About Us

The Queen Elizabeth Centre (QEC) is Victoria's largest provider of Residential, Community and Home-based early parenting services.

With our Residential Early Parenting Centre in Noble Park and Community home-based services across Victoria, we play a special role in providing parenting education and support to thousands of families every year to give their children the best start in life. 

We are very proud to have been rated within the Victorian Public Sector as being one of the five best performing health services in the state for workplace culture, rated by our employees in 2023.

We have a caring, inclusive culture with a sense of purpose and are giving back to children and families, so this really is a rewarding and fulfilling place to work!

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced People and Culture Business Partner to join our passionate and friendly People, Culture & Safety team.

This is a true generalist role where you will see yourself working across a variety of People & Culture initiatives including Enterprise Agreement interpretation, employee relations, performance development, employee engagement, payroll support, talent attraction, recruitment, on boarding and more.

Supporting our workforce of truly wonderful people, you will love our team culture and the amazing professional growth opportunities that this role presents.

This permanent role can will be considered on a full time or part time (0.8 - 1.0 FTE) basis. Predominantly working from our newly rebuilt site in Noble Park, occasional travel to our other Victorian sites will be required. One day per week working from home is available.

In addition to the salary offered, you can also increase your take home pay through use of public health sector salary packaging and avail of our generous leave entitlements.

About you

• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Employee Relations or similar 
• Demonstrated experience in a People and Culture generalist role
• Experience in the health sector or with public sector Enterprise Agreements (EAs) will be highly regarded
• Experience coaching leaders, interpreting EAs and managing performance and conduct issues
• Moderate understanding payroll concepts with proven ability in analysing and investigating payroll and entitlement issues
• Positive team member who loves to get involved
• Strong organisational, investigation and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to take action and resolve issues in a timely manner
• Warm, engaging communication style

At QEC, we offer many great Public Sector employment benefits including:

• Generous salary packaging
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata for part time)
• Extensive training and ongoing career development
• Access to study and professional development leave
• Access to QEC's wellbeing program and team building activities
• Free onsite car parking
• Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
• Access to QEC's Employee Assistance Program

Further details can be found in the position description on our website www.qec.org.au.

For a confidential discussion please contact Tammy Myrtle, Manager People, Culture & Safety on 9549-2741 or email [email protected] using the subject line: People & Culture Business Partner enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please click 'Apply Now' to submit your cover letter and resume by the closing date.

All QEC employees must complete a satisfactory Police Check, hold or obtain a current Working with Children Check and maintain a current health care worker immunisation status.

QEC adheres to the Victorian Public Sector Code of Conduct and the Victorian Child Safe Standards.

We welcome and celebrate a diverse, inclusive workforce.