Employee Relations Advisor

At Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS) we envision every student to be inspired and enabled to flourish and enrich the world. MACS is the largest Catholic school system in Australia. We own, govern and operate approximately 300 Catholic schools, employ over 17,000 staff and serve more than 118,000 students and their families in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. It is an exciting time to join MACS, where we are transforming to bring to life our recently launched strategic plan: MACS 2030: Forming Lives to Enrich the World.

It is an exciting time to join MACS, where we are transforming to bring to life our strategic plan - MACS 2030: Forming Lives to Enrich the World that will help all MACS staff come together to make the most of what a Catholic education has to offer so that we have the greatest and most distinctive impact in our classrooms, staffrooms and schools communities. More details on the MACS strategy can be found here.

WHY WORK FOR US?

• Professional development opportunities with a defined personalised annual budget
• Access to flexible working arrangements, which include working from home arrangements
• You will work in a tight-knit, supportive team to ensure you succeed in your role
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) supported by Mental Health First Aiders in the workplace, providing a safe and caring environment to our staff and students

The MACS Code of Conduct (the Code) embodies our collective commitment to fostering a positive and supportive work environment that prioritises the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone, inspired by our Catholic faith. We ask that all staff read and understand the Code and model the behaviours that are expected of us.

YOUR ROLE

You'll play an integral role providing high quality and responsive advice on a diverse range of employee relations matters to Catholic schools and principals, while contributing to the development of policies and providing support for the management of complex cases.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Contribute to the development and continual improvement of employee relations policies relevant to Catholic schools
• Provide high quality and responsive employee relations advice and services including the following:
• interpretation of industrial instruments and policies
• managing employer concerns relating to performance or conduct conflict resolution
• managing ill and injured employees
• provision of training
• Maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including school employers and principals
• Undertake, coordinate and manage projects
• Provide an advocacy service in Fair Work Commission and other tribunals as required
• Support the General Manager, Employee Relations, as required during periods of enterprise bargaining
• Perform other duties as assigned within your scope of practice/work

ABOUT YOU

• Experience in employee relations policy development and advanced policy writing skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and to work well within a team.
• Specific knowledge of industrial relations legislation and knowledge of, or ability to acquire knowledge of, workers' compensation and other related legislation and of the terms and conditions of employment applying to school-based teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Must hold or be willing to acquire a Working with Children check and National Police certificate/undergo a criminal records check.

HOW TO APPLY

Please refer to the position description for further details about the role and the Key Selection Criteria.

Click APPLY to submit your application. If you have any queries about this role, they can be directed to our People Experience team by email

You will need to provide:

1.  An up to-date Resume and

2.  A cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria, limited to two pages

Note: MACS is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care. The successful candidate must hold or acquire and maintain a Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) and/or Working with Children Check and must be willing to obtain and maintain a National Criminal History Check.

Candidates must hold full Australian Working Rights and provide evidence of this.

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APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 4.00pm Tuesday, 30 September 2025