People and Culture Business Partner - Prison Operations

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Forensicare seeks an experienced People and Culture Business Partner to join Prison Services in Derrimut, embedded with the Prisons directorate to shape culture, build capability and drive safe, fair workforce practices. You’ll be the trusted advisor for leaders on complex people matters, coach capability and risk management, support PD design aligned to capability frameworks, and contribute to organisational reform and workforce transitions while ensuring high quality P&C service and psychological safety. To succeed, show tertiary HR/ER/business qualifications, strong interpretation of industrial instruments and employment laws, and proven advisory and influencing skills in regulated settings. Highlight change planning, outcomes, autonomy, and collaboration, align with our values, and apply early as applications are reviewed on receipt.

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Business Partner – People & Culture
Location: Prison Services – Derrimut
Classification: HS7
Pay Range: $122,106 plus Super and Benefits

At Forensicare, we work at the intersection of mental health and justice, delivering specialised services across inpatient, community and secure environments.

In this role, you’ll be embedded as a key partner to our Prisons directorate, supporting leaders across all operational areas. You’ll play a critical role in shaping culture, strengthening capability and driving safe, fair and contemporary workforce practices where they matter most.

What You’ll Do
As a trusted P&C Business Partner, you’ll be the first call for leaders seeking practical, confident advice. You will:
• Provide expert guidance on complex people matters, applying industrial instruments, legislation and policy consistently.
• Coach leaders across Prisons operations to build capability, manage risk and resolve issues early.
• Support the design, review and maintenance of PDs aligned to capability frameworks and workforce demand.
• Bring P&C insight to organisational reform, change planning and workforce transitions.
• Strengthen relationships across the Prisons directorate to ensure coordinated, high quality P&C service delivery.
• Drive compliance, quality and continuous improvement across P&C systems and processes.
• Champion psychologically safe, inclusive and values aligned practices throughout the Prisons workforce.
You’ll operate with strong judgement and autonomy, triaging matters to P&C specialists where required to ensure a seamless employee experience.

About You
You’re an experienced P&C generalist who thrives on complexity and partnership. You bring:
• Tertiary qualifications in HR/ER/Business or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience interpreting industrial agreements and employment legislation.
• Demonstrated capability advising on sensitive and complex people matters.
• Excellent influencing, communication and relationship building skills.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and operate confidently in fast paced environments.
• A values driven, solutions focused mindset with high professional integrity.
• Experience in healthcare or other complex, regulated settings (desirable).

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*Please Note - Applications will be reviewed and interviewed as they are received. Advertising may close earlier than indicated.

A culture where people matter.
• Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
• Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
• Salary Packaging Options available – Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
• A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
• Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
• Access to an employee assistance program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
• A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.

Eligibility
• Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
• This position is subject to a Police Check

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPONSIVENESS, INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.