Job Category: Consulting & Generalist HR,Industrial & Employee Relations

Job Description

Pymble Ladies’ College is a school of the Uniting Church in Australia for girls Kindergarten to Year 12 with boarding from Year 7. At Pymble, we foster a world-class educational environment with the importance of global citizenship and a worldwide perspective central to our strategic intent.

We believe our staff, both teaching and non-teaching, are our most valuable resource. We are proud to have passionate and dedicated staff who recognise the unique strengths and qualities of every Pymble girl.

The role

Pymble Ladies’ College is seeking an experienced employee relations specialist to join our Human Resources team as Senior Human Resources Business Partner. This is a permanent, full-time position with a commencement date subject to mutual agreement.

Reporting to the Head of Human Resources, the Senior Human Resources Business Partner is the College’s principal specialist in employee relations, partnering with the Head of Human Resources and leaders across the College as a trusted adviser on complex, sensitive and high-risk workplace matters. The role is an individual contributor with no direct reports, and carries a high degree of autonomy, judgement and accountability.

While the role specialises in employee relations, it is a generalist HR role covering all facets of the employee lifecycle. You will hold your own business unit and set of stakeholders, work closely with the HR Business Partners, and contribute to key HR projects across the College. Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the end-to-end management of complex employee relations matters, including workplace investigations, misconduct and serious performance concerns, grievances and complaints.
- Providing authoritative advice to the Senior Executive Team, the Executive Team and other leaders on the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), the National Employment Standards, work health and safety and anti-discrimination obligations, and relevant awards and enterprise agreements.




- Acting as a coach and escalation point for the HR Business Partners, lifting employee relations capability across the HR team.
- Coaching leaders to hold difficult conversations, manage conflict and psychosocial risks, and resolve concerns early.
- Leading the review and development of employee relations policies and procedures, and designing and delivering training for leaders and managers.
- Analysing employee relations data to identify trends, emerging risks and root causes, and reporting regularly to the Head of Human Resources.

This role is on site, on campus, a minimum of four days per week, with travel to our Vision Valley campus in Arcadia as required.

Our kind of team member

You will display the following skills and attributes:

- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Psychology, Business or a related discipline (postgraduate qualifications are desirable).
- Significant HR experience (generally 7+ years), including at least 5 years in a senior employee relations role, with a demonstrated track record of leading complex matters from advice through to resolution.
- Demonstrated experience conducting workplace investigations into sensitive matters, including bullying, harassment and misconduct, and writing clear, defensible findings reports.
- Strong working knowledge of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), the National Employment Standards, up-to-date awards, enterprise agreements, work health and safety and anti-discrimination legislation, and the ability to apply them pragmatically.
- Understanding of psychosocial hazards and the work health and safety obligations to manage them, applied in employee relations matters and in coaching leaders.
- Experience engaging constructively with unions, including an understanding of the Independent Education Union (IEU) and its role within the industrial framework of the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AISNSW).
- Credibility and influence with senior leaders, with the courage to give frank, well-reasoned advice and hold a position under pressure.
- Strong coaching skills and the ability to mentor and lift the capability of colleagues without formal author

📌 Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Arcadia)
🏢 Pymble Ladies' College
📍 Arcadia