People and Culture Business Partner

Title: People and Culture Business Partner

Employment: Full time / Ongoing

Location: Hobart, TAS

About the role

Are you an experienced HR Advisor or in a similar role and ready to take the next step in your career? This is a fantastic opportunity to grow into a true Business Partner role, where you'll manage your own portfolio, make a strategic impact, and help shape a positive workplace culture.

As a People and Culture Business Partner, you will provide high-quality, end-to-end people support to leaders and employees across an assigned portfolio. You'll work closely with managers and the People and Culture team to navigate a wide range of people matters, from employee relations and performance management through to organisational change and workforce planning. You'll also play an active role across the broader business, contributing to projects, case management, training delivery, and the continuous improvement of HR practices.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Manage cases across the industrial relations landscape
• Lead exciting and strategic projects that boost our workforce capability
• Be the coach leaders turn to for advice on legislation and people best practices
• Build manager confidence in performance, development, and team culture
• Shape organisational practices that align with legislation, and bring our values to life
• Work in close partnership with our leadership teams

In this role, you will have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of people with disabilities. You will be at the forefront of driving positive organisational change, supporting our teams, and developing initiatives that will help our teams to grow, learn and thrive.

Skills and experience required to be successful in this role:

• Sound knowledge of legislative frameworks applicable to employment arrangements (NES, Enterprise Agreements, FW Rulings, and the SCHADS Award is desirable)
• Experience in employee and industrial relations, including performance management, investigations, and grievances.
• Knowledge and experience in strategic and operational Human Resources requirements workforce planning, work health and safety, employee engagement and development
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate effective working relationships and collaborative approaches with a broad range of stakeholders
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to prioritise workloads and meet tight timeframes
• High level written and spoken communication skills, including demonstrated ability to coach and be a knowledgeable resource
• Excellent computer skills, including experience with HR systems.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Human Resources, Law, Industrial Relations or related discipline
• Working knowledge of the disability or health sector is advantageous but not essential.

For further information regarding the role and its requirements, please refer to the position description attached.

Benefits of joining Able Australia:

• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits (pay less tax and take home more earnings)
• Flexible starting times and working from home options, including a 50% WFH policy
• 17% annual leave loading (get paid more on your holidays)
• Instant discounts to hundreds of online retailers, including Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Airbnb, Hotels, and Flights and more
• Cooperative and positive team environments where your ideas matter
• Continuous support and supervision to enable you to develop your career and progress
• Our values are Trust, Respect, Excellence and Kindness and we imbed these values into all of our work practices.

About Able Australia

Able Australia is a leading provider of disability services across Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, and the ACT. For over 50 years we have been delivering innovative support services to people with multiple disabilities and deafblindness. Having recently merged with Mosaic Support Services we are now situated as the largest provider of Disability Support Services in Tasmania.

As a registered provider of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), our vision is to enable the people we support to live the life they choose.

How to apply

Please click on the APPLY NOW button and complete the online application form. You will need to upload your resume with your skills and experience. We appreciate the time you have taken to prepare and submit your application and we are committed to responding to every applicant.

We encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment period.

You must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered for this position.

Employment is conditional upon screening checks throughout employment, applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks as required. Applicants will be subject to, but not limited to, the following checks: NDIS Worker Screening Check, International Police Check (if applicable), and Right to Work in Australia.

If you have any particular questions regarding the position or need to find out more, get in touch with Yvette Hyde, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner