For more than 130 years, St John WA has been a cornerstone of support in Western Australia connecting with community through education, training and care.

As a trusted not-for-profit, the organisation’s unwavering mission is to serve humanity and build resilient communities which we do through a strong team spirit, camaraderie and the collaboration of all team members – paid and volunteers alike - working together to support wellbeing and health for every Western Australian.

St John WA is powered by team members who have a strong sense of belonging and purpose and combined we are a leader in pre-hospital care and related products with revenue of about $500 million across 17 different services, and a team of 8500 including 3500 paid team members and 5000 volunteer team members.

Last year, we connected with 1.2 million Western Australians including:

• 340,000 people through first aid training, education and engagement,
• 362,000 people who received care close to where they live and work,
• 410,000 received trusted transport and emergency care when they needed it most.

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for a HR Business Partner - Corporate to join our People Services team and partner with our leaders in delivering strategic human resources plans and solutions and improving organisational performance to meet the objectives of St John WA. You will offer reliable and timely support and advice to the business. This will include but not limited to managing workplace change, partnering with people leaders to uplift operations, performance management, HR reporting, fitness for work, conflict resolution and misconduct management.

This role will support a portfolio in Corporate Services. Think of this as a true generalist position in HR, where no one day will ever be the same. The work is interesting, complex, challenging, busy and very fast paced!

If you are passionate about HR, have a people centric focus and can consistently adjust your HR approach to different situations – we would love to hear from you.

What you’ll need:

• You are a quick learner, able to handle a large workload, have excellent attention to detail, amazing interpersonal and problem-solving skills and have a pragmatic approach in dealing with people matters.
• Have a focus on early prevention to mitigate escalation of people matters.
• Demonstrated experience as a Human Resources Generalist / Specialist / Business Partner role (or similar) where you have successfully developed strategies and solutions to effectively address a variety of human resources and employee relations matters.
• Demonstrated experience working across a range of human resources activities including managing workplace change, partnering with people leaders to uplift operations, performance management, HR reporting, transactional HR activities, fitness for work, conflict resolution and misconduct management.
• Experience in case management, demonstrating proficiency in risk assessment and providing relevant stakeholders with high-quality advice and actions in accordance with industry best practices.
• Proven experience in the end-to-end investigation processing, including witness statements, findings report.
• The ability to coach and support leaders to address performance, conflict and conduct concerns.
• A solid understanding of employment legislation and the ability to interpret Enterprise Agreements, Modern Awards and Contracts of Employment
• Proficiency in developing briefing notes, business cases, and other business-related documentation.
• Tertiary qualification in human resources management or similar (desirable).

What’s in it for you?

The successful candidate will be offered an interactive and supportive working environment within a positive and professional team along with:

• $550 Health and Wellness reimbursement
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Corporate uniform
• Salary packaging options
• Free emergency ambulance cover
• Free first aid training

To apply for this exciting opportunity please select "Apply Now". Applications must include a cover letter outlining your motivations in applying for this position and resume.

Alternatively, if you have any questions, please contact St John Careers at [email protected]

Applications close on Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 6:00pm (St John may begin the shortlisting process prior to the closing date)

St John WA is committed to creating an inclusive environment which provides a sense of belonging and enables a welcoming, diverse, capable and connected workforce who represent the community we serve. Our goal is to ensure people feel safe to be themselves.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, nationalities, abilities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and all other suitable applicants.

Please note that St John will not accept recruitment agency applications for this position.

St John reserves the right to select a shortlist from the applications received. The selection process employed will be at the discretion of St John.