About our opportunity:
As our new Employment Relations Specialist, you'll be joining an expert People Learning Culture team delivering exceptional HR services on a full-time basis from our Head Office in Coniston.
With an emphasis on leading a high-performance culture and excellence in industrial compliance across the organisational footprint, the Employment Relations Specialist is responsible for:
- Providing professional support to organisation leaders and employees in employment relations matters, including end-to-end support in formal investigation and meeting processes.
- Providing generalist advice on performance, culture, workplace relations, employment legislation and organisational policy.
- Supporting employees and leaders with probity compliance and associated processes.
- Documenting employment relations advice, processes, recommendations and outcomes, including detailed reporting.
- Developing and facilitating training relating to employment relations and culture development.
- Coordination of reward, recognition and engagement programs across the organisational footprint.
About you:
Purposeful and passionate, you are a lively and skilled HR practitioner with an eye for detail and a commitment to providing leading customer service. We will value your:
- Tertiary qualification in Human Resources.
- Previous experience in a similar role or in a generalist capacity.
- Well-developed understanding of employment relations and associated legislation.
- Ability to interpret and apply best practice as per policy and in compliance with legislative requirements.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare professional correspondence/documentation.
- A high level of professionalism, personal integrity, self-motivation, and ethical behaviour.
- Ability to maintain a high volume and varied workload with competing demands and priorities.
- Ability to work autonomously with resilience and the ability to work in a complex and changing environment.
With a workforce of 1900+ and growing, this is a fast-paced, high-volume role, and the successful candidate will need to be organised and tech-savvy.
The Disability Trust was awarded Australian HR Awards ‘Employer of Choice’ in the not-for-profit and public sector category in 2024, 2020, 2019, and finalists in 2023, 2022 and 2021 – a true testament to our people strategy and investment in our workforce. We also offer a range of benefits including:
- Salary package of $97,000-$101,000 plus superannuation, as well as a phone and travel allowance, dependent upon relevant experience and qualifications.
- Not-for-profit salary packaging options (around $15k in tax free earning potential).
- 5 weeks of annual leave per annum.
- Access to our exclusive Fitness Passport program.
- A bonus day off for your birthday.
- Option for Flexible Public Holiday leave for days of cultural or religious significance.
- An extensive paid learning and development offering.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
We’d love to connect!
If you are ready to take on 2025 with this new opportunity, please complete the form below and attach your CV and a 1-page cover letter detailing your relevant skills, experience and qualifications.
Please contact our National Manager – People & Performance via ph: (02) 4250 2053 or e: courtney.marsh@disabilitytrust.org.au if you’d like to discuss this opportunity.
Applications close 20 January 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted as applications are received.
