What's in it for you? Join an organisation with a true passion and purpose, caring and Educating Australia's future generation. As HR Manager, you would make up part of a highly collaborative Head Office team and sit as part of the leadership team. You'd be the key driver of people and culture initiatives across the organisation, oversee a team of HR and Recruitment professionals and provide HR advice and support across the organisation. You would own and drive all HR projects and initiatives, providing you the opportunity to work closely with the owners of the organisation and the true ability to influence change. We love to have fun! We host regular team events, enjoy free lunch in the office each day and access a number of other employee benefits such as birthday leave, wellness days and a discount on health and wellness memberships. Little Zak's Academy is privately owned and family run. Our aim is to provide early childhood care and education in a safe, welcoming, adopting and nurturing environment. Our staff are dedicated professionals who value the importance of maintaining an optimum level of care and education for all children. We choose our team members based on knowledge and values, vision for children and learning, and commitment to families. About you: A minimum of 4-5 years experience in a HR related role, in a senior capacity, combined with formal qualifications in HR or a related field Previous experience leading a team across HR, people and culture and recruitment Strong experience with modern awards and industrial instruments. A strong knowledge base in IR and ER is ideal, but not essential Previous experience with transformational change, from a systems, processes and people perspective The ability to be adaptable, learn quickly and be high on the agency scale An intrinsic drive to embed strong, positive people and culture practices through fun team events and opportunities for collaboration Previous experience implementing new systems and processes A strong, values led leadership style that leads by example. This one is very important to us. The person stepping into this role needs to be willing to be hands on where necessary to support the current team. This position is not about pure strategy and HR support. Ideally, some previous experience in a care based sector (childcare, aged care or healthcare) Previous experience in high volume, fast paced environments will also be highly considered. Little Zak's Child Safety Commitment Little Zak’s Academy is a Child Safe Organisation. We prioritise the safety, wellbeing, and rights of all children and maintain a strong culture of child safety across our services. As part of our commitment, we have a rigorous recruitment and screening process in place, including comprehensive reference checks, Police checks and child-safe employment checks. By applying for a role with Little Zak’s Academy, you acknowledge and agree to undergo all required child safety checks as part of our employment process. We are an equal opportunity workplace where diversity is embraced. We foster a culture that supports inclusion and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. What's next? Click on the link to apply!
