HR Advisor

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Human Resources Advisor plays a key role in delivering professional, proactive, and customer-focused HR support across Reddam House Schools and Early Learning Schools. Working closely with Principals, Deputy Principals, and managers, the role provides practical HR advice and guidance across the employee lifecycle while supporting positive employee experiences and organisational outcomes.

The HR Advisor serves as a trusted partner to leaders and employees, providing day-to-day HR guidance, managing employee relations matters, supporting recruitment and workforce initiatives, and ensuring compliance with employment legislation and organisational policies.

Acting as the link between the HR Coordinator and the Senior HR Manager, the HR Advisor combines operational excellence with advisory capability, supporting managers in managing people matters while contributing to the successful delivery of HR initiatives and projects.

The role also provides payroll support during peak periods, workforce fluctuations, and planned or unplanned leave, helping ensure continuity of payroll operations and service delivery across the organisation.  This is a 12 month fixed term contract, based at Reddam Head office in North Sydney

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with Principals and leaders to provide trusted HR advice and support workforce objectives.
• Support the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance, development and workforce planning.
• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, performance management, grievances and disciplinary processes.
• Coach and guide managers to strengthen leadership capability and consistent people management practices.
• Provide advice on employment legislation, Enterprise Agreements, policies and compliance requirements.
• Analyse HR data and utilise HRIS systems to support reporting, insights and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to HR projects, employee engagement programs, organisational change and process improvements.
• Support payroll administration, employee records management and payroll enquiries to ensure accuracy and compliance.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Previous experience in an HR Advisor, HR Generalist or similar role.
• Strong employee relations experience, including investigations, performance management and grievance handling.
• Proven ability to coach and support managers on a broad range of people matters.
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation, Fair Work and Enterprise Agreements.
• Payroll experience, including leave administration, compliance and employee data management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels.
• Excellent communication, organisational and time management skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in HRIS platforms (SuccessFactors highly regarded), reporting and workforce data analysis.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT:

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.