Overview
Base + super + $18,550 salary sacrifice + benefits. This is a full time, permanent role with hybrid working.
Following a recent structural review aimed at strengthening our team and creating future opportunities, we’re excited to offer a newly enhanced role within our People & Culture function. This is your chance to step into a pivotal position as Senior Employee Relations Advisor, where your expertise will directly influence the direction and success of People & Culture across UnitingCare.
If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact, thrive in complex and high-stakes environments, and want to be part of a team that’s evolving to meet the future with confidence, we’d love to hear from you.
Your part in our UnitingCare team
- Manage and/or coordinate employee relations claims and undertake advocacy of matters in conciliation/mediation conferences before the Fair Work Commission.
- Manage and lead workplace investigations and prepare case management documentation including investigation reports and outcome letters.
- Engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including unions and professional associations.
- Participate actively in enterprise agreement negotiation workgroups including preparation, consultation and approval processes where required.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date case documentation and ensure appropriate confidentiality and compliance standards are upheld.
- Ensure cases are undertaken using trauma informed case management principles.
What makes a difference for us
- Tertiary qualifications in Law, Human Resources or Industrial Relations, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience providing employee relations advice to employees.
- Demonstrated experience leading workplace investigations end-to-end, proven experience in interpreting and providing advice on the correct application of enterprise agreements, legislation and employment-related policies.
- Previous experience in advocacy and defence of cases in the Fair Work Commission, including the drafting of submissions.
- Sound and current knowledge of employment-related legislation and frameworks.
What makes a difference for you
- The opportunity to be part of the second-largest Queensland employer who has been leading by example as a proud not-for-profit, for more than 100 years. Joining our team, you’ll be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. We’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
- Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free and up to $2,650 of pre-tax income for meal and entertainment benefits.
- Salary packaging explainer video available to learn more about this benefit.
- A recognition and rewards platform with employee discounts, wellbeing programs, and employee assistance program.
- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave (after 6 months service), in addition to government scheme.
- Diversity and inclusive leave options (paid and unpaid) for significant cultural events and gender affirmation leave where applicable.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees regardless of sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
We work to keep children, young people and the elderly safe from harm in our services and workplaces, and we are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children, implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect, and address any such issues if they occur.