Senior Employee Relations Specialist. Permanent Full Time - Location Flexible

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Employment type: Full Time
Location: Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne
Categories: Human Resources

About the Organisation

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers' corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

Lead workplace relations compliance initiatives in line with the evolving employment law and industrial landscape within which Life Without Barriers (LWB) operates. You will be a key leader in a team of highly experienced and talented Employee Relations professionals. This is a permanent full-time role, location flexible.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with colleagues across LWB to implement, monitor and manage systems, processes, policies and tools directed at systematic and efficient implementation of legal and industrial requirements.
• Represent LWB in the Fair Work Commission and other employment tribunals.
• Interpret and advise on the application of workplace laws, modern awards and industrial agreements.
• Proactively monitor for legislative and industrial instrument developments and provide practical advice regarding implementation.
• Lead initiatives and projects to ensure the continuous improvement of our compliance frameworks.

Skills & Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Law, Industrial Relations, Human Resources or similar.
• Extensive experience in Legal, Employee / Industrial Relations and/or Human Resources roles.
• Advocacy experience in the Fair Work Commission and/or other employment tribunals.
• Demonstrated experience in the interpretation and application of industrial instruments, workplace legislation and case law to stakeholders.
• The ability to influence and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders internally and externally.
• Experience working in a fluid and changing environment.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Debra Neil at .

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 9th March 2025.