Human Resources Business Consultant

Location Profile
Parkville College is a multi-campus school that delivers education at Cherry Creek, Parkville and Malmsbury Youth Justice Precincts, as well as Secure Care Units and the O-Street Flexible Learning Campus. Parkville College is a registered specialist school that delivers high quality educational programs to meet the needs of young people aged 10-21 years in custody with the Department of Justice and Community Safety and secure services with the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. 

Parkville College delivers education to some of Victoria's most vulnerable, yet inspiring young people, who are filled with enormous potential. The Parkville College education model follows a culturally responsive pedagogy that supports the development and growth of all students, incorporates strong local partnerships to deliver a flexible range of educational options including the Victorian Curriculum (Foundation-10), Senior Secondary Certificates (VCE, VM and VPC) and vocational studies. 

Selection Criteria
KSC 1 Demonstrated high level of personal integrity, professional standards and work ethic within an extremely challenging and unique environment. 

KSC 2 Ability to support a sophisticated and targeted Human Resources approach to staff attraction, retention and development within a challenging and/or unique work environment. 

KSC 3 Proven ability to effectively use and manage financial and administrative systems. 

KSC 4 Demonstrated ability to employ highly refined interpersonal and communication skills at all times with all stakeholders within the school community. 

KSC 5 Parkville College is guided by an evidence based culturally responsive pedagogy. Provide an example from your experience that demonstrates your understanding of Culturally Responsive Practice in an educational setting.

Role & Responsibilities
The role will be primarily based at one of Parkville College's campuses and may be required to work across other campuses/sites within Parkville College.

• Track and monitor absences and leave entries, including analysing leave data  
• Shared responsibility for all campus-based payroll process (DOE and SLP) 
• Shared responsibility for all campus-based recruitment processes including onboarding processes and HR inductions.  
• Shared responsibility of all campus based During and Ending employment HR processes and procedures 
• Support the College central Finance team and other Business and HR Consultants in overseeing the day-to-day expenditure at the Campus. 
• Support the management of campus-based DJCS or DFFH approvals and fix-its 
• Shared responsibility for monitoring and actioning other administrative tasks including monitoring the Campus email inbox, main phone line, filing, scheduling and booking meetings etc 

In conjunction with the above requirements, Parkville College also sees the below as key responsibilities of the role:  

• Provide and communicate accurate handovers when absent; 
• Record, monitor, prioritise and delegate tasks to ensure payroll and other HR deadlines are adhered to 
• Attend and participate in appropriate professional development, including Communities of Practice and Supervision; 
• Balance team and individual responsibilities; by ensuring that practice is underpinned and supports the Parkville College model; 
• Display behaviours that reflect the Parkville College ethos and contribute to the strategic direction of the College; 
• Comply with legislation and College policies, processes, and instructions, including those relating to non-discrimination, safety, and duty of care. 
• Comply with confidentially protocols related to sensitive staff information. 
• Undertake and comply with mandatory training and regulatory requirements as determined by the College.

Who May Apply
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

EEO AND OHS Commitment
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.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, 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 family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@education.vic.gov.au

Child Safe Standards
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

DE Values
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

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx