Employment Relations Advisor

2 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Association of Independent Schools of NSW Full time

**Location**:
AISNSW

Employment Type:
FP - Full-Time Permanent

Department:
School Operations and Goveranance

Closing Date:
28/07/2023

Expand and share your skills and expertise to over 500 independent schools across NSW by joining the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AISNSW) as an Employment Relations Advisor in the School Operations and Governance Portfolio.

We are seeking a full-time Employment Relations Advisor with exceptional written and verbal communication skills to join our Workplace Management team.

**Who are we?**
AISNSW is the peak body supporting and representing independent schools in NSW and provides a range of services across NSW and ACT. With the core values of integrity, professionalism, respect and collegiality, AISNSW seeks to further the ideals of independent education: choice, diversity, quality, opportunity and excellence.

**What will you do?**
The Workplace Management Team at AISNSW supports principals of independent schools in NSW in managing complex and sensitive compliance issues that arise within their schools. The Workplace Management Team takes a problem-solving integrated approach to assisting schools to identify best practice options and flexible solutions in response to the challenges they face in relation to employment relations, work health and safety and child protection matters.

**What qualifications and experience will you need?**
- Legal qualifications, in particular a NSW or unrestricted Practicing Certificate.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in employment relations and/or industrial relations.
- Exposure to the education sector or member associations will be an advantage.
- A current Driver’s licence.

**What will be your key responsibilities?**
- Provision of advice and support to member schools primarily in the areas of employment relations and industrial relations but also work, health and safety, child protection and/or education law.
- Supporting the Workplace Management Team to research and interpret the legislative regime in which independent schools operate including providing the team with updates to the current industrial landscape.
- Assisting in the development of draft policies and procedures to assist schools to comply with legislation and encourage best practice in all areas of risk and compliance.
- Assisting member schools in the drafting, voting up and lodgement of sector wide multi-enterprise agreements and single enterprise agreements.
- Delivering presentations and training to member schools.
- The conduct of workplace investigations (requires a Practicing Certificate).
- Other duties as required by the Chief Executive.

**What skills and attributes will you have?**
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- An ability to work collaboratively within a small team.
- The capacity to manage multiple and competing demands in a professional, member service-based environment.
- Experience or interest in developing knowledge and skills in the areas of work health and safety, child protection, reportable conduct, family law and duty of care.
- Experience or willingness to deliver professional learning to staff in schools.
- Capacity for problem solving approach to complex matters and the development of options for resolution.
- Well
- developed research and analytical skills.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills including maintain records.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite, in particular Word, Powerpoint and Excel.

**What we need**:

- Full-time availability, Sydney-based role.
- Capacity to work within the office environment.

**What we offer you**:

- Structured induction processes.
- Four weeks annual leave (additional leave for the office closure period between Christmas and New Year is determined by the Board each year).
- Salary packaging.
- Flexible work arrangements including a combination of working away from the office as well as dedicated time for collaboration in the office.
- Internal and external professional learning opportunities, such as courses and conferences.
- Dedicated, staff wellbeing initiatives to promote connectedness and self-care.

**Reporting line**
All positions are overseen by the Chief Executive.
The role reports to the Associate Chief Executive: School Operations and Governance.

**Application Process**
- Covering letter.
- CV including two recent referees.
- Statement of Suitability for the role (max 3 pages).

You may like to refer back to the **_Key Responsibilities_** and **_Skills and Attributes_** sections of this position description.

Applications close **Friday 28 July 2023**.

Please direct any questions to:
**Margaret Molloy | HR Manager**
**AISNSW | Level 12, 99 York Street | SYDNEY NSW 2000


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