HR Partner

Join one of Victoria's leading not for profits and be a part of something big

Competitive Salary + Tax reducing salary package

Full-Time, 2 Year Maximum Term 

About St Vincent de Paul Society

For over 170  years we have been in Victoria assisting people through the challenges of poverty and exclusion address suffering, advocating against inequality and promoting human dignity and self-determination.

Overall, St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria has many arms and services. These include soup vans, education programs, home visitation programs and VincentCare Victoria, which provides a range of services and programs for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and disadvantage. This includes crisis accommodation, drug and alcohol dependency programs, and housing.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Manager HR Partnering & Workplace Relations, you will advice and support on a range of HR matters, including performance management, grievances and you will play a key role in contributing to organisational development projects and initiatives including wellbeing, recognition and workforce satisfaction and feedback.

We are looking for someone who is organised and is excellent at forging strong relationships. Being responsive, approachable and service oriented will help you succeed in this role. Positive impact is what we are all about so if you are someone who has loads of initiative and a will to help people succeed and get stuff done, come on and apply already!

What does success look like?

For our “people” team, success is all about enabling the SVDPV to establish and maintain a great culture with highly engaged people.

To do this you will need:

• Experience in a HR environment with some exposure to Employee Relations
• Understanding of and ability to interpret the industrial relations system, including National Employment Standards and Modern Awards Proven negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to develop relationships, trust and rapport with range of stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in managing employee relations processes to resolution
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail

Why work for us?  We offer:

• Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
• We are committed to professional development to make sure that your career keeps growing while you’re working with us.
• We like to have a laugh and you will always find some sort of chocolate or cake in our work area… be prepared!
• We make an incredible difference in the lives of over 300,000 people every year.
• We believe in families, so we like to provide a family-friendly environment in which to work.
• We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organisation committed to helping others. We are passionate about #Social Justice.
• We have some great talent who are happy to share their experience and skills to help you on your way.
• We are complex in our design which always makes work interesting.

Where good happens # Goodworks

If making a difference in your local community is important to you and you meet our essential requirements we can’t wait to hear from you. Please send us your updated CV and a cover letter that tells us a little more about you and why you would be perfect for the role.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

Applications close: Please don’t delay in submitting your application as applications will be reviewed upon submission.

Please note that prior to any commencement of employment, pre-employment checks must be completed these will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check, and a working with children check.

St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is proactive in supporting child safety

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.