Role: Industrial & Employment Relations Specialist 

 Location: Murarrie, QLD

 Employment Type: Part-time, 25hrs per week Fixed-term (12-months)

We’re looking for an experienced Industrial and Employment Relations Specialist to join the team at Goodstart. The Industrial and Employment Relations Specialist provides expert legal, industrial and risk-based advice to support Goodstart’s management of complex injury-related employment matters.

This role operates at the intersection of employment law, industrial relations, injury management and organisational risk. It supports lawful, fair, timely and well-evidenced decision-making regarding return to work, reasonable adjustments, inherent requirements, redeployment and, where required, defensible employment end points.

Your Impact:

• Provide specialist leadership across complex injury-related employment matters, helping guide consistent, lawful and risk-informed decision-making.
• Lead constructive engagement across the Recover at Work and People and Culture interface to clarify roles, core actions, accountabilities and escalation points.
• Influence stakeholders through clear, balanced and practical advice that supports sound judgement in difficult or ambiguous circumstances.
• Partner with the Head of Recover at Work, People and Culture and relevant leaders to support timely progression of high-risk, sensitive and complex matters.
• Provide expert advice on employment law, industrial relations and the employment implications of injury management matters.  
• Support lawful and defensible decision-making where employees may be unable to return to their substantive or pre-injury roles. 
• Strengthen governance and decision discipline across complex injury-related employment matters. 
• Help uplift capability across Recover at Work, People and Culture and relevant leaders by providing practical guidance on legal risk, decision quality and case progression. 
• Translate legislative and industrial risk into practical guidance for operational leaders and internal stakeholders.
• Provide risk-based recommendations on matters involving prolonged incapacity, including where ongoing employment may no longer be reasonably sustainable.
• Demonstrates sound judgement when making complex decisions through utilisation of technical knowledge and expertise 

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs (As negotiated with Management)
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance  
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You’ll bring to the table:

• Tertiary qualification in Law.
• Admitted to practise as a lawyer in Australia, with a current practising certificate or eligibility to hold one, where required.
• Demonstrated experience in employment law, workplace relations, industrial relations, or another directly relevant legal field.
• Strong experience advising on complex incapacity, return to work, reasonable adjustment, redeployment and employment risk matters.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sensitive, high-volume and legally complex matters.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant Australian legislative and industrial frameworks.
• Current QLD Working with Children Check

How to apply:

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email fmcmillan@goodstart.org.au

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email deadlycareers@goodstart.org.au

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

Posting Notes: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | || No Early Childhood Qualification || Part-Time