Head of Employee Services & Payroll

Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 162,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools – Toowoomba QLD is seeking a dedicated Manager: Employee Services to lead workforce planning, payroll and HR services across the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office. You will guide a team, advise on complex employment matters and partner with school leaders to deliver high-quality, customer-focused services.

Applicants should have relevant HR qualifications, extensive payroll experience and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resource Management or a related field.
• Extensive experience across human resources and payroll including attraction and retention, payroll management, workforce management and reporting.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management experience.
• Proven ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and provide expert advice on complex workforce and employment matters.
• Experience working within the education sector will be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of workforce planning, talent acquisition, employee engagement and payroll services.
• Lead a dedicated team within People and Engagement Services and collaborate with school and office leaders.
• Advise on complex employee matters and drive service delivery improvements.
• Foster stakeholder relationships to enhance employee experience and outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

HR/Payroll

Stakeholder relations

People management

Education

HR management degree

Job description

Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools – Toowoomba QLD is seeking a dedicated Manager: Employee Services to lead workforce planning, payroll and HR services across the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office. You will guide a team, advise on complex employment matters and partner with school leaders to deliver high-quality, customer-focused services.

Applicants should have relevant HR qualifications, extensive payroll experience and strong leadership skills.