Workplace Relations Advisor

At Viva Energy Group, we’re looking for 2 x Workplace Relations Advisor's to join our People & Culture team on a 12-month fixed term contract based in Melbourne or Adelaide.

This is a great opportunity for a workplace relations or experienced HR professional who enjoys working closely with operational leaders, providing practical advice and helping resolve people matters fairly, consistently and constructively.

Joining a team of experienced and high performing workplace relations practitioners, you’ll provide first-level workplace relations guidance across diverse retail environments. You’ll support leaders across performance, conduct, pay and conditions, rostering, leave entitlements, workplace disputes and non-work-related fitness for work matters.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Provide practical workplace relations advice and support to line managers. • Interpret employment legislation, modern awards and enterprise agreements, including matters relating to wages, rostering and leave entitlements. • Support leaders to manage performance and conduct matters, including drafting performance improvement plans and other documentation. • Assist with workplace disputes and interpersonal issues, helping leaders achieve fair and constructive outcomes. • Support non-work-related fitness for work matters, including appropriate documentation and liaison with medical practitioners. • Prepare discussion records, investigation reports and other workplace relations documentation. • With appropriate support, assist in managing disputes, tribunal and court matters. • Identify more complex workplace relations matters and escalate these to the appropriate P&C specialist. • Build trusted relationships with operational leaders through responsive, knowledgeable and solutions-focused advice. • Contribute to continuous improvement and help strengthen workplace relations capability across the business. • Experience in employee relations or workplace relations, or HR, ideally within a large, operational or multi-site environment. • Strong working knowledge of Australian employment legislation, modern awards and/or enterprise agreements. • Experience supporting performance, conduct, workplace conflict and employee relations matters. • The ability to interpret employment conditions and provide clear, practical advice to leaders. • Strong written skills with the ability to prepare accurate and professional workplace documentation. • Confidence working with multiple stakeholders and managing a variety of matters at the same time. • A collaborative, responsive and solutions-focused approach. • Sound judgement and the ability to recognise when a matter requires escalation

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles.