Job description

Are you an experienced People and Culture Business Partner that is seeking an opportunity to work in a diverse industry and make a real difference to the lives of the elderly?

Respect is a rapidly growing, not-for-profit, progressive, and purpose-driven aged care and retirement living provider that operates across Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales. Long-serving as one of Australia's most comprehensive aged care providers.

Reporting to the People and Culture Operations Manager, our People and Culture Business Partner provides advice, support and guidance in all aspects of the people lifecycle on a broad range of HR matters.

Every day will be different and that’s the exciting part of this role! As part of the People and Culture Team, you will engage with all levels within the organisation, promoting our values and ways of working.

That’s not all! We provide continuous learning opportunities so you can help managers with coaching and feedback, so our employees are empowered to achieve their full potential. You will identify best practices and incorporate them into our standards to continuously improve our employee experience.

This role requires an individual with substantial employee relations experience, as navigating complex people and culture matters will be integral to your success. You'll need to bring your expertise to address performance management, resolve workplace disputes, and ensure a positive employee experience across all levels. In addition to your strong employee relations background, this position demands flexibility and a willingness to travel extensively across facilities within your assigned portfolio. You'll be engaging with teams across multiple locations, providing support and guidance directly to employees and leadership. Your ability to balance remote work with on-the-ground support will be key to driving positive outcomes and maintaining strong connections within the organisation.. These include, but are not limited to, the management of performance and employee relations, change management, workforce planning, training and development, employee experience initiatives, workplace health and safety and injury management.

Whilst this role is remote there will be travel required to homes within your portfolio as required.

Only applicants residing in Australia will be considered

Requirements

Role Requirements:

5+ years of experience in a generalist People and Culture role.
Knowledge of and experience with contemporary People and Culture related matters including performance management, employee relations, change management, workplace health and safety and injury management.
Proven ability to manage change in a complex and often challenging industrial work environment.
Highly developed communication and report writing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
Exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to interpret complex situations and find innovative solutions.
Demonstrated organisational skills, with accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to work under pressure and within tight timeframes.

Benefits

What we can offer you:

Competitive salary and entitlements.
Pay incentives including not-for-profit salary packaging.
Meaningful work in a purpose-driven organisation.
Long-term employment in a recession-proof sector.
Learning, development, and growth opportunities.
Discounted private health insurance.

Our purpose:

To care for the elderly in our communities in an environment of respect, value, and belonging.

Our Values:
Respect - Treat all people with fairness and dignity
Care -  Look after and protect the elderly, and each other
Teamwork -  Encourage, cooperate, and build trust
Courage -  Do the right thing, even when it’s difficult
Integrity -  Be open, honest, and trustworthy
Innovation -  Think differently to solve problems.
Excellence -  Drive quality to continuously improve.