About this 18-month opportunity:

In this busy People Business Partner role, you will provide day-to-day HR advice, coaching, and side-by-side support to senior operational managers. With a focus on ER and IR, each day will be different and your ability to balance competing priorities and embed yourself as a commercial and strategic partner will ensure your success.

Scope are one of the largest disability services provider in Australia and there are a range of organisation-wide projects running over the next 12 to 18 months that will provide a variety of opportunities for skill development in strategic HR project areas. This is a critical role in the Business Partner team and would suit someone with a continuous improvement mindset.

As a complex, regulated industry, expertise in managing workplace investigations, performance management, and identifying key capability development needs is essential. Scope are first and foremost a disability services provider and prior experience in health, aged care or disability services would allow you to smoothly transition into this environment. Prior experience in any geographically dispersed, Award or EA covered industry is essential. We partner with multiple unions and confidence in engaging in these relationships is advantageous.

What you will come with:

• 3-5 years experience working in a HRBP role within a geographically dispersed workforce
• Knowledge of the principals and well developed skills in managing workplace investigations
• Prior experience managing major workplace change
• Knowledge of the SCHADS Award preferred
• Experience working with an Award covered workforce is essential
• Prior experience liaising with unions is essential
• A collaborative, consultative, coaching-focused approach to business partnering
• Strong commercial acumen, comfortable relying on data to pull insights and identify opportunities to support your business unit

What We Offer

• Engage with a diverse group of professionals in a collaborative and inclusive workplace.
• Access continuous learning and development opportunities to advance your HR career.
• Be part of a close-knit team that values open communication, mutual respect, and shared success.
• Enjoy a balance between Office and remote working environment.
• Participate in organisation-wide projects, making significant contributions to our people function.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including NFP Salary sacrificing.

Who is Scope?

Scope is one of the largest not-for-profit disability service providers in Australia, supporting thousands of people with complex intellectual, physical, and multiple disabilities. We operate across Victoria and New South Wales through more than 425 service locations and support more than 5600 people. 

At Scope, we work together to create meaningful opportunities for people with disabilities to belong and thrive.

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We are committed to filling this role quickly, so while this role has a closing date, we will be reviewing applications as they come in and may interview suitable candidates prior to the closing date.

If at any time you require us to adjust our recruitment process to meet your individual needs please email [email protected] using the subject line: People Business Partner enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please note: Successful applicants will be required to hold a NDIS Worker Screening Check Clearance and a Working with Children Check. If you have lived or worked for a continuous period of 12 months or more in another country within the last 10 years, a certified International Police Check from that country/countries will also be required. Please note that the offer will be conditional on meeting these requirements.

Scope (Aust) is a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.