
- Values matter to You bring your whole self to work, and you live our core values

About University of Toronto Press The University of Toronto Press (UTP) is one of the largest university presses in North America, publishing landmark scholarship since 1901. Each year UTP releases over 250 current scholarly, course, and general interest books in print, audio and ebook formats, and over 80 journals. In addition, UTP manages the distribution for over 250 publishers and imprints in Canada, the US, and around the world, with warehouses in Toronto, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. UTP also runs the University of Toronto Bookstores across the three main campuses, serving over 100,000 students and 16,500 faculty.

As the leading university press in Canada and one of the largest in North America, we acknowledge our role and responsibility in effecting positive change. With this, we seek to continuously improve the diversity and representation of our publications and the clients we represent, as well as within the makeup of our organization. With strong commitment from leadership, we are collectively bringing forward change across the organization, both within our company culture and in our publishing, distribution, and retail endeavours.

UTP operates with mutual trust, respect, and integrity as we strive to identify and remove barriers. We are committed to making UTP a great place to work by addressing and challenging systemic inequities.

Interested in applying?

We truly thank all applicants for their interest in joining the Press, only those candidates considered for an initial interview will be contacted. The University of Toronto Press encourages applications from all qualified candidates. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact the People Team at (647) 805-5082.

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