AddressThe Organisation
Southern Cross Care NSW & ACT (SCC) is a leading not-for-profit aged care provider that has been caring about people for more than 50 years. Our organisational employs over 2,000 staff serving over 3,000 residents and clients across 27 locations in NSW and ACT.
SCC’s culture is deeply rooted in our Core Values, with a Strategic Plan crafted around five guiding principles that steer our path, all with the ultimate goal of enriching the lives of older people.
The Role
The Chief People & Culture Officer is a key Executive role that drives the organisation’s workforce strategy. This role ensures alignment with SCC’s Mission, Values and Strategic Objectives, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation and engagement.
This role oversees key functions such as talent acquisition, organisational development and employee engagement, implementing industry-leading practices to enhance workforce effectiveness and organisational performance.
The key accountabilities for the role are: -
- Operational efficiency;
- Resource management;
- Team leadership;
- Safety and risk management;
- Compliance and accreditation;
- Quality improvement;
- Learning and development; and
- Legal and industrial relations.
Essential skills
You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration Law or a related field. It is crucial that you also have: -
- 10 years in senior HR leadership roles, with extensive experience in People and Culture strategy;
- track record in legal and industrial relations management;
- experience in strategic workforce planning, talent management, and organisational development;
- experience in implementing and optimising HRIS and other digital HR solutions;
- of successfully leading large-scale HR initiatives that drive organisational performance and employee engagement; and
- background in developing and executing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies to build am inclusive workforce.
Desired skills
- An advanced degree (MBA or Masters in HR) is highly desirable and/or Professional certifications such as SHRM-SCP, AHRI or equivalent.
If you have the desire to make a significant contribution to a large and diverse workforce in a caring industry then submit a cover letter and resume in Word format to ********@sccliving.org.au
What’s in it for you?
- You will be joining a highly functional & experienced team
- Opportunity to make a significant contribution to the business.
- Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits of up to $15,900 per year plus meal & entertainment to the value of $2,650
- Convenient office location near Epping station and street parking
- An extra paid day off at Christmas
- Annual leave Loading
- Discounted private health insurance
- Wellbeing initiatives such as Reward and Recognition Program, Employee Assistance Program - our employee’s matter!
At Southern Cross Care we value every employee’s contribution – Our culture is underpinned by our HEART Values – Honesty, Empathy, Acceptance, Respect and Teamwork.
Come & join our team where our employees make a difference every day.
About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)
We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT.
We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At Southern Cross Care, people are at the heart of everything we do.
