Churches of Christ, Kenmore

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

12-month Fixed Term, Full-Time Opportunity

Lead with Purpose, Grow with Impact

Bring your strategic HR expertise to a purpose-driven role where people matter most—lead transformation, coach leaders, and shape the future of care with heart.

This 12-month full-time contract offers the potential opportunity to transition into a permanent role—providing you with valuable stability and long-term job security.

Salary Sacrifice

As a not-for-profit entity, our employees can package up to $18,549 p.a. of their taxable income before your income tax is calculated. Up to $15,900 p.a. on everyday expenses (such as mortgage payments, rent, groceries, bills and insurance) plus up to $2,649 p.a. on meal/entertainment benefits.

To find out what salary sacrificing can mean for you click here.

Employee Benefits:

By being such a large organisation, we are also able to offer a range of compelling benefits. Including but not limited to:

• JB Hi-Fi,
• The Good Guys,
• Goodlife Health Clubs,
• Bupa Health,
• MyCar Fleet servicing 5% discount,
• AVIS Car Hire,
• Microsoft Office 365 Home discount
• Plus, many more;

• Salary sacrificing benefits that can greatly increase take home pay;
• Five (5) weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
• Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
• Discounts through our large network of retail partners including:

Your role

This unique opportunity as a Senior Human Resources Business Partner offers the chance to work closely with a diverse and purpose-driven organisation. You will partner across our business streams—including our Corporate Headquarters, Seniors Living (Aged Care, Home Care, Retirement Living), Children, Youth and Families, and Social Housing—delivering strategic and hands-on HR support across the full employee lifecycle.

In this true service delivery model, you’ll also collaborate with our growing Talent Acquisition team to foster a seamless, high-impact partnership that drives engagement and supports workforce success.

You’ll work collaboratively with a team of HR professionals, and business leaders providing practical guidance and support around operations needs and implement strategic solutions that are aligned with business objectives.

No two days are the same in this role, your responsibilities include:

• Provide guidance on talent management, performance management, employee relations, and workforce planning.
• Leadership Development and capability: Coach and support service managers on all employee life cycle matters i.e., ER, IR, OHS, risk mitigation, Performance Management and Improvements.
• An understanding of workplace relations matters especially ER and IR grievance handling and case management.
• Awards and EBA interpretations/advisory and union dealings Influence, coach, and support leaders and the organisation to build their capability.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures, and practices.
• Analyse people specific business insights and recommend strategies to business leaders.
• Multi-site travel to interstate service sites locations, as required.

About you

You are an experienced HR professional with a strategic mindset. You have experience in business transformation and change management methodologies and practices. Your interpersonal skills will enable you to become a trusted advisor to managers and leaders within our business.

Driving Smarter HR Through Tech & Data

You'll play a key role in our HR tech uplift—streamlining processes, enhancing digital tools, and leveraging Excel to turn workforce data into insights that drive smarter decisions.

To thrive in this role your skills, knowledge and experience ideally include:

• Degree qualification in Human Resources, Employment Relations or other relevant discipline or proven equivalent experience
• Experience in transformation and change management.
• Applied knowledge of relevant industrial relations legislations.
• Five years’ generalist human resources experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrated experience in a business partner role with proven capability to build relationships and understand business requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake work across a range of specialist or operational areas.
• Possess a current National Police Certificate – or the ability to acquire.

Our Values

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.

About us

We are one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations, with a legacy of care and compassion spanning over 140 years. Through our faith-based mission, the church and organisation work together to provide holistic support across family services, community housing, retirement living, home care, and residential aged care. With services across Queensland and Victoria.

To apply

Please click the Apply Button. For further information, please contact our Talent Partner, Dean Jury on 07 3363 1714.

We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions.

Applications will be assessed as received