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Recruitment for:
HR Consultant
- Southern Sydney location
- A wonderful opportunity to run your own HR function
- New role due to growth
Our client is committed to providing quality Retirement Living Care within a Christian environment. Their values include management & staff working together as a team and the pursuit of organisational excellence through continuous improvement. They have wonderful staff management relations, a stable workforce and are looking for a HR professional to manage the HR function.
This is a wonderful opportunity for a HR professional, with a minimum of 5 years experience to run their own show. This is a brand new position due to growth. Reporting directly to the CEO you will be responsible for the entire HR function in an organization of approximately 112 EFT staff.
One of your main functions will be to set up a new Human Resources Information System as there is no single HR system at this point in time.
Your duties will varied and will include:
- Plan and manage all recruitment and workforce planning activities.
- Provide practical and strategic advice to management on matters relating to staff, performance, remuneration and general human resource issues.
- Develop, document and implement all workplace policies and procedures, namely:
- recruitment, inductions and exits;
- professional development and training;
- performance measurement and management;
- counselling and disciplinary action;
- code of conduct;
- workplace health and safety;
- pay, leave and conditions;
- Coordinate all employee orientations and inductions.
- Oversee the performance appraisal system for all employees.
- Provide support and participate in disciplinary action/employee relations meetings to ensure appropriate procedures are followed.
- Maintain thorough knowledge and interpretation of all relevant employment awards and legislation.
- Facilitate the delivery of employee professional development and training in conjunction with supervisors and management team.
- Participate in the development of staff compensation (salary sacrifice) and benefits and manage its administration.
- Manage all documentation relating to employee activities and maintain accurate employee files.
- Provide monthly written management reports to the CEO detailing human resource activities such as:
- staff attrition and turnovers;
- new hires and exits;
- performance management relating to warnings, terminations and instant;
- professional development and training activities and spending; and
- recruitment and hiring activities and spending.
- Maintain a comprehensive computerised database of all staff, volunteers and pastoral care workers.
- Conduct exit interviews with staff that are leaving and ensure the return of all keys, swipe keys etc.
- Manage payroll enquiries, subpoenas, Centrelink information requests, letters of appointment and general information requests relating to employees
- Manage complaints and grievances including any issues of bullying and harassment.
Personal Attributes
- Minimum of 5 years experience working as a HR advisor / consultant performing in a generalist role
- Knowledge of Australian IR/ER legislation and work practices
- Dynamic and with a can do attitude
- Ability to work in an autonomous role
- Excellent interpersonal/people skills
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Relevant HR qualifications will be highly regarded.
