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Human Resources Coordinator

Mid-Western Regional Council Mudgee, NSW (New South Wales)

Job Description

The Mid-Western Region is located in the Central Tablelands of
NSW, just over 3 hours from Sydney. With it being one of regional NSW’s
fastest-growing areas, Mudgee provides many reasons to relocate with great
lifestyle benefits and the opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle of city
life. The region’s community is welcoming and friendly, which is why the region
has become a popular location for tree changers who have had enough of traffic
jams, congestion and long work hours.

As the Mid-Western Region continues to grow and prosper at a
steady rate, Council now employs over 450 staff members and has an exciting
opportunity for a full-time Human Resources Coordinator. The purpose of this position is to lead the Human Resources
Team and to ensure the workforce has the capacity and skills required to
deliver positive outcomes for council, employees and the community by ensuring
the organisation can meet the objectives of the Community Strategic Plan.

Key Accountabilities

  • Develop,
    implement, monitor and report on the workforce strategy and workplace plans to
    attract, develop, manage and retain talent to achieve Council’s Community
    Strategic Plan, Delivery Program and Operational Plan
  • Lead
    and manage the Human Resources Team to ensure effective human resources
    practices including the employment lifecycle
  • Use data
    from a variety of sources including employee engagement surveys, lead and
    manage the delivery of initiatives targeting an improvement in employee
    engagement, internal communications, and productivity
  • Positively
    influence and advise the supervisors and managers, particularly in relation to
    performance management, recruitment and selection, learning and development and
    the implementation of Human Resources policies and procedures
  • Provide
    timely, expert and pragmatic human resources operational and employee relations
    advice, support and coaching to the Human Resources Officers, managers and
    supervisors that facilitates constructive workplace relations
  • Mediate
    in disputes/grievances where necessary and prepare and coordinate responses to
    employee relations complaints
  • Manage
    the relationship between the leadership of the organisation and employee
    representative organisations
  • Ensure
    Council is compliant with respect to various employment and related
    legislative, regulatory and internal requirements
  • Assist
    the Executive Manager People and Performance research and develop strategies, new
    policies and procedures and work on HR projects as required
  • Actively
    promote and demonstrate the core values and behavioural requirements of the Workplace
    Environment Statement
  • To be successful in this role you will have

  • Demonstrated
    experience in a generalist Human Resources environment, with particular
    emphasis on policy and procedure development, employee engagement, employee
    relations, internal communications, performance management and learning and
    development
  • Degree
    qualification in Human Resources or equivalent qualification and/or experience
  • Sound
    knowledge of and the ability to interpret and apply employment-related
    legislation and industrial instruments
  • Experience
    in dealing with unions, employer associations and industrial tribunals
  • Sound
    working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability
    to manage and prioritise multiple tasks and activities in a fast-paced
    environment
  • Sound
    analytical, evaluation and problem solving skills
  • Well-developed
    written and reporting skills
  • Strong
    and effective communicator with a diverse range of people
  • Current
    Class C Driver’s licence
  • Knowledge
    of workplace health and safety (WHS) responsibilities and a commitment to
    attending relevant WHS training.
  • The salary range being offered for the position of Human Resources Coordinator is $3393-$3818 per fortnight (dependent on skills, qualifications
    and experience) plus superannuation, an RDO every 4 weeks and
    long service leave after 5 years.

    Please note – you must address the selection criteria contained in
    the online questionnaire for your application to be considered.

    Mid-Western Regional Council is an equal opportunity employer that
    values diversity. Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to apply for
    any positions at Council.

    Further information can be obtained from:

    Michele George, Executive Manager People & Performance (02) 6378 2844

    Kim Stanton or Libbie Coe, HR Officers (02) 6378 2943

      This job vacancy was been posted over 40 days ago, but is still active and currently accepting new applications.

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