2025Shire of Carnarvon - Manager People Culture Wellbeing EOI Maternity Leave Contract

Manager People Culture & Wellbeing

$137111.99 Base Salary: plus superannuation housing vehicle and district allowances (if eligible) is available to the successful candidate.

Base salary and allowances pro-rata for part-time

The Manager People Culture and Wellbeing is responsible for providing strategic leadership and expert guidance across the Shires human resource functions including work health and safety industrial relations organisational compliance workforce planning employee engagement training and development and policy formulation.

This role plays a critical part in driving a positive and high-performing organisational culture aligned with the Shires values and strategic objectives. The Manager leads the development and implementation of contemporary people strategies ensures legal and regulatory compliance and partners with the executive to embed safe systems of work and sound workforce practices.

Key role outcomes:

• Demonstrate successful application through the application of the Shires core values by promoting a work culture of sustainability quality improvement efficiency and excellent customer service that corresponds to our Code of Conduct and Customer Service Charter.
• A commitment to a safe work environment and WHS legislation policy and processes.
• Ensure compliance with the Local Government Act (WA) 1995 and any relevant legislation.
• Deliver contemporary and compliant human resource strategies and services that support the attraction development and retention of a capable and engaged workforce.
  
• Lead the development implementation and continual improvement of the Shires WHS Management System to ensure compliance with the WHS Act 2020 (WA) and promote a proactive safety culture.
• Develop and maintain a suite of people-related policies and procedures that reflect legislative requirements best practice and operational needs.
• Oversee short and long-term workforce planning initiatives to ensure the organisation has the right people in the right roles now and into the future.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations including performance management grievances misconduct and interpretation of awards and enterprise agreements.
• Drive initiatives that support a positive and values-aligned culture including the implementation of engagement strategies and wellbeing programs.
• Identify workforce development needs and implement training programs that build capability and support professional growth across the organisation.
• Ensure organisational compliance with employment-related legislation and regulatory frameworks including the management of employment contracts recordkeeping and audit readiness.
• Monitor evaluate and drive the Shires Work Health and Safety (WHS) performance by leading strategic initiatives ensuring compliance with the WHS Act 2020 (WA) proactively identifying risks and fostering a culture of safety ownership continuous improvement and wellbeing across all levels of the organisation.
• Lead and mentor the People Culture team promoting a culture of continuous improvement service excellence and cross-functional collaboration.
• Provide high-level advice reports and recommendations to the Executive Manager on workforce-related matters contributing to strategic planning governance and corporate decision-making.

Work Health & Safety Responsibilities

• Provide a representative to WHS Committee meetings either as a member and/or as the Chairman of WHS Committee. Make determination (individually or at ELT meetings) in relation to relevant recommendations at or from the WHS Committee.
  
• Fully understand their WHS responsibilities relevant legislation policy guidelines and standards; and regularly update their knowledge.
• Provide sufficient resources and ensure managers and supervisors reporting to them fully comply with their WHS responsibilities.
• Ensure their directorate and department WHS procedures and guidelines are reviewed and updated at appropriate intervals.
• Make regular assessments of WHS performance both in their directorate and strategically as part of ELT and make determination in relation to budgetary provisions for WHS related initiatives/ issues.
• Assist in the maintenance of an effective Safety Management System through effective leadership and consultation with all staff and stakeholders and providing the necessary time and resources.
• Lead a continuous improvement culture of safety where best practice initiatives are entrenched in daily business activities.

Essential Criteria:

• Highly developed ability to uphold a values-based approach in the workplace.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships and provide strategic advice to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing effective WHS systems and fostering a proactive safety culture.
• Proven ability to lead organisational change drive cultural initiatives and implement strategies that enhance employee engagement and operational performance.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant employment legislation including the WHS Act 2020 (WA) Fair Work Act and associated industrial instruments applicable to local government.
• Demonstrated experience in managing end-to-end human resource functions including employee relations performance management policy development and workforce planning.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to mentor a multidisciplinary team and promote continuous improvement across HR and WHS functions.

Desirable Criteria:

• Qualifications in Leadership and Management (or willingness to obtain)
• 3 years experience in a similar role
• Previous experience in Local Government

Licenses Registrations Memberships or Qualifications required of the role:

• Current Western Australia Drivers License.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or equivalent experience
• Cert IV Work Health and Safety

Pre-employment screening required for this role:

• National Police Clearance - Less than 6 months old
• Pre-employment Medical Screening
• Alcohol and Other Drug screening

Remuneration and Benefits:

The successful applicant will join the Infrastructure Services with a starting salary from $137111.99 per annum plus allowances (if eligible) and superannuation.

Other cash benefits include but not limited to:

• $1201.11 p/a District Allowance*
• $7654.13 p/a Housing Allowance*
• $25056.31 p/a Vehicle Allowance*
• $2307.17 p/a Annual Leave Loading 17.5
• $20522.82 p/a Superannuation (Statutory)
• $3420.47 p/a Superannuation additional 2 (Optional subject to employee salary sacrifice)*
• $440.00 p/a Annual Leave Travel Assistance

Leave entitlements*

• 5 weeks Annual leave
• 2 Local Government Public Holidays
• 10 days of paid Personal Leave
• 10 days of paid Pandemic Leave
• 38 hours of paid Volunteer Emergency Services Leave

Additional Allowances and Subsidies as per Attraction and Retention Policy*

• Salary Sacrificing for a range of benefits
• Local Club Membership Subsidies
• Gym Membership Subsidy
• Annual Pass for Aquatic Centre

*Subject to Corporate Policy

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role. A copy of the position description can be obtained by following this link:

If youre interested in joining a supportive and community-focused organisation where your skills will make a real impact please submit your expression of interest by following the prompts below and clicking on Submit Application. Please ensure you provide an up-to-date Resume and Cover Letter.

For further information or a confidential discussion please contact Denika Sweetman Manager People Culture & Wellbeing onor via email:

Applications will be reviewed as received and the EOI will close once suitable applicants have been identified.

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