Employee Relations Manager

**Employee Relations Manager | Albion Park Rail (relocating to Oak Flats in early 2025)**

Most of us want to know we’re doing work that matters. But a lot of us struggle to build careers that allow for it, so we end up working long hours in demanding roles.

At Warrigal, you’ll get to swap the hustle for a career with purpose. One that makes a positive difference to the lives of older people and their families.

For us, there’s no greater honour. When we bring joy and quality of life to older people, we give them the dignity, community, and belonging they deserve. We allow them to enjoy better quality time and build lasting memories with their families, and we create a society that celebrates and respects aging.

No matter your role at Warrigal, each one of us is contributing to this legacy, ensuring it’s passed down from generation to generation.

**The opportunity | Here's how you’ll do that as an Employee Relations Manager**

The Employee Relations Manager will play a vital role in shaping our approach to employee and industrial relations while ensuring we maintain high standards of care and professionalism.

This role involves managing key employee relations activities, including addressing grievances, negotiating enterprise agreements, and ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations.

You will provide expert advice to managers and support fair, timely resolutions to workplace concerns.

You will lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive remuneration framework, ensuring our compensation packages are fair, competitive, and aligned with Warrigal’s Strategic Plan. By contributing to this critical area, you’ll help us attract and retain the best talent.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by refining policies, keeping up to date with legislative changes, and collaborating with teams across Warrigal to maintain a positive and productive workplace culture.

Your efforts will directly contribute to building a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported

**The benefits**
- Attractive base salary of $92k
- $137k + Super + packaging benefits inclusive of ADOs and leave loading.
- Not For Profit salary packaging benefits - pay up to $18,550 less tax per year, meaning more money for you
- Flexible working - including career break schemes, additional purchased leave and more
- Commitment to on-going professional and career development opportunities including training on employee and industrial relations
- Subsidised access to your local gym and 200+ more across the country with a Fitness Passport
- 24/7 access to mental, physical, social and financial support via the LifeWorks app

**The requirements**

**Essential**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, or a related field.
- High level of experience in employee relations, industrial relations, or compensation management.
- In-depth understanding of employment laws, regulations, and frameworks, including the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with managers and resolve employee relations issues.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Current NSW driver’s licence and willingness to travel to other Warrigal locations as required.

**Desirable**:

- Familiarity with the aged care industry.
- Experience with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).

**What our people love about working here**:
**A focus on purpose over profit**: As a not-for-profit organisation, our leaders and board care deeply about the vision. What’s in the best interests of older people always trumps profits. Everything goes back into the business. And everything you do has a meaningful impact in the local community.

**A supportive, passionate culture**: It’s a community filled with inspiring, big-hearted people. We back each other, listen without judgement and lead with kindness, respect and unwavering support - for our customers, residents and each other. This is encouraged from the top down and worked hard at - every day.

**Leaders who value you**: It’s important you feel valued. To us, this is not a one-off task. But a commitment to creating an environment where you feel seen, heard and valued - every day. Leaders and managers go out of their way to understand you, respect your opinions and hear what you have to say. This creates greater unity and collaboration with each other.

**One team, united in our purpose**: We support older people to have great lives. We put older people first in everything we do. On an everyday level, we help them age with dignity, independence, happiness and connectedness. On a big picture level, we’re challenging ageist thinking in Australia. This is the Warrigal Way.

**Who we are | A community who cares**

Warrigal has firmly established itself in the aged care community for over 60 years. We’re proud of the diverse range of retirement living and aged