
Senior Consultant - Workplace Relations
Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC
Posted 6 days ago
- Utilise your human resources expertise to provide support and advice to the Employee and Workplace Relations branch
- Fixed-term 2-year opportunity with flexible work arrangements within a high-performing, passionate team
- VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation
About the Business Unit:
Employee and Workplace Relations is responsible for management of the Justice portfolio's industrial relations program, the management of departmental employee relations issues, the department's Human Resource Business Partnerships, employee investigations and also administers the internal review of actions process.
About the Role:
Exciting opportunities are available for experienced workplace relations specialists to join our workplace relations team. This position incumbent will be responsible for working across an extensive range of employment matters in an exciting and dynamic organisation.
Some of your duties will include:
- Providing consultancy advice on complex human resource issues
- Supporting departmental managers and human resource business partners in resolving individual employee case management issues
- Contributing to the improvement of human resource practice across the department.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
The ideal candidate will be able to display:
- specialist experience in case management of complex human resources issues
- significant experience in advising on human resource policy, processes and legislation
- experience advising senior stakeholders on people management issues
- development and delivery of people management strategies and projects
- high-level written communication and experience in developing complex documentation
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
About Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC
The Department of Justice and Community Safety works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.
A wide range of opportunities are on offer across our business units and statutory entities, in many locations across the state.
The roles we recruit for include:
✹ legal and policy officers
✹ prison officers
✹ youth justice workers
✹ case managers
✹ clinicians (psychologists/social workers)
✹ sheriff’s officers
✹ support roles (HR, finance, IT etc.)
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