Careers

About the Organisation

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.  If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.  Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of People and Culture Business Partnering for Child, Youth and Families, you will play a key role in partnering with our New South Wales and Tasmania Child, Youth and Families teams to assess, understand, and respond to business demand for strategic and operational P&C support aligned with LWB’s strategic goals and culture.

You will play a pivotal role as a visible leader across the business to partner, develop a culture that encourages accountability and collaboration.  You will be hands on in your approach with a deep technical knowledge of best practice HR business partnering, in an evolving and often tactical environment.

This is a permanent full-time position offering the flexibility to work from your preferred location, whether from home or one of our NSW-based offices. There will be occasions when office attendance is required, and occasional travel will be part of this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and support the P&C strategy
• Implement, model and support national P&C service delivery standards
• Develop creative solutions to business challenges in line with relevant workforce strategy
• Facilitate organisational redesign activities from structure, process and culture perspectives including the use of effective change management techniques
• Provide professional advice and coaching support to business leadership teams on a range of P&C related issues
• Ensure a high level of quality in customer service, and provision of effective and efficient delivery of P&C services

 Skills & Experience

• Degree level qualification in human resources or a related field or demonstrated equivalent experience and a willingness to enrol in further study.
• Significant experience in generalist human resources position / business partnering / similar role
• Demonstrated experience navigating a complex organisation, forging relationships, and managing through influence
• The ability to influence and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including peers, employees, partners, unions and external organisations.
• Demonstrated written communication skills for the creation of reports, correspondence and other material.
• Strong verbal communication skills and presentation ability.
• Proficient ability in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of programs

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• Competitive remuneration package including NFP salary packaging benefits
• Flexible arrangements, combination of working from home and office location

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Debra Neil at recruitment@lwb.org.au
  
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 10^th November  2024.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face-to-face interview.