Principal Human Resources Consultant

The Human Resources School Operations Branch within Darling Downs South West Region is seeking an enthusiastic Human Resource professional to join our team as a Principal HR Business Partner.

This role will focus on management of complex matters including performance and integrity matters, grievances, and complex organisation health and safety issues.

This role will also provide oversight of the Workplace Health and Safety, Regional Wellbeing and Injury Management portfolios within the regional HR team.

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Provide expert advice to the regional management team regarding the delivery of human resource management services including workforce management strategies, recruitment and selection, industrial relations, organisational health services, change management strategies and school workforce management issues.

Manage a team of regional staff to provide human resource services in the areas of workforce planning, recruitment and placement, labor budget control, industrial relations and organisational health services including line responsibility for the delivery of payroll services in some regional locations.

The Principal Human Resources Consultant reports to the Director, Human Resources Business Partnering in the region. A range of staff may report to the position to deliver human resources activities undertaken in the region.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitor, plan and lead work and/or project teams dedicated to assisting schools in achieving organisational goals through improved use of resources and human resource management practices.
• As a member of the regional and human resource program's senior management team, contribute to change and relational management processes in the region.
• Establish effective internal partnerships to deliver quality services.
• Commission or conduct reviews of human resource services programs and functions.
• Develop creative solutions to assist schools with workforce plans that support their core business and meet the changing needs of students and the community.
• Assist schools in the development of workforce plans, structures and processes that address workplace health and safety.
• Identify and address emerging high-level human resource management policy issues that are accepted by key stakeholders and support departmental strategic objectives and priorities.
• Develop and support local consultancies across the region to assist in building school and community capacity and provide schools with a range of human resource management services and professional advice.
• Refer staff for employee counselling and other employee support services.
• Case manage employees with medical concerns including rehabilitation and return to work programs and ill
  
  health retirement options.
• Support and advise schools in relation to performance management, complaints and grievance investigations, facilitating alternative conflict resolution strategies and make recommendations with outcomes that may include disciplinary action.

The position will be located in one of the Regional Offices within the Darling Downs South West Region, as negotiated with the successful applicant.

Submit Your Application:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.