Position Overview
Progress with purpose at one of Australia's largest health care providers. Join a passionate and high performing Workplace Relations team to grow your experience and enjoy new opportunities.
Position: Workplace Relations Advisor (Full‐Time, Permanent)
Location: Newcastle, NSW; Sydney, NSW; Adelaide, SA; Melbourne, VIC (hybrid working arrangements with office days in these locations).
Salary Package: $138,000 plus 12% superannuation plus a Charity Salary Packaging benefit of up to $6,000 extra cash in hand.
Closing Date: Aug *******
About the Role
Workplace Relations for Calvary primarily means:
Collaborating on enterprise agreement negotiations and implementation.
Advising on wages and entitlements under the Fair Work Act (and related legislation) and contract law.
Union relationships and alternative dispute resolution.
Project work including mergers and acquisitions.
Working on continuous improvement initiatives.
Policy development (with an industrial scope).
We also help our Employment Relations colleagues with overflow case management and litigation.
No two days are the same in the Calvary Workplace Relations Team! The role is a full‐time permanent position to join a team of four experienced WR professionals from a range of past careers.
We operate on a hybrid working model with offices based in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Adelaide for those days you are in the office.
About You
You will be passionate about all aspects of Workplace Relations / Employment Relations / Industrial Relations and have a curious mind with a desire for opportunity.
Minimum 2 years dedicated ER/IR/WR advice (or at least 4 years experience as a People & Culture Business Partner).



We will also consider Senior Payroll Specialists with strong interpretation skills and exceptional MS Excel skills.
Essential Skills
Demonstrated experience in reading, interpreting and applying Fair Work Instruments such as Modern Awards and/or Enterprise Agreements.
Demonstrated experience in reading, interpreting and applying Australian employment‐related laws (Fair Work Act, Long Service Leave Acts).
Demonstrated experience using MS Excel at an intermediate level to conduct audits and analysis of payroll and other employment data.
Strong interpersonal skills with a customer‐service focus.
Strong attention to detail.
Inquisitive mind with research skills.
Ideas person – open to new approaches.
Self‐starting personality – finds problems, owns them and resolves them.
Strong organisational skills.
Strong MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Advantages
Not‐profit salary packaging benefits to increase your take‐home pay.
Hybrid work arrangements.
Paid parental leave.
Training, development pathways and career opportunities.
Why Work for Calvary?
With over 130 years' experience and 18,500 staff, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued...
As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart: Care from the heart.
For further information on a confidential basis please contact Mark Douglas, Director Workplace Relations on ************.
As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre‐employment checks which may include reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role.
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📌 Workplace Relations Specialist (Adelaide)
🏢 Calvary Health Care
📍 Adelaide