People and Culture Manager

• Location: Based in Canterbury
• Part-time 30 hours per week
• 2-year contract, with possibility of a permanent contract thereafter
• Classified under the SCHADS Award Level 7 paypoint 3
• $119,646 (pro rata) + super + generous salary packaging

Are you an experienced and passionate People & Culture Manager? Would you love the opportunity to develop and deliver a People and Culture Strategy that reflects principles of diversity and inclusion? Do you have a love of people and a strong interest in wellbeing? CRC is excited to be appointing an experienced and self-motivated People and Culture Manager to join our team. We’d love to hear from you!
The People and Culture Manager will guide and motivate staff, or organisation, across a suite of workforce strategies and initiatives to foster an engaged, inclusive, resilient, and innovative workforce, and build workforce capacity and capability to support wellbeing and the delivery of CRC’s strategic goals.
The role oversees staff support and accountability, diversity and inclusion, psychosocial wellbeing and cultural safety, ensuring an organisational culture focused on continuous improvement and future proofing our workforce to support a complex organisational environment.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the CEO, your role includes:

• Developing and delivering a People and Culture Strategy that reflects principles of diversity, inclusion, and intersectionality to meet the overall business objectives.
• Providing expert level advice to the CRC Management Team on HR best practices.
• Supporting current health and wellbeing initiatives and developing new staff wellbeing programs where applicable.
• Researching and administering regular staff engagement / psychosocial wellbeing surveys and making recommendations to management regarding implementation of recommendations.
• Contributing to the development of strategy, policy, management processes and organisational capability to enhance cultural safety and accountability across the organisation.
• Providing advice and support to staff and managers regarding performance and disciplinary processes.

Why work for us?

• Support programs that aim to break entrenched cycles of disadvantage, homelessness and imprisonment
• Be part of a community-based agency that has been delivering effective services in our field for over 70 years
• Join a dedicated, energetic team with a culture of trust, integrity and respect
• Be part of a flexible and supportive workplace, including benefits such as Wellbeing Leave
• Supervision opportunities in your work, including access to cultural supervision for First Nations staff.

To join us, you’ll need:

• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline and/or equivalent workplace experience
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in a similar role and experience working for a not for profit or community organisation
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing an organisational People and Culture Strategy
• Sound knowledge of contemporary HR best practice
• Proven ability to provide HR advice on employee and industrial relations matters and the confidence to research issues and obtain advice where necessary.
• To be approachable, compassionate, self-motivated, and attentive to opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare policies and procedures and communicate these to employees.
• Ability to effectively disseminate information in a clear and concise manner.
• Excellent problem solving, influencing, advisory and negotiation skills and experience managing grievances and other workplace matters.
• Significant relevant experience in developing and implementing new organisational systems.
• Strong interest in supporting people, cultural diversity and wellbeing.
• Strong accountability mindset and a high level of organisational skills
• Exemplify behaviours that engage, motivate and inspire employees and consistently deliver quality work in the face of challenging situations.
• Demonstrated commitment to CRC values.
• Desirable: Experience with the SCHADS Award.

How to apply:
Do you have the skills, positivity and work ethic to match our amazing team?

Applications close 9am Tuesday 3 June 2025.
We look forward to receiving your application ASAP!

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]