People and Safety Business Partner

Position: People and Safety Business Partner (Performance and Talent)

Salary Range: $121,496 - $136,746 per annum pending experience

Tenure: Full Time, Permanent & Fixed Term Full Time

Commencing Date: As Soon as Practicable

Closing Date: Friday 19 September 2025 unless filled prior

Townsville Catholic Educationsupports a diverse region extending from Townsville to the Burdekin and Whitsunday regions in the South, North to Ingham and Halifax, South-West to Winton, and West to the border with the Northern Territory, encompassing Mount Isa and several small, isolated western towns and east to Palm Island.

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos.  We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

About the role

Townsville Catholic Education (TCE) is currently seeking a experienced People and Safety Business Partner (Performance and Talent) to support the organisation's ongoing efforts to improve capability by providing operational case management, performance and employee development services and support.

There are two opportunities on offer:

• Full Time, Permanent position
• Fixed Term, Full Time Position commencing as soon as practicable and concluding on 29 December 2025.

The Performance and Talent Business Partner is a first contact point for principals and system leaders and is responsible for partnering with the directorates and other stakeholders to deliver industrial and best practice solutions and effective outcomes for TCE.

Reporting directly to the Senior People and Safety Business Partner, you will use your experience and expertise to educate, guide, and influence our internal and external stakeholders.

This role may involve reviewing and analysing potentially traumatic material. It is important that you consider if the advertised role is the right fit for you as exposure to this type of content may be an unavoidable part of the role. While TCE provides training, resources and support to help minimise vicarious trauma, applicants need to be resilient in nature and able to draw on individual self-care strategies and support networks to manage their wellbeing.

Key Accountabilities

• First point of contact for performance and discipline, triaging incoming cases and escalating to the Senior People and Safety Business Partner - Performance and Talent as appropriate
• Partner with internal stakeholders to provide advice on industrial instruments, including resolving IR queries relating to drive high performance and manage conduct and discipline matters
• Undertake difficult discussions with employees and senior managers with confidence.
• Provide hands-on, concise, current and accurate advice and interpretation of industrial instruments and other legislation to TCE employees and stakeholders as required

About you

• Demonstrated ability to assist in the resolution of performance and conduct issues, disputes, grievances, conduct and other industrial matters (end to end)
• Experience in case management and investigation including assisting in the preparation and attendance at unfair dismissal and general protections conciliations
• Experience in providing advice and assisting in matters relating to enterprise agreements and/or industrial instruments

Mandatory Criteria

• Current Working with Children Suitability Card - The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government
• Tertiary qualifications in HR/IR/ER/Law or other similar disciplines. Before the appointment, credentialing documentation must be provided and verified.
• Current Driver's Licence
• Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville and to undertake occasional ad-hoc domestic travel as required

Desirable Criteria

• 5+ years' experience working in HR/IR/ER will be highly regarded.

What we offer

• Competitive Salary
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading on 4 weeks
• Salary packaging options
• Modern facilities, equipment and resources
• Superannuation up to 12.75% employer contribution (in a  co-contribution arrangement)
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• 14 Weeks' paid parental leave
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• Corporate health insurance
• Induction, professional development and learning opportunities
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives

How to apply

Click on the link to apply via the Careers page.