People and Culture Co-ordinator

**Employment Status**: 0.6 Part time contract

**Supervisor/Manager**: Executive Director - Strategic Projects

**Location**: As per contract
POSITION PURPOSE
The Y has a long and proud history, being founded in 1844 in England and in Australia in 1851. A
well-known brand, it engages with the community across Australia through its wide
offering of services. Like all organisations it refreshes and revitalizes itself from time to time,
and the Y Australia currently presents an exciting opportunity to do just that.
The objective for the People and Culture coordinator is in ensuring all human resource policies,
procedures and people management strategies are distributed throughout Y Australia
to ensure all Y People feel safe and are safe within the organisation.
The role will work closely with the Executive Director - Strategic Projects to ensure that
all initiatives and projects are achieved through the Y Australia workplan.
Key Accountabilities
- Review and update Human Resource policies and procedures that are

consistently applied to and meet legislative and business requirements.
- Facilitate the recruitment and selection process for all Y Australia and Y

Safeguarding positions.
- Manage onboarding and induction of all new employees in line with the

safeguarding guidelines and assist with onboarding and induction of all new
company Directors.
- Establish and manage development plans and employee training including

regular staff meetings.
- Advise on annual benchmarking for suitable salaries and remuneration.
- Promote best practice HR principles.
- Assist managers to implement performance management, probationary reviews

and grievance procedures.
- Maintain employee records, files and registers in HR System to include alerts and

reminders for manager about employee records.
- Responsible for maintaining employee records to comply with Y Safeguarding

Standards and Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF) requirements.
- Ensure Y Australia upholds the behaviors and values of the Y Safeguarding

Standards to ensure Y Australia upholds its responsibility to the standards.
- Consult the executive team on Human Resource issues and input with talent

management planning.
- Develop and manage employee performance appraisal process, including

assisting with goal setting and performance reviews.
- Create, organise and manage in-house initiatives to promote staff well-being
- Develop and implement a psychological safety plan for the workplace.
- Manage employee feedback and satisfaction via survey platforms and report to

senior management to action as required.
- Promote Y Values and create a positive work culture that appreciates innovation,

collaboration and creativity.
- Facilitate and maintain a Y Collective People and Culture Committee to promote

collaboration across the Y Movement.
- Other duties as required by the CEO or Executive Director
- Strategic Projects.

**Experience**:

- Minimum two years’ experience in People and Culture leadership.

**Desired Experience**:

- A demonstrated commitment to the core values and mission of the Y.
- Develop, implement and maintain People and Culture policies and

practices.
- Well developed computer skills (MS office suite) and ability to work

within PMO and HRS systems.
- Ability to manage and store information appropriately.
- Ability to Represent an organisation in a professional manner.
- Good relationship-building skills, stakeholder management to build

long-term constructive relationships.

**Skills**:

- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Effective problem solving and conflict negotiation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including coordination of groups and

administrative processes.
- High level of ability to work within the Collective Y Members network and communicate

effectively with all stakeholders and governing bodies.
- High level attention to detail, initiative and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a

small team.
- Coaching and influencing skills.
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to create and maintain systems of communication and reporting.
- Experience in providing safe spaces for Y People to feel safe to contribute to their workplace.
- Experience with data systems including the ability to collate, summarize and present information.
- Understanding of the federated operating model organisation is desirable.
- Listen and be objective, responsive, and non-judgmental.
- Serve as a role model for diversity and inclusion, if you hear language that excludes,

speak up as it is a way of changing culture.
- Demonstrate that you have carefully considered the future of people management

ORMANCE GOALS
- Complete tasks in a timely and accurate manner
- Model effective problem solving and conflict negotiation
- Maintain a thorough understanding of the Y Movement in Australia
- Be committed to continuous improvement in both self and the Y’s

development
- Be customer focuse