Director, Safety and Workforce Operations

Job No: VIN1988
Location: tba

  • Lead specialist teams across HR, Safety and Recruitment
  • Embed a new service delivery model
  • Challenging role for a solutions focussed leader  

 

What we do

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services and has been assisting people experiencing disadvantage in NSW for more than 130 years. Our people reach out to the most vulnerable in our community through our Conferences, Special Works and Vinnies shops. The Society’s mission is to shape a more just and compassionate society by offering a ‘hands up’ approach to people in need respecting their dignity, sharing our hope and encouraging them to take control of their own destiny.

 

The Role

Sitting within a newly formed Corporate Services group the Director of Safety and Workforce Operations will provide oversight and leadership to Specialist teams responsible for Employment/Industrial Relations, HR Partnering, Workplace Health and Safety, Recruitment and Talent Attraction. The successful individual will have knowledge of areas within this function with particular expertise managing industrial matters within a highly unionised environment with multiple industrial instruments.

We are seeking strong leadership skills, a can do attitude and who can establish frameworks and systems which will deliver consistent Human Resource Service to the organisation.  

This role reports to the Executive Director, Corporate Services.  Please click here for a copy of the position description.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification/s and experience working in human resources, industrial relations and/or workplace health and safety. 
  • Experience in leading a business partnering function, preferably across a regional network. 
  • Demonstrated experience in industrial relations roles; capacity to provide high level industrial relations advice; experience in representing organisations in external tribunals and forums. 
  • Sound knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety and Workers Compensation legislation, Regulations and Australian Standards. 
  • Experience in the development and implementation of safety or workforce operations management systems to meet the requirements of legislation and best practice. 
  • Demonstrated experience in injury management and return to work programs. 
  • Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including at the senior executive level. 
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills including the ability to develop reports, briefing papers and other documents accurately and in short time frames. 

 Come and join our team! 

We believe our employees are key to our success and in return we offer:

  • Job satisfaction working as part of a team making a difference to people’s lives in an organisation that cares about people. 
  • Generous salary packaging benefits to employees where a portion of take-home pay is tax-free.
  • Supportive, friendly and values driven team environment and culture.

Prior to an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including reference checks, a Police check, Working with Children check, Health Declaration and/or a medical check, Right to work in Australia check. The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People.

Please click here for Information on how to apply.

 

Applications close at 11:00 pm on 19th August 2020

Please submit your application online, attach your Resume and a cover letter also briefly relate the role responsibilities to the Society Critical Capabilities outlined under the Essential Criteria on the Position Description.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. The Society strongly encourages applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.

 

 

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