YMCA NSW Looking for People Partner at Epping, New Hampshire Full Time

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Company: YMCA NSW

• True generalist role

• Fast-paced, supportive, and fun environment

• Hybrid Working arrangements

Be a part of a fun & energetic HR team that work well together and appreciate the value of building strong relationships and partnerships with their stakeholders.

About your new role

In this role you will be working in a fast-paced environment responsible for providing quality HR advice, practical support, and guidance to managers across all aspects of HR and the employee lifecycle.

Supporting our Recreation & Leisure business, you will assist our people managers with queries relating to policies & procedures, recruitment, people development, employee relations (including case management) and advice in line with relevant legislative instruments.

Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, this role will provide you with an opportunity to work on a range of HR projects and initiatives across the full HR offering within a supportive team environment.

About you

With your service orientated approach, drive and motivation to succeed, you will be an operational partner that collaborates and supports the business to drive people initiatives, engagement, and a high-performance culture. You have excellent judgement and strong analytical skills demonstrating the ability to calmly negotiate and influence.

When dealing with sensitive interpersonal situations, you can demonstrate empathy whilst maintaining conviction around organisational priorities / requirements.

You ll have advanced knowledge of general Human Resources principles, policies, and practices displaying the ability to coach and guide managers on the full range of people management matters. You thrive in finding new ways to work and setting up systems and processes.

You will be a positive, can-do person, who takes problems as a learning experience. You will be comfortable being hands on, providing feedback to others and enjoy working on a range of activities. This includes but it not is not limited to policies & procedures, recruitment, employee relations, coaching of frontline leaders, performance management and reviews, reporting and support in implementing projects and HR initiatives.

You ll also have:

• Previous experience in a generalist HR role (Essential).

• Exceptional communication skills – both written and verbal.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

• Integrity and professionalism in dealing with highly confidential information.

• Ability to establish strong and collaborative working relationships.

• Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team.

• Ability to maintain resilience through change and challenge

• A tertiary qualification in HR and a sound knowledge of the Fair Work Act.

• Maintaining and supporting initiatives to improve employee engagement

• Ability to identify the root cause of an issue and provide solutions to overcome

Perks with working at the Y

• Work within a supportive team environment

• Hybrid Working environment

• Flexible hours for a work-life balance that works for you (and the role)

• Discounts on The Y services and products

• Corporate health insurance cover to keep you healthy

• Career growth and development

• Salary packaging and Novated lease options

• Inclusive Workplace

Support Services

Our Support Services Team is the glue that holds the Y NSW business lines together. Whether you have expertise in administration, marketing, IT, compliance, communications, HR or finance, in the Support Services Team, your contribution will truly make a difference to the lives of young people and their communities. As part of the Support Services Team, you ll be working with a group of inclusive, passionate, and encouraging individuals with access to continuous development and growth opportunities. Here at the Y NSW, we embrace diversity, encourage innovation and sharing of ideas so you can truly own your role and take your career anywhere. If you want to use your corporate skills to make a difference to the lives of young people and their communities within a supportive and values-driven organisation, join the Y family and find your forever role.

Who What Y?

The Y NSW is a profit-for-purpose organisation focused on healthy living, social impact and empowering young people. We operate 24 recreation centres, 53 out-of-school-hours care services, and two camping locations which employ 1,500 staff across NSW – and fund our diverse range of enriching community programs.

We believe in building a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities and cultures, including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, to apply.

This position involves direct contact with vulnerable persons who have an increased risk of COVID-19, including children. It is a condition of employment that successful applicants provide evidence of compliance with YMCA NSW’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy prior to commencing.

Commitment to Safeguarding

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all Children and Young People to feel safe and be safe, at the Y, in their families and in their communities. As such, we embed Safeguarding into everything that we do to make sure Children and Young People are kept at the front of our minds in all our programs and services. We also ensure that all our candidates are appropriately screened to make sure that the right people are in the right roles to keep our children and young people safe.

To learn more about our Commitment to Safeguarding Statement and our screening processes, click here .