Why work for healthAbility?

- Access up to $15,900 per year in salary packaging advantages plus $2,650 in meal entertainment expenses per year.
- Make a meaningful impact in a values-driven not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving community health.
- Additional 17.5% annual leave loading, giving your paid annual leave an extra boost.

Who are we? healthAbility plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease, and promote lifelong health outcomes; empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to start living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual’s needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and Northeastern suburbs of Melbourne.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Human Resources Business Partner (internally known as People, Learning & Culture Business Partner) to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams on a full-time basis for a 12 month parental leave cover contract.

As a trusted advisor and Business Parter you will play a key part of our People function, providing end‑to‑end support to leaders across a dedicated portfolio, and delivering advice across a broad range of employment and workplace matters.

You will contribute to key business plan initiatives, supporting both strategic and operational priorities. With extensive on the job coaching and support provided, as our PLC Business Partner you will:





- Provide end‑to‑end HR business partnering support to Executives and Leaders
- Advise and support leaders on performance management, employee relations, and complex cases ensuring matters are handled with dignity and respect
- Interpret and apply Enterprise Agreements and Awards, and provide guidance and advice to leaders, employees, and Payroll as required
- Partner with leaders to balance people, operational, and financial outcomes
- Support policy development, compliance, reporting, and people‑related metrics, ensuring legislative and organisational requirements are met
- Identify organisational risks and implement mitigation strategies
- Facilitate leadership learning and development activities, and support capability building

About You:

- At least 3+ years’ working in a senior HR advisory and Business Partnering capacity
- Demonstrated experience working in complex IR/ER landscapes including with multiple Enterprise Agreements and/or Awards
- Experience managing sensitive and complex ER matters, including investigations, disciplinary processes, and complex changes
- Experience delivering HR projects, associated change management, and strategic initiatives
- Proven ability to coach, guide and as needed challenge, Executives, People Leaders and key stakeholders, identifying capability gaps and development opportunities
- Excellent written communication skills
- Comfort working autonomously while being part of a small, collaborative team
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline (desirable)

To apply please submit a copy of your CV, and if you like, a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role. You don’t need to tick every box to apply - we’re interested in your skills, potential, and willingness to learn

Applications for this role will be reviewed as soon as they are received so be quick to apply. An immediate start is available for the right candidate!

See the video to hear from our employees why this opportunity is much more than a job and how healthAbility offers careers with meaning.

📌 Human Resources Business Partner (Parental Leave Cover) (Box Hill)
🏢 healthAbility
📍 Box Hill