People and Culture Business Partner

Full-time Ongoing
- $122,106 (HS7) plus Super and Benefits
- Provide expert HR, IR Advice and support

Job location
Our Corporate Office is located at Thomas Embling Hospital just 15 minutes north of the city. Due to our announced expansion across all Directorates, we have a need for experienced like-minded professionals to join our team to support our growing services. Our Directorates includes Thomas Embling Hospital, Prison Operations and our Community Directorate with highly skilled disciplines including Nursing, Lived Experience, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatry, Psychologists and Social Work. We have an outstanding L&D and discipline Educator co-hort that continually upskill our already skilled and supportive team.
**About the Role**:
As a member of the P&C team, the Business Partner will provide internal P&C consultancy and advisory services to help build people management capability of all levels of the organisation. The Business Partner will provide accurate and timely best practice P&C services and support to management and staff. They will triage enquiries to the appropriate person in P&C as required. As a hands-on P&C generalist, they will make a significant contribution to the P&C team embracing business partnering, talent acquisition, industrial and employee relations, OHS and wellbeing organisation change and development, and performance management. The Business Partner will work closely with the Senior Employee Relations Consultant to ensure consistency of approach and advice.
**Duties**:

- Partner with managers and supervisors to build people leadership practice capability through providing coaching, advice and assistance on people management, including change management to strengthen managers’ skills and capability.
- Provide sound and authoritative advice across a range of IR, ER and OHS issues, including performance management, employee welfare, grievances, dispute resolution, EEO, safety and wellbeing, disciplinary matters and career development.
- Provide accurate interpretation of enterprise agreements, awards, industrial regulations and Forensicare policy and procedures.
- Partner with the TA team to support supervisors and managers on recruitment and employment processes in line with Forensicare policies and procedures.
- Actively contribute to the development and review of HR policies and processes, pursuing and reporting services and business improvements;
- Contribute to or lead HR projects and initiatives under the P&C strategies and as otherwise required.

**About You**:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human resources, Employee Relations or equivalent
- Demonstrated contemporary industry knowledge as a generalist human resources professional
- Significant experience in providing accurate Human Resources policy and employment law advice to managers to develop practical workplace solutions.
- Demonstrated experience in managing employee relations matters
- Excellent time management, including the ability to prioritise and manage a wide range of tasks within tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills to gain the confidence and cooperation of employees, managers and other stakeholders to facilitate solutions and deliver positive outcomes.

To access a detailed position description, please click People & Culture Business Partner.
A culture where people matter.
- Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
- Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
- Salary Packaging Options available - Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
- A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
- Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
- Access to an employee assistance program - an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
- A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.

Eligibility
- Influenza and Immunisation Evidence