People & Culture Officer

One Care; Port Sorell; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to AUD 18,550 p.a.

Professional development / scholarship

Flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Program + private/

Job summary

OneCare is seeking a People & Culture Officer to join our Rubicon Grove team in Port Sorell. This site-based, part-time role involves a broad HR remit, from recruitment to employee welfare, with a focus on supporting staff and managers in a busy aged-care setting.

You will collaborate with a small dispersed team, handling recruitment, inductions, conditions changes, events, workers’ compensation, and staff wellbeing. A proactive, people-centered approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2+ years experience in HR/People & Culture role.
• Qualifications in Human Resources or relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Triage HR issues and be the first point of contact.
• Support recruitment processes from job adverts to interviews and onboarding.
• Oversee end-to-end employee lifecycle and welfare matters.
• Attend Workplace Safety Committee meetings.
• Organise on-site events and staff recognition activities.
• Manage Parental Leave processes for precinct staff.
• Provide on-site support for workplace injuries and return-to-work coordination.
• Assist Precinct Managers with welfare and absenteeism reporting.

Skills

HR experience

Communication

Time management

IT skills

Attention to detail

Team support

Customer focus

Education

HR qualification

Tools

MS Office

HRIS/HRMS

Online learning platforms

Job description

People & Culture Officer
Permanent Part-Time - 2 days per week
(Days and hours are negotiable)
Based at our Rubicon Grove, Port Sorell

Who we are

OneCare is a not-for-profit aged care organization, founded on the principles of compassion, respect and dignity for the individual. We take a holistic approach to the provision of our services, treating each resident and consumer as a ‘whole person’ with regard to the design and delivery of their individual care and well-being. We have a rich history and have been providing residential aged care for more than 40 years.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity for a People & Culture Officer to work site based at Rubicon Grove in Port Sorell. If you are a HR all-rounder who is keen to contribute and bring your skills and passion to what you do, then this opportunity is for you! To be successful in this role you will ideally have experience working in a busy and dynamic People & Culture environment, with a genuine commitment to assisting and supporting staff and managers with HR practices. Working as part of a small geographically dispersed team, you will be exposed to a broad range of HR activities ranging from recruitment, staff inductions, employment condition changes, organisation of events, workers compensation, and providing support to Precinct Managers with Employee welfare, absenteeism and low-level staffing matters. Your approachable and professional communication style will see you build a strong rapport with staff, promoting employee confidence in the delivery of responsive, confidential, and effective human resources functions. Your flexibility and can-do attitude will support the successful delivery of a wide variety of tasks for our diverse teams.

As the People & Culture Officer you will have the opportunity to:

• Be the first point of contact for and triage all HR issues.
• Liaise with rostering and Precinct Mangers to establish vacancies, recruitment and selection processes including creating advertisements for vacant positions, supporting shortlisting processes, interviews, reference checks and acknowledging successful and unsuccessful applicants.
• Support the end-to-end employee life cycle and experience.
• Attend Workplace Safety Committee meetings.
• Organise and attend on site events (Years of Service, Appreciation).
• Manage Parental Leave process for Precinct employees.
• On-site support to staff for workplace injuries and assist return to work coordination.
• Support and assist Precinct Managers with welfare absenteeism reports and meetings

What you bring to the role

• Minimum of 1-2+ years experience in a similar role.
• Qualifications in Human Resources or similar, or relevant experience.
• Excellent communication skills with a customer focus.
• Strong time management and organisation skills.
• Strong IT skills, including the use of Microsoft office, human resource’s management systems and online learning platforms..
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Desire to support the HR team and an energy and enthusiasm to learn new skills

What you get in return:

• Competitive remuneration with access to not-for profit salary packaging up to $18,550 per FBT year.
• Ongoing professional development opportunities, including access to our scholarship program.
• Rewarding role working for a highly respected Tasmanian not-for-profit organisation which is a leader in the aged care sector.
• Flexible Working Arrangements to support your work life balance
• Access to Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, discounted private health, plus ongoing health and wellbeing activities

Unsuccessful applications for this position will be kept on file for a period of 3 months for future employment opportunities.

For further information about this role please contact Marilyn Thomas, People & Culture Advisor on 0428 473 845 or [e-mail]

Successful candidates will be required to meet OneCare’s relevant pre-employment screening requirements of Police Check (not more than 12 months old)

3 November 2026Port Sorell Tasmania, Australia