Human Resources

Human Resources is a personnel driven department that assists with nearly every aspect of an employee’s journey within GYPSD. From recruitment to providing onboarding packages to new employees, maintenance of personnel files, assistance in recognition programs, and to retirement transition. Human Resources works closely with the Payroll department to ensure all employee information is concise and accurate.

Please contact us should you have any questions regarding job postings, changes in employment, benefit inquiries or AtrieveERP inquiries.

The Human Resources department is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm daily and closed on weekends and holidays.

All Human Resources, Atrieve, Atrieve ERP & Absence inquiries should be submitted through:
GYPSD Service Desk

Careers at GYPSD

Benefits & Pension

ASEBP Benefits

ASEBP’s benefit plans and services cover the full spectrum of your health journey—general health, employee and family assistance and loss of life and disability benefits. To view current benefit coverage details around a specific type of benefit, please visit the ASEBP website: ASEBP.

With the My ASEBP Mobile App, you can easily submit claims and check your benefit information anytime, anywhere. The app gives you at-a-glance health and wellness spending account balances so you can better plan for both future expenses and manage any current health or wellness costs at your convenience.

ASEBP also offers many resources for Your Wellness and Your Workplace Wellness. Please visit this link: ASEBP It Takes A Village.

GYPSD’s Employee and Family Assistant Program (EFAP) offers confidential services to our employees and their dependents with GreenShield.

With a network of registered psychologists and Masters-level clinicians across Canada, GreenShield offers you quick and easy access to the mental health supports you need, no matter when or where you need them. And, appointments can be booked in 24-72 hours from when you first reach out.

GreenShield's highly qualified and responsive staff are trained to assist you in managing depression, anxiety, grief, stress, substance use, eating disorders, and a multitude of other mental-health-related challenges.

GYPSD’s EFAP offers more than just mental health support. Through Greenshield's WorkLife Advisory Services, you can also access:

Health consultations: receive advice from a registered nurse or dietitian for things like nutrition support, smoking cessation, etc.
Legal advice: seek advice for things like real estate law, family law, and more.
Financial advice: guidance on managing debt, saving for the future, etc.
Career coaching: get support with making a career change or having difficult discussions with colleagues.
Life transitions: from becoming a new parent to planning for retirement, your EFAP can help with it all.

Trauma and crisis support services are also available.

Additional services now available with GreenShield include:

Children's Mental Health: A game-based mental health program built for kids.
Noojimo Health and GreenShield Partnership: The first and only all-Indigenous virtual mental wellness clinic.
GS Digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: GreenShield offers Digital CBT anxiety and depression programs for employees to complete at their own pace

Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP)

Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP) is a defined benefit pension plan, which mean that a member of LAPP will receive a set pension based on the pensionable salary and years of pensionable service, not how much an employee or employer have contributed or the returns on the pension investment.

LAPP

To see if you are eligible for LAPP please review Administrative Procedure 444

Administrative Procedure 444

Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board (ATRF)

ATRF is an independent corporation established under the Teachers’ Pensions Plan Act, and from its office in Edmonton administers the Plan for all Alberta teachers employed by school jurisdictions and charter schools.

ATRF

Any questions regarding your Benefit & Pension plans can be directed to:

GYPSD Service Desk

Additional Benefits and Pension Documents

ASEBP

ASEBP More than just Benefits

ASEBP Benefits Handbook

ASEBP Group Enrolment Form

ASEBP Appointment of Beneficiary

ASEBP Change Form

ASEBP MyRetiree Application

ASEBP MyRetiree Change Application Form

ASEBP MyRetiree Plan Information Brochure

ASEBP Supplemental Package

Supplemental Package Benefits Information

Supplemental Package Application Form

Supplemental Package Rate Sheet

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Health Spending Account and Wellness Spending Account Introduction

Making the most of your HSA for All Staff

Making the Most of Your Wellness Spending Account (Teacher)

Making the Most of Your Wellness Spending Account (Other Staff)

Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP)

LAPP Contact Information

LAPP At-a-Glance

LAPP Member Handbook

LAPP Retirement Application

LAPP Retirement Checklist

Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board (ATRF)

ATRF Contact Information

Plan ATRF Member Guide

Working as a Teacher

ATRF Planning Your Retirement

ATRF Steps to Retirement

Updating Your Personal Information

ATRF Benefits at Termination

Absences

Employees are to log all absences and leaves in SRB AtrieveERP. It is important to log your absence correctly. Below is an Employee Guide to Logging Absences:

Logging an Absence – Employee Guide

All questions about Absences and Absences Deletions should be sent to:

GYPSD Service Desk