Exciting opportunity to join the team at Adventure Patch, south of the Hobart CBD as their P&C; Manager

Your new company
Hays are proud to be partnering with Adventure Patch in their search for a People & Culture Manager due to a retirement. Adventure Patch is one of Tasmania's leading providers of early childhood education and care services, creating inclusive experiences where children can learn, grow & thrive. Adventure Patch encourages outdoor & self-directed play, getting messy & having fun within caring & safe boundaries. The organisation is committed to building a safe, supportive & values-driven environment focused on positive outcomes for children & communities.Now entering an exciting growth phase, they're continuing to expand their services, workforce & impact across the state. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you'll play a key role in supporting the organisation through this period of growth & transformation, helping leaders & employees navigate change while contributing to workforce strategy, culture & organisational success. They're committed to child safety, employee wellbeing & creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported & empowered to do their best work.
Your new role
Reporting directly to the CEO, this role will lead the people function across the organisation & provide strategic & operational leadership across human resources, employee relations, recruitment, work health and safety, performance management & organisational culture. The role also includes leadership responsibility for a People Advisor, forms part of the Executive Leadership Team & attends Board meetings. They're seeking a leader who can balance strategy with genuine care for people, build trusted relationships & foster an setting where employees feel supported & empowered to thrive. Key responsibilities will include:

- Leading recruitment, attraction & retention initiatives
- Promoting a child-safe organisational culture,



ensuring people practices align with Adventure Patch's commitment to safeguarding children & young people
- Providing expert advice across employee relations, investigations & performance management
- Supporting enterprise agreement negotiations & industrial relations matters
- Overseeing work health and safety systems, workers compensation & risk management
- Responsible for workforce planning, succession planning and leadership development initiatives
- Leading organisational change projects
- Supporting leaders to build capability, engagement & a positive organisational culture
- Developing & maintaining people and culture policies, frameworks & reporting processes

What you'll need to succeed
You'll be an experienced HR professional with strong generalist capability across employee relations, industrial relations, recruitment & leadership support. You'll be confident working in a complex, highly compliant environment & comfortable providing advice to senior leaders on both strategic & operational matters. Applications are encouraged from experienced Human Resources Business Partners who are ready to take the next step into their first people leadership role, as well as established People & Culture leaders looking for a new challenge.You will ideally bring:

- Strong employee relations and industrial relations experience
- Exposure to work health and safety, risk management and compliance frameworks
- Experience supporting organisational change initiatives
- A tertiary qualification in Human Resources Management or a related discipline

What you'll get in return
This is a rare opportunity to influence organisational strategy while leading meaningful people initiatives during a period of growth & transformation.You will receive:

- Opportunity to influence organisational strategy
- Supportive values-driven environment focused on people and community outcomes
- Exposure to the Board as a management representative

What you need to do now
For further information, please contact Emily at Hays on or Applications close 26 October 2026. If you're interested in this role, click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.
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📌 People & Culture Manager (Hobart)
🏢 Hays
📍 Hobart