Job Description
Lead the development of national ER/IR and remuneration frameworks, ensuring they support both compliance and a strong, purpose driven culture......
At BaptistCare, we exist to support people to live well every day. As we continue to grow as a unified national organisation, we are looking for an experienced leader to help shape how we support and care for our people into the future.
The Head of Workplace Relations & Remuneration is a pivotal leadership role, shaping workplace relations and remuneration strategy at scale during a period of transformation, growth, and national alignment.
About the Role:
As Head of Workplace Relations & Remuneration, you will be a key leader within our People & Culture team, partnering with senior executives to deliver contemporary, commercially sound and values aligned people strategies.
You will lead the development of national ER/IR and remuneration frameworks, ensuring they support both compliance and a strong, purpose driven culture. This role is ideal for someone energised by complexity, who wants to help define the future of work at BaptistCare.
This role is offered on a full-time permanent basis with national scope, reporting into the GM People Services & Systems. We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
Why Join Us?
At BaptistCare, we value our employees and foster a positive, inclusive work environment. We offer competitive salaries, tax-free salary packaging up to $18,550*, discounted gym memberships, and novated car leasing. Enjoy work-life balance with flexible arrangements and additional leave options. Benefit from our health and wellbeing initiatives, including free counselling, spiritual support, and nutrition advice. Advance your career with study assistance and access to learning and development programs and courses like LinkedIn Learning!
About You:
You are a strategic and values led ER/IR leader, who is confident operating in complex environments and influencing at a senior level.
You bring:
- Extensive ER/IR leadership experience in complex, multi-site organisations
- Proven success leading enterprise bargaining and managing industrial risk
- Deep knowledge of employment law, awards, and compliance frameworks
- Exceptional executive stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Previous accountability for remuneration strategy, frameworks, and governance
- Proven experience leading workplace assurance and compliance programs, and governance uplift
- The ability to navigate change and bring others with you
If you are ready to lead with purpose and bring clarity to complexity, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now and help shape communities of care where people can live to their full potential
About Us:
BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.
We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.
That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. The closing date is subject to change without notice
Successful candidates will be subject to a variety of background checks including a national criminal history check, reference checks and, if applicable, WWCC, NDIS worker screening check and a pre-employment medical.
BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.
Recruitment agencies please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting any employees directly as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.
Do Applicants need to have Permission to work in Australia?
At BaptistCare, we believe every conversation, connection and service we provide can open up possibilities for people.
For more than 110 years, BaptistCare has supported people and communities through care, connection and practical support. Guided by our Christian identity, we work alongside people at different stages of life.
Across residential aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing, our focus is simple: helping people find new ways to live better.
Because we all experience times when challenges or circumstances can make our worlds feel smaller and our options feel limited. But with the right people alongside us, life can grow deeper, wider and keep changing in positive ways.
At BaptistCare, that’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care.
Today, more than 70,000 customers and 12,000 employees, supported by nearly 2000 volunteers, are part of BaptistCare communities across New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
While our organisation has grown and evolved over time, our focus has stayed the same: walking alongside people and supporting communities with compassion, respect and care.