About Us

A trusted and reassuring presence in the Victorian community for more than 138 years, St John Ambulance Victoria is a for purpose organisation and driving force in the community, working for the Service of Humanity. We look to the future as a vibrant and strong organisation which exists to help those in our community who are in sickness, distress, suffering or danger.

Our desire is to serve the community further, deliver the best care possible and be a place where people are inspired to volunteer and work. We support our charitable work through a strong and diversified commercial operation, operating as a certified Social Enterprise.

About the Opportunity

Our People and Culture team is growing, as we are looking to appoint a People and Culture Officer, based at our state office in Mount Waverley. We are searching for a dynamic, energetic and highly organised people and culture professional who thrives on working in a fast-paced environment and is dedicated to internal customer service.

This is an amazing opportunity for a dedicated individual to further develop your existing skills base, whilst gaining exposure to the fast-paced people support environment at St John. The potential growth plans for St John will only mean potential increased career progression and development for the future.

Responsibilities include

• Leading and supporting talent acquisition activities, including phone screening, interviews, reference checks and supporting coordination of volume recruitment assessment centres
• Coordinating new starter and employee change documentation
• Onboarding new employees
• Supporting the People and Culture team with various activities and projects related to all things people and culture
• Managing HRM systems and databases

About You

This is the perfect opportunity for a HR professional who thrives on coordinating multiple tasks with high attention to detail, while also taking pride in providing the best service possible in every interaction with our people, managers and new employees as they begin their journey with the organisation.

Experience within a similar fast-paced environment is essential, with previous experience supporting large-scale recruitment projects or scheduling / rostering skills being highly advantageous.

Essential Skills and Attributes (Selection Criteria)

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources
• Able to follow processes to ensure work is completed efficiently, high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Effective time management skills and excellent organisational skills, with the ability to work under pressure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to enable effective interaction with internal and external stakeholders
• Resilient with the ability to regularly adapt to changing organisational and team needs
• Understands and is committed to confidentiality and discretion
• Inquisitive and willing to learn
• Demonstrates sound computer literacy across the range of Microsoft Office Suite; including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

Employee Benefits

St John supports an inclusive approach in both the workplace and community where you can pursue and achieve your goals to the fullest potential through ‘Our Safe Place’.

St John offers a great culture and amazing staff benefits including career growth opportunities, training and development opportunities, tax free salary packaging options, discount cards, health and wellbeing offerings, complimentary breakfast and fresh fruit, fabulous coffee machines, team building activities, additional leave days and staff excellence awards. We also have an engaging and active social club!

How to Apply

Please apply with your updated resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria. Your cover letter statement should include how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key accountabilities and succeed in the position.

If you experience any difficulties applying online, please contact our People and Talent Acquisition team by emailing [email protected] using the subject line: People and Culture Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Our commitment to Diversity

St John is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment for all our people. We encourage an environment where people feel respected, safe and valued for who they are and the contribution they make to the organisation and the community. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) applicants.

Our commitment to Child Safety

As an organisation that regularly works with children, we at St John believe that all children have the right to be emotionally and physically safe at all times, and to be treated with dignity and respect, free from emotional, psychological and physical danger, abuse and neglect. St John is committed to identifying, mitigating and managing risk to children through a preventative and risk management approach.