Human Resources Business Partner

Carinity; Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly RDO

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Job summary

Carinity is seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner who works closely with leaders to address workforce challenges, balance day-to-day HR matters with workforce planning, and drive organisational change across education, disability, community, youth and aged care services.

The role supports leaders across diverse sites, delivering practical advice, case management and strategy while promoting a balanced, compliant workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Experience as an HR generalist with employment relations knowledge.
• Strong judgement and ability to build trusted relationships.
• Experience across multi-site or geographically dispersed services.
• Knowledge of Australian employment law and modern awards.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders on workforce priorities and local people challenges.
• Provide practical advice on performance, conduct and wellbeing.
• Coordinate employee relations case work and investigations.
• Coach leaders through difficult conversations and documentation.
• Interpret awards, agreements and employment legislation.
• Use workforce data to identify risks and propose solutions.
• Contribute to workforce planning and service improvement initiatives.
• Improve HR tools and self-service resources; support onsite visits.

Skills

HR generalist

Employment relations

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Workforce planning

Communication

MS 365

Education

Bachelor-level HR qualification

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft 365

Job description

Head Office | Human Resources & Recruitment |Gaythorne

Make a practical differenceto leaders, employees and the communities Carinityserves.

• Monthly RDO supporting genuinework-life balance
• PBI not-for-profit salarypackaging that may increase your take-homepay

About theopportunity

Carinity is seeking anexperienced Human Resources Business Partner who enjoys being closeto the business, working through real workforce challenges and helping leaders build confident, capableteams.

This is a varied generalist role supporting leaders across Carinity’s diverse and geographicallydispersed services, including education, disability, community,youth and aged care. You will work across the employee lifecycle,balancing practical day-to-day advice and case management with workforce planning, leader coaching, process improvement andorganisational change.

Rather than simply providing advice,you will work alongside leaders to understand the issue, assess therisks and develop practical, fair and sustainablesolutions.

What you willdo

• Partner with operational andsite-based leaders on workforce priorities, employee mattersand local people challenges.
• Provide practical advice onperformance, conduct, attendance, wellbeing and workplaceconcerns.
• Coordinate employee relationscase management, including investigations, performanceimprovement and disciplinaryprocesses.
• Coach leaders throughchallenging conversations, early intervention, documentationand defensible decision-making.
• Interpret modern awards,enterprise agreements, employment legislation andorganisational policies.
• Use workforce information suchas turnover, absenteeism, rostering patterns and capabilitygaps to identify risks and support practicalresponses.
• Contribute to workforceplanning, organisational change and service improvementinitiatives.
• Help improve HR tools, processesand self-service resources so leaders can manage routine peoplematters confidently.
• Work collaboratively with HRcolleagues, Payroll, Finance and Work Health and Safety tosupport consistent and reliable peoplepractices.
• VisitCarinity locations, including regional services, to providepractical on-site support whenrequired.
  

Aboutyou

You are an experienced HRgeneralist who combines sound employment relations knowledge withpractical judgement and a genuine ability to build trustedrelationships.

You willbring:

• A tertiary qualification inhuman resources, employment relations, business or a relateddiscipline, or equivalent relevantexperience.
• Generalist HR experiencesupporting operational leaders, ideally across multi-site orgeographically dispersed services.
• Soundknowledge of Australian employment legislation, modernawards, enterprise agreements and contemporary employeerelations practice.
• Experience supporting workplaceinvestigations, performance management, disciplinary processesand other complex employee matters.
• Strongcoaching and influencing skills, with the ability toexplain complex issues clearly and build leadercapability.
• The judgement to assess risk,maintain confidentiality and escalate complex or sensitivematters appropriately.
• Strongwritten communication, case documentation andorganisational skills.
• Confidence using HR informationsystems, Microsoft 365 and digital self-servicetools.
• A currentAustralian driver licence and the capacity to travelbetween Carinity locations asrequired.

Experience in aged care, communityservices, disability, youth services, education or anotherregulated environment would be highly regarded, but is notessential.

WhyCarinity?

At Carinity, we believe that truecare begins with seeing the person — not just their needs, buttheir story, their strengths, and their hopes. Every interaction isan opportunity to offer kindness, dignity, and respect that goesbeyond the moment.

Whether we’re providing aged care,walking alongside young people, supporting families, or offeringspiritual comfort, our care is deeply personal. We take the time tolisten, to understand and to respond — because meaningful careshould be based around your uniqueneeds.

And because we care personally, theimpact lasts. It’s felt in the confidence of a student findingtheir path, the peace of an older person feeling safe and valued,and the strength of a family supported through life’schallenges.

With our Christian faith at the heartof everything we do, Carinity is here to make a difference — oneperson, one moment, one lasting impact at atime.