Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 1520256
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
Capacity to make evidence-based decisions.
Strong knowledge and understanding of HR and payroll policies, procedures, and practices.
Ability to interpret and convey specialist HR concepts and policies to diverse stakeholders.
Effective problem-solving capability to resolve or escalate operational service queries.
A Tertiary qualification in HR or similar.
Note the Salary range shown includes 30 days of additional attendance required, as compared to standard Education Support roles under the Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2022. The successful candidate will be entitled to four weeks of annual leave, to be taken during periods as agreed with their manager.
About the Role
The HR Specialist will be part of a team responsible for delivery of a range of HR and payroll policy, systems, and processes, including leave and payroll to key clients in Victorian government schools and non-school locations. The role provides guidance on HR and payroll policy adherence and resolves complex payroll issues. Furthermore, the role provides technical leadership and aligns work with operational plans and departmental values through effective mentoring and role modelling. If you are positive and motivated to be part of a fast-paced environment, we would like to hear from you.
Attributes
To be succesful in the role, you will be solution and client focused and can be relied on your problem-solving skills, influence and negotiating skills. Your capacity to establish and maintain productive relatioships within the department and external organisation will also be vital, along with your critical thinking who embraces innovation and continuous improvement.
Role Requirements
Decision Making
Develops guidelines within the work area. Resolves operational service delivery problems consistent with program objectives. Interprets and applies policies to own area of responsibility. Defines the appropriate methodology in the analysis of policy.
Communication
Conveys specialist concepts and policies to clients, staff and stakeholders. Develops and implements operational communication and consultation strategies on specific projects. Applies negotiation, persuasion, and motivation skills to manage staff and stakeholders.
Knowledge and Proficiency
Applies advanced theoretical knowledge in a specialised field to operational problem solving. Authoritative in application of processes.
Policy and Projects
Researches and develops recommendations in a specific field of expertise. Manages projects, usually under limited direction. Contributes expertise to a team working on complex projects.
Operational Service Delivery
Provides specialist administrative and corporate support expertise. Recommends resource allocation to immediate manager in order to meet service delivery priorities. Manages operational work teams. Undertakes complex or technical investigations and makes recommendations for action.
Capabilities
Personal Attributes
Flexibility and Adaptability: Accepts changed priorities without undue discomfort. Responds quickly to changes. Comfortable working in collaboration with teams outside of own work area.
Working Collaboratively: Builds a supportive and cooperative team environment. Engages other teams to share information in order to understand or respond to issues. Support others in challenging situations.
Meaningful Outcomes
Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Seeks opportunities for continuous improvement and ways to innovate. Offers suggestions and ideas, encourages others to do the same. Leverages existing continuous improvement systems and procedures to improve outcomes, quality, and efficiency of work.
Future Focus: Develops objectives that link to broader team and departmental objectives. Considers future aims and goals of the team and department in prioritising own and others¿ work.
Enabling Delivery
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines. Where guidelines are not available, analyses ideas available and takes action through self, or in consultation with others to resolve problems. Applies critical thinking and problem-solving concepts in the right context.
Authentic Relationships
Stakeholder Management: Takes steps to add value for the client or stakeholder. Links people with other areas as appropriate. Constructively deals with stakeholder issues.
Customer Focus: Understand customer requirements and how work addresses customer needs. Identifies opportunities to improve services. Committed to delivering high quality outcomes for clients.
People Leadership
Team Management: Aligns work activities with operational plans and departmental values and goals through effective people management and role modelling. Allocates tasks in line with roles defined.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Anna Upton via email [email protected].
People and Workplace Relations (Schools) division is responsible for providing quality employee services and human resources to support school-based and regional staff in best practice and delivering on workforce strategies and initiatives to support the attraction and retention of teachers and school workforce staff in Victorian government schools.
The position is located in the East Melbourne office with a hybrid working model available.