• Fantastic opportunity to report to and be supported by a highly experienced and dedicated CEO who truly values building your HR professional expertise for the organisation’s success.
• Real opportunity to deliver leading People and Culture functions cornerstone to Hope Street as a leading organisation.
• Opportunity to be part of a professional and engaged leadership team.
• Receive an attractive salary + NFP salary packaging + employment benefits such as wellbeing days. 

About Us

Hope Street Youth and Family Services Limited ("Hope Street") is a secular community organisation that provides specialist crisis accommodation, short term housing and support services to young people and their children experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

Hope Street’s vision is a society in which all young people and young families have a safe place to call home. If you would like to be a part in ending youth homelessness, join our team of 50 people across 6 sites in the Northern and Western metropolitan regions, who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and young families.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead Hope Street’s People and Culture Strategy to ensure our workforce is diverse, engaged and empowered. You will provide strategic advice on all areas of Human Resource Management and work in partnership with the leadership team to deliver on the People and Culture Strategy and all other people initiatives. Your direction and support to the People and Culture Administrator will ensure the smooth running of operational HR processes. 

Your day-to-day activities will include:

• Work with the CEO and the executive leadership team to achieve the strategic direction of the organisation
• Lead and pro-actively identify, develop and implement people management; development; a successful workplace culture; recruitment and retention strategies; and best practice
• Lead the implementation, monitoring and review of Hope Street’s Workforce Capacity Development Strategy 
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to maintain industry leading HR and People and Culture systems, software, policies and procedures, and practices. 
• Lead continued improvement and embed a culture of quality improvement and responsiveness, with a ‘can do’ approach.

About You

• You have a relevant Human Resource Management degree.
• You have worked as a HR Generalist in Australia for at least 5 years.
• You may be an experienced manager, or you may be seeking an opportunity that will support your career development into HR Management.
• You have experience working in the Not-for-profit sector.
• You have an excellent understanding of employment legislation, industry HR compliance and best practice.
• You pride yourself on your dedication and motivation to developing and delivering quality HR services for the success of the organisation.
• This is a 0.9 EFT permanent position.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information. 

Benefits

Apart from the above-mentioned points, we can offer you a positive and supportive environment and the opportunity to be part of a dedicated, high performing Executive Leadership team.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an organisation achieving quality outcomes in the community!

How to apply for this job

Please address the key selection criteria in your cover letter and submit your application below addressed to Donna Bennett (CEO).

Please note the successful applicants are required to provide the following:

• National Police Check
• Working With Children Check

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We encourage applications from a diverse range of social, cultural, gender and disability backgrounds that reflect our community.

Interviews will be conducted in person, Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th of December. Apply Now!

ENQUIRIES

If you have any questions about this role, please contact our People and Culture department at [email protected] using the subject line: People and Culture Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs, or phone our CEO, Donna Bennett on 0412674694. If your experience looks a little different to what we have identified but you have relevant skills, please get in touch with us.

Additional Information

If you require workplace modifications, please advise so that we can discuss your needs and the modifications that can be made to the recruitment process and the position.

At Hope Street we have an inclusive culture where our employees' unique contributions are celebrated. We strive to reflect our community and strongly encourage candidates from a diverse range of racial, social, cultural, gender and disability backgrounds. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Hope Street is a child safe organisation, and we are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children. To ensure the highest standards of protection for children, employment at Hope Street is subject to a range of screening requirements which includes satisfactory Police Checks (National and International) and a Working with Children Check.