Human Resources Officer - West End State School

at  Education

ABOUT US:

West End State School (WESS) is part of a vibrant, close-knit community situated close to Brisbane’s CBD and the cultural precinct of South Bank.
Our school’s vision to ‘Empower every student to achieve their personal best to make the world a better place’ drives us in everything we do. We have a passionate and committed staff, who ensure that every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential. We use evidence-based, high-yield teaching strategies to engage our students in all areas of the curriculum. Ensuring our students feel safe and supported is central to our work.
Our school values - Creativity, Community, Challenge, Compassion and Confidence, are the glue that binds our community together. With over 1400 students, our connection with our growing school community is very important to us. We therefore provide opportunities to connect and collaborate with our WESS community throughout the year and ensure that we make time to gather and celebrate our achievements.

Highly desirable skills and experience;

• Experience in overseeing HR operations in an education setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to review procedures and identify efficiencies.
• Experience in working as part of a team, with limited supervision

This position involves working with a diverse group and requires someone with a high level of interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to;

• Provide operational support and advice on a range of human resource matters to enable informed decision making.
• Monitor human resources service delivery to identify efficiencies and to ensure compliance with governmental and departmental legislation, directives, policies and standards.
• Research and analyse human resource practices, in collaboration with the Business Manager, to enable informed decision making for the resolution of operational issues and the adoption of best practice.
• Operate effectively as part of a team and establish and maintain productive working relationships with staff and the school community.
• Undertake research and analysis of human resource practices to contribute to the resolution of operational issues and the adoption of best practice.

Highly desirable skills and experience;

• Experience in overseeing HR operations in an education setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to review procedures and identify efficiencies.
• Experience in working as part of a team, with limited supervision.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.