Fixed-term contract for a Junior Business Partner / Senior HR Advisor to support a People and Culture team during a period of growth and transition!
Who are Bridge Housing?
We are an award-winning Community Housing Provider (Tier 1 NSW) who provide safe, secure and affordable homes to people on very low to moderate incomes. We aim to provide our tenants with stability and support.
At Bridge Housing, we value integrity, innovation and inclusion and throughout those values its pivotal to every one of our employees that we CARE about the work we do, our tenants and their safety and wellbeing.
People and Culture Advisor (35 hours per week / 6 months FTC)
We’re looking for a hands‑on Junior HR Business Partner / Senior HR Advisor to join our People & Culture team during a period of transition and high recruitment activity. The role reports directly into the People and Culture Manager.
This role is operational and delivery‑focused. It’s ideal for a strong HR generalist who enjoys being close to the work — recruitment, employee relations and day‑to‑day advice — rather than a strategic HRBP role.
The role creates immediate capacity while we recruit and onboard a new Chief People Officer, and offers excellent exposure, learning and development within a supportive HR team.
Key focus areas
1. Recruitment & resourcing
You will:
- Deliver end‑to‑end recruitment in partnership with hiring managers following Bridge’s Recruitment and Selection Policy
- Manage multiple concurrent vacancies across a range of roles, from frontline and customer service through to senior managers and technical specialists
- Provide a high‑touch, candidate‑focused experience, including thoughtful, development‑oriented feedback for internal applicants
- Help minimise external agency spend through strong in‑house recruitment delivery
- Where partnership with specialist recruitment agencies is required for selected roles, represent Bridge Housing professionally and confidently
2. Employee relations & investigations
You will:
- Manage standard ER matters, including grievances, conduct issues and investigations in line with Bridge’s Complaints and Grievance Handling Procedure
- Triage issues and resolve matters in line with policies, procedures and good practice
- Provide coaching and support to managers on ER issues
- Escalate complex or high‑risk matters to the People and Culture Manager as required
3. HR advisory & day‑to‑day support
You will:
- Provide clear, practical HR advice aligned with policies, SCHADS Award provisions and employment legislation
- Support managers with confidence and consistency when navigating people issues
- Draft HR documentation, including employment contracts and HR letters
- Assist with leave queries and day‑to‑day use of Employment Hero system (HR and Payroll joint platform)
- Ensure documentation is accurate, compliant and supports effective employee outcomes across the lifecycle
Systems exposure (desirable, not essential):
- Employment Hero (HR & Payroll)
- Culture Amp (Performance & Engagement)
- Go1 (Learning & Development
About You
You’re likely to bring:
- Solid experience as an HR Advisor or operational HR Business Partner, ideally in an Award‑based environment
- Practical experience across recruitment delivery, ER case management and HR documentation
- A collaborative, approachable style with strong stakeholder management skills
- Confidence working alongside senior leaders and documenting workforce outcomes clearly
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and governance mindset
- A proactive, accountable approach — you follow things through
- Comfort working in a small, supportive team where flexibility and shared responsibility matter
Experience in a SCHADS‑covered environment or community / NFP sector is highly regarded, but not essential.
Why join Bridge?
We are a three-time award winner of Best Workplace.
We’re proud of our workplace culture, where employee wellbeing and professional development is held to the highest standard, and our employees who are committed and live the Bridge values (Integrity, Inclusion, Innovation and Impact).
To recognise and reward the hard work of our employees, Bridge offer an inclusive and extensive Bridge Rewards Program that includes:
- support for employee wellbeing and professional development
- regular “recharge” day off a month for staff
- 35 hour working week
- extensive leave options (equivalent to 5 weeks per year including Christmas and your Birthday off!)
- study assistance and study leave
- training and development from internal and external providers
- team building
- monthly massages
- reflexology
- hybrid working arrangements (up to 2 days WFH per week) with Central office in Sydney CBD
- flexible work arrangement
- competitive, above award salary
- This role is graded as a Level 5 under the SCHADs; Bridge’s remuneration package ranges from $110,861-$115,884 plus superannuation
- Additionally, staff are able to take advantage of Not-For-Profit salary packaging options up to $15,900; bringing the total rem package up to $131,647- $137,273 p.a.
- We use Maxxia for our salary packaging – give them and all their benefits a google!
APPLY NOW!
To apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and a cover letter that identifies your specific depth of experience with:
- Working within a regulatory, compliance driven environment
- Resourcing roles from entry level to senior manager / technical expertise
- Coaching management and staff to enhance individual capability and performance
Good news! We are establishing a Talent Pool from this recruitment process. If you are currently unavailable or the exact opportunity does not currently suit you, feel free to submit your application to be considered for suitable applications in the future.
