Personnel Clerk

Are you knowledgeable of government policies and practices pertaining to personnel and payroll issues? If so, the Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services is the place for you. The Central North Correctional Centre seeks a highly skilled individual to establish and maintain various personnel, attendance and payroll records for the staff at the centre.

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OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario’s Human Rights Code. Refer to the “How to apply” section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

You will:
• prepare and submit both regular and fixed-term payroll, attendance and benefits documentation
• verify employee entitlements and payroll related payments and deductions
• respond to employee inquiries and liaise with human resource specialists
• prepare correspondence, input or extract payroll and attendance data and produce reports
• calculate and reconcile documents relating to payroll, attendance and employee benefit entitlements

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How do I qualify?

Knowledge and Experience

• You have knowledge of and experience working with human resources, payroll, attendance and benefits processing requirements and practices.
• You can interpret and apply HR policies and directives, legislation, and collective agreements to identify and resolve issues.

Computer Skills

• You have proven knowledge of computerized attendance, payroll, scheduling and HR systems to accurately input data/information.
• You are proficient with software applications, such as Word and Excel, to prepare correspondence, charts and reports.

Analytical and Arithmetic Skills

• You can perform accurate calculations related to payroll, attendance, and employee benefit entitlements.
• You can identify, analyze and resolve a variety of payroll and HR issues.
• You have proven attention to detail to ensure high degree of accuracy.

Organizational Skills

• You can co-ordinate and complete work within established timeframes and under minimal supervision.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You can respond to inquiries and explain policies and procedure to employees.
• You can prepare a variety of written correspondence.