Sole HR Generalist & Advisor (Not-for-Profit)

Jewish House; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Jewish House in Sydney is seeking its first dedicated HR professional to cover the full employee lifecycle as the sole HR person, working on-site daily.

The role combines HR operations, staff support, compliance with the Fair Work Act and SCHADS Award, and worker screening. You will lead onboarding, policy updates, recruitment, and ongoing staff relations in a not-for-profit community services setting.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in HR, business or related field.
• Experience handling general HR tasks and staff support.
• Strong written and verbal communication, and discretion.

Responsibilities

• HR operations: contracts, variations, letters, onboarding and offboarding.
• Compliance: track checks, screenings and audits; Fair Work Act adherence.
• Employee relations: staff support, performance and grievances; escalate when needed.
• WHS: incident reporting, hazard records, return-to-work arrangements.
• Recruitment: coordinate job ads, shortlisting, interviews, offers.
• Policies: review and rollout HR policies; identify improvement gaps.

Skills

Discretion & confidentiality

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Tertiary HR/business qualification

Tools

Employment Hero

Job description

Jewish House in Sydney is seeking its first dedicated HR professional to cover the full employee lifecycle as the sole HR person, working on-site daily.

The role combines HR operations, staff support, compliance with the Fair Work Act and SCHADS Award, and worker screening. You will lead onboarding, policy updates, recruitment, and ongoing staff relations in a not-for-profit community services setting.