Casual Workforce Manager

Bendigo Health; Greater Bendigo; Hybrid; AUD 104,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Bendigo Health invites applications for the newly established Casual Workforce Manager. This pivotal role reports to the Director, Workforce Planning and Resourcing and leads planning, recruitment, engagement and performance for our casual workforce across multiple service areas.

The position offers a flexible hybrid work arrangement, with an emphasis on collaboration, continuous improvement and delivering high-quality healthcare across a regional service.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and shaping a new leadership role.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and change management skills.
• Ability to oversee recruitment, workforce planning and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee casual workforce planning and scheduling for Health Service Assistants, Administration, Nursing and Midwifery staff.
• Drive recruitment, engagement, performance management and workforce utilisation.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership to a growing casual workforce.

Job description

Work in an environment that offers:

• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work opportunities to support work-life balance.
• The opportunity to shape and develop a newly established leadership role, driving improvements across our casual workforce.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment where you can make a meaningful impact across a growing regional health service.

The Position

Job Reference: 4779

Position Title: Casual Workforce Manager

Classification: HS6

Salary per fortnight (exc. super): $4,376.68

Hours per fortnight: 76

Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time

Closing date: 17/11/2026

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and motivated leader to join Bendigo Health in the newly established position of Casual Workforce Manager.

As our organisation continues to grow, we are looking for a proactive and collaborative leader to oversee and support our diverse casual workforce, including Health Service Assistants, Administration, Nursing and Midwifery staff.

Reporting to the Director, Workforce Planning and Resourcing, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across casual workforce planning, recruitment, employee engagement, performance management and workforce utilisation. You will play a key role in ensuring our casual workforce is effectively supported, appropriately skilled and aligned with the evolving needs of the organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape a newly established role, drive continuous improvement and make a meaningful contribution to workforce sustainability and the delivery of high-quality healthcare services.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision to be a trusted regional healthcare service recognised for delivering exceptional care, being a great place to work, and being deeply connected to our community.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

Your New Division

The People and Culture Division supports managers, staff and volunteers working at Bendigo Health through a range of services including workforce planning, resourcing strategies, employee relations, industrial relations, learning education and development (LEAD) and workplace health and safety

The staff in the Division of People and Culture provide support and advice in line with our strategic goals and objectives of empowering our people and providing a positive work environment for staff and volunteers where they feel valued, safe and supported to work together in delivering excellent care and services.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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