Position Overview

The core objective of the position is to build union power in workplaces by recruiting new members, developing workplace leaders, and supporting collective action. This includes identifying and developing union delegates, resolving workplace issues through organising and advocacy, supporting enterprise bargaining campaigns, and delivering on the strategic objectives of the Union.

The role requires strong communication and relationship-building skills, a commitment to social justice and union values, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, member-led environment.

About the HSU SA/NT Branch

The Health Services Union South Australia/Northern Territory Branch (HSU SA/NT) is a specialist industry union representing workers in the health and community services sectors. HSU SA/NT members are employed at hundreds of worksites across both South Australia and the Northern Territory.

These worksites include public and private hospitals, pathology laboratories and collection centres, private practices, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. HSU members are allied health professionals, medical scientists, phlebotomists, medical couriers, Aboriginal health workers and clerical and administrative staff. HSU SA/NT is committed to advancing and protecting the wages, conditions, and workplace rights of members through campaigning, workplace activism and a focus on member recruitment and development.

Principal Duties

• Identify and create member recruitment opportunities through mechanisms such as workplace mapping.
• Develop and implement workplace organising plans in collaboration with delegates and union staff, aligned with the union’s broader strategic goals.
• Conduct regular workplace visits to recruit members, develop member activists and delegates, and increase the presence of the union.
• Encourage and facilitate union members to participate in union campaigns and activities.
• Implement member retention processes.
• Provide industrial advice and support to members and assist with the case management of larger or more complex industrial matters in collaboration with other union staff.
• Communicate with potential members, members, delegates, activists, and other union staff—both verbally and in writing—about the objectives, actions, and progress of campaigns and other union activities.
• Maintain and update member, employer, and workplace records in the union’s membership database.

These duties are intended to reflect, in general, the requirements of the role and should not be interpreted to be all-inclusive.

Essential Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to recruit and engage members, with experience working to measurable targets or objectives.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to confidently engage with individuals, small groups, and large audiences.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and prioritise competing demands with limited supervision.
• Capacity to work collaboratively and contribute positively to a small, dynamic team environment.
• Proficiency in using digital communication tools, databases, and standard office software to engage with members and manage information.
• A demonstrated commitment to union values, including social justice, equity, and collective action.
• A current driver’s licence and willingness to travel throughout South Australia and the Northern Territory (with most travel focused on the Adelaide metropolitan area).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Right of Entry permit under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
• Knowledge of, or experience in, the health and community services sector is desirable, although not essential.

Benefits

• 12 Rostered Day Off (RDO) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Paid Christmas shutdown

For any further inquiries about the position, contact us at [email protected], using the subject line: Organiser enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.