People Advisor

At Southern Cross Care WA, we help people live extraordinary lives, every day, connected to communities.

 About the role and where you will be working: 

Reporting to the People Performance Lead, you'll partner closely with leaders and employees across Southern Cross Care WA, providing trusted advice and practical support on a wide range of people matters. Based at our Rivervale Central Office, this full time role offers the flexibility to work from home 2-3 days per week, supporting a healthy work life balance.

As our People Advisor, you'll play an important role in fostering positive workplace relationships and supporting a high performing, values driven culture. While your primary focus will be on employee and industrial relations matters, including performance management, workplace investigations and employee grievances, you'll also have the opportunity to contribute to broader HR initiatives across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding and development through to workforce planning and continuous improvement projects.

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to: 

• Provide expert advice on performance management, misconduct, disciplinary matters and workplace grievances.
• Conduct workplace investigations and prepare reports and recommendations.
• Support leaders with employee relations and people management matters.
• Interpret and provide advice on employment legislation, Awards, Enterprise Agreements and organisational policies.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding and workforce initiatives.
• Contribute to policy development, compliance activities and continuous improvement projects.
• Analyse people trends and identify opportunities to enhance culture and performance.
• Promote Southern Cross Care WA's values and positive workplace relationships.

About you: 

You are a confident and approachable HR professional who thrives in a fast paced environment and is passionate about building positive workplace relationships. With experience providing advice across a range of employee and industrial relations matters, you bring strong knowledge of employment legislation, Awards and Enterprise Agreements, along with the ability to manage complex issues with professionalism and discretion. You are a skilled communicator who can coach and influence leaders, conduct workplace investigations, navigate conflict, and deliver practical, people focused solutions. Organised, resilient and collaborative, you enjoy partnering with stakeholders at all levels and are committed to fostering a high performing, values driven workplace culture.

To be considered for this role you’ll need: 

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business, or a related discipline.
• Experience in a HR generalist, employee relations, or people advisory role.
• Sound knowledge of employment legislation, Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Proven experience managing performance, misconduct, grievance and disciplinary matters.
• Demonstrated capability to conduct workplace investigations and prepare clear, evidence based recommendations.
• Strong coaching and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and support leaders at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to handle sensitive and complex matters with professionalism.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to effectively manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative, solutions focused approach and a commitment to fostering positive workplace culture and employee engagement.

Working with us 

At Southern Cross Care WA, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an environment where employees feel valued, supported and empowered to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. 

When you join us, you'll become part of a purpose-driven organisation that helps people live extraordinary lives, connected to communities. In return, we'll support your growth, wellbeing and career through a range of benefits including: 

• Not for profit salary packaging options of up to $15,900 for general living expenses and $2,650 for entertainment benefits. 
• Corporate Health Insurance discount
• Free employee assistance program
• A diverse range of services which allows professional development and growth
• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual leave starting at 4 weeks for full time employees.  
• Carers/personal leave 
• Service Awards for long standing employees 
• Flexible working environment  

How to apply:

To express your interest, please apply with an up-to-date resume. A cover letter outlining your experience / suitability is preferred.  

Kindly note, if your application progresses to an interview, we’ll be asking for: 

• National Police Clearance - current within 6 months 
• Immunisation record (flu) for client facing roles  
• A completed pre-employment health questionnaire 
• Proof of work rights  

About us  

Established over 50 years ago, Southern Cross Care WA is a purpose-driven, not-for-profit organisation contributing to social, health and economic development in WA. We do this by enabling the delivery of integrated services in our community for the increasingly complex health, care and accommodation needs of our aging population and those living with mental illness. 

Our dedicated and passionate team of around 1000 employees and 130 volunteers, deliver care and services to over 3000 West Australians across our residential, retirement village, mental health, community housing and home care portfolio. 

Our promise to our clients, residents and each other is to enable extraordinary because we; 

Listen, Act, Do not give up, Work as one. 

Southern Cross Housing Ltd. are part of the Southern Cross Care WA Inc. Group. 

Southern Cross Care WA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work. 

For more information on the services, we provide visit: scrosswa.org.au