Careers

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 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

Reporting to the Head of People and Culture Business Partnering for Child, Youth & Families, in this role, you will support teams across Western Australia (WA), South Australia (SA), and Northern Territory (NT).

This role focuses primarily on end-to-end case management support including disciplinary actions, performance issues and grievances, with coaching of people leaders, Award and Policy and Procedure implementation and interpretation, generalist HR/ER support and strategic HR guidance to assist managers in achieving their objectives.

You will play a key role in our fast-paced, agile environment, fostering strong partnerships and providing HR expertise to drive effective outcomes. The position offers flexibility to work from your preferred location, whether from home or one of our LWB offices. While most of your work will be remote, occasional travel may be required, and there will be instances when you’ll need to work from the office.

 Key responsibilities

• Lead and provide end-to-end support on HR matters, including disciplinary actions, performance issues, grievances, and complex case management scenarios. Partner with managers to resolve issues effectively.
• Provide advice, support and coaching to leaders on a range of complex and sensitive IR/ER or HR issues
• Respond to general HR enquiries as required

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources
• Experience with high-volume case management
• Experience as an HR generalist and experience in IR/ER
• Understanding of the Australian Industrial Relations System and EEO practices and principles as they apply within the jurisdiction
• Demonstrated ability to develop business partnerships with all levels and in geographically dispersed locations
• Solution focused with strong influencing skills
• Experience working in a fluid and changing environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

• Great opportunity to join a collaborative national People & Culture team
• Competitive remuneration package that includes excellent salary packaging benefits through Maxxia
• Monthly rostered day off  
• Join one of Australia’s largest and leading social-purpose organisations
• Flexible working arrangements

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

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 recruitment at recruitment@lwb.org.au
  
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 23rd March 2025.