About the Company:

This organisation is one of Queensland’s leading community organisations, with services including home and residential aged care, foster care and family support, homelessness, youth support and mental health. With a newly introduced HR model and new systems – they celebrate their deep history and long tenure of staff while also embracing change and innovation to ensure they continue to be seen as being at the forefront of the sector.

The Opportunity:

Join a HR specialist team, providing end-to-end employee relations support to the aged care portfolio, working alongside two other Employee Relations Advisors who are well established within the business. Reporting directly to the HR Manager, on a day-to-day basis you can expect to be:

• Case manage and resolve complex employee relations issues across the entire employee life cycle, including grievance management, investigations, conflict management, attendance at work and cessation of employment;
• Provide industrial and employee relations advice and services to managers and teams;
• Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to line management, including coaching, counselling, disciplinary actions;
• Conduct effective, fit-for-purpose and objective investigations;
• Support the development and execution of an ER program of work, such as Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) strategy;
• Provide advice on the interpretation of HR policies and procedures and employment legislation; and
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees.

Required Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in a specialist employee relations role, or as a Human Resources Advisor with strong ER/IR focus;
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Law, Workplace Relations or similar;
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to work with and influence people at all levels of the organisation;
• Strong conflict resolution capabilities – this role is likely to involve facilitating discussions around mediation; and
• A current drivers licence is essential, as is a willingness to obtain a Police Check if you are the preferred candidate.

Benefits:

• Make a difference working with purpose for this leading provider of community aged care services;
• Conveniently located in Fortitude Valley, with regular travel to other sites;
• Hybrid arrangements on offer, with the flexibility to work from home two days per week;
• Salary of $110,000 - $115,000, plus superannuation and salary sacrificing benefits;
• Join a highly experienced team of ER professionals who are welcoming and excited to share their work; and
• Make a valued contribution to the future of this sector as organisations prepare to adopt and apply new aged care reforms.

How to Apply:

For more information or a confidential discussion please call Ashleigh McFadyen at u&u on 07 3232 9182 quoting reference number 40971.

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