The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 11,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 60,000 students in 136 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius.

The Human Resources

Administrator, Client Services will be responsible for providing assistance and support in all areas of human resources management such as recruitment, staffing, leave management, contract administration, labour relations and records management. The HR Administrator will coordinate and handle all employment documentation, update and maintain human resources information systems, tracking and reporting employment activity and respond to schools and employees on matters relating to employee status. Working in a client service based environment, the HR Administrator reports directly to the HRIS Supervisor.

Qualifications - (a) University Degree or College diploma in Human Resources or acceptable combination of relevant training and experience; - (b) Minimum three (3) years experience in human resources preferably in a unionized environment; - (c ) Demonstrated experience working within the SAP Human Resources module with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access); - (d) Human Resources designation considered an asset.

Salary This is a PEG (Skilled Employees Group) position classified on the Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework at Band 6 with a salary range between $60,824 - $76,029.

The Non Union Compensation

Framework is available here Please refer to for further details available here Preference will be given to internal applicants Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP)



are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional

Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume. Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.

📌 Human Resources Administrator - Client Services (Permanent Full Time - 35 hours/week) (Cape Breton Island)
🏢 Halifax Regional Centre for Education
📍 Cape Breton Island