About Marist180

Marist180 is a child-safe organisation. We are committed to prioritising the safety, wellbeing, rights and voices of children and young people in everything we do. We expect all employees to actively contribute to a culture where child safety is understood, championed and everyone takes responsibility for identifying, reporting and responding to concerns.

Job Description

The position

The People & Culture Consultant will focus on roster review and SCHADS Award compliance. This role is a critical, short-term strategic role focused on reviewing and rectifying workforce rostering structures across Marist180. The primary objective is ensuring absolute alignment with the SCHADS Award, mitigating compliance risks, and embedding sustainable operational frameworks. This project may include consultation with the workforce around major workplace changes regarding rostering.

The successful candidate will first focus on immediate remediation regarding the on-call Manager project before executing a comprehensive review and improvement of the broader organisation-wide rostering system.

Key accountabilities of the People & Culture Consultant include, but are not limited to:

- Prioritise the identification and resolution of any historical underpayment or employee classification issues relating to on-call arrangements.
- Conduct a thorough, end-to-end audit of all rosters across Marist180.
- Identify discrepancies, compliance gaps, and inefficiencies relative to SCHADS Award provisions (e.g., broken shifts, rest pauses, overtime triggers and minimum engagement periods).
- Draft and execute critical roster adjustments to secure immediate compliance and cost-efficiency.
- Lead and facilitate the statutory major workplace change consultation period required under the SCHADS Award.
- Actively engage with any impacted employees and relevant unions, to manage expectations, and answer queries.
- Ensure clear,



legally robust consultation and communications are distributed detailing the necessity and logistics of any roster variations.
- Confirm and lock in all updated rosters following the consultation period.
- Oversee the data entry, configuration, and successful upload of compliance-checked rosters into Employment Hero.
- Develop and implement a robust, comprehensive Roster Policy and Procedure manual.

Desired Skills and Experience

The candidate

Qualifications:

- Relevant tertiary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (desirable).

Experience & Skills:

- Proven track record in auditing, designing, and optimising large-scale rosters within complex, 24/7 care settings.
- Deep operational knowledge of the SCHADS Award and Not-For-Profit sector.
- Solid capabilities in leading consultation processes for major workplace changes, with the emotional intelligence to navigate sensitive employee discussions.
- Hands-on experience migrating, configuring, or managing staff rosters within modern HRIS tools, preferably Employment Hero.
- Ability to translate complex operational realities into clean, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and policy documents.

Work Requirement:

- Current Working with Children Check.
- Clear National Criminal History Check.
- Eligibility to work in Australia.

Marist180 provide Equal Employment Opportunities for everyone. We value the benefits of diversity and strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities, mental health as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.

How to apply
Click “Apply Now” to submit your online application, please include a resume and a cover letter describing how you meet the essential criteria.
For more information about the role please email [email protected].

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and early submission is encouraged. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.

📌 People & Culture Consultant - Casual - Blacktown (Parramatta)
🏢 Marist 180
📍 Parramatta