Vacancy Details

  • Join a collaborative and passionate team as a trusted and respected people partner
  • Permanent role – full, part time or job share considered
  • Genuine flexibility including hybrid work arrangements, flexible hours and monthly ADOs
  • Based in Bannockburn, great location and an easy drive from Geelong, Ballarat and Melbourne with free onsite parking

Golden Plains Shire Council provides a workplace where people matter, communities are connected, and the future is bright. We offer a diverse range of career pathways in meaningful roles with a sense of purpose where you can grow and thrive. 

We're offering a great opportunity to an enthusiastic and experienced People & Culture professional, ready to become a trusted partner across Council influencing people management outcomes. Be responsible for providing guidance and advice that builds employee capability, a workplace culture in line with our employee value proposition, embeds Council’s vision and values, and strengthens people management and decision making.

This role will provide you the opportunity to:

  • Provide exemplary HR business partnering advice, guidance, and coaching on people management processes and strategies across the employee lifecycle.
  • Empower and influence leadership to drive a respectful, supportive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture underpinned by our values and in support of our employee value proposition.
  • Provide leaders with expert guidance, strategies and solutions to support day-to-day performance management and address behaviours which do not align with our values.
  • Support and advise leaders on effective workforce planning solutions, people strategies and organisational change.
  • Provide expert advice relating to employee relations including interpretation of industrial instruments and Council policy, issue resolution, investigations, grievances, and performance management.
  • Manage and resolve employee relations issues and grievance resolution, leading effective and fair investigations end to end to ensure fair people and business outcomes. 

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • Tertiary qualification in human resources, industrial relations, employment law or a related discipline along with demonstrated experience in an ER Business Partner or generalist HR role.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build respectful and professional relationships with people at all levels of Council.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage end to end employee relations matters, investigations and performance management processes.
  • Current knowledge of employment related legislation, industrial instruments and experience in the application and interpretation of these.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, tasks and stakeholders simultaneously while working in a fast-paced environment.

* Don’t meet every single requirement?  If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, give us a call to talk further. We take into consideration transferable skills, future capability and cultural fit when reviewing applications and offer tailored development plans to support individuals to grow into their roles.  You may just be the right candidate for this or another position at Golden Plains.

We care We thrive We grow

Our people are passionate, collaborative and deeply committed to both the community and the work they do. This commitment is felt from the moment you step through the doors, in every interaction and in the way we celebrate our collective achievements.

We care about our community and our people, provide flexibility and support so you can thrive and offer a diverse range of opportunities to support your personal and professional growth. We are dedicated to fostering this culture, because we know that our people are the key to the future growth and success of Golden Plains Shire.

We offer:

  • Learning and development opportunities aligned to your role and aspirations, along with opportunities to work on a variety of projects and undertake secondments 
  • Flexible work arrangements to empower you to achieve better life/work balance
  • A modern, high-quality, architectural designed working environment with free onsite parking
  • An environment where health, safety and wellbeing are prioritised in all that we do
  • An active Social Club
  • Novated leases available to permanent full and part time staff 
  • Ability to transfer years of service from Government organisations and transfer of LSL balance within Local Government and with some government organisations
  • Generous leave entitlements including: 
    • Up to 16 weeks primary & up to 3 weeks secondary parental leave
    • Purchased leave
    • Ceremonial leave
    • Gender affirmation leave
    • Family violence leave

For further information about the role and the key selection criteria, please view the Position Description below or, for a confidential discussion, contact Alyda Domantay, Coordinator People & Culture, on 03 5220 7259.

We’d love to hear from you ASAP regarding this role!  To ensure we find the best candidates, applications for this role will be assessed as they are received, and the position may be filled prior to any end date advertised.

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Please address the key selection criteria (KSC) in your cover letter or use the KSC to guide your responses to the online questionnaire when submitting your application.

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We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you. Please contact our People & Culture team at peopleandculture@gplains.vic.gov.au to discuss how we can best support you.

Applications close on SUNDAY 11th MAY 2025 at 11.59PM

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace that allows staff to bring their whole selves to all that they do.

 As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe workplace that embraces and values child safety, diversity and inclusion. We recognise the value and diversity and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures to the heritage of all Australians and our workplace.

We wholeheartedly believe that the decisions we make and the services we deliver benefit from having a workforce representative of the community we support - that the diversity of thought, experience, insights and background will ensure the needs of the broader community are considered in all we do. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.