MANAGER: PEOPLE & CULTURE

Applications must be received before: 05/10/2026 11:59 pm. Type: Full Time. Hours per week: 38. Location: Mid North Coast (any office in Blue Sky footprint). For more information contact Nicola McEwan (People & Culture Manager) on 02 6651 1788.

About the role

At Blue Sky Community Services, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a trusted community organisation delivering services that strengthen individuals, families and communities, we are committed to creating a thriving workplace where our people feel valued, supported and empowered to make a difference. We are seeking an experienced and values-driven Manager: People & Culture to join our Leadership Team on a fixed-term basis and lead our People and Culture team across the organisation. This is a great opportunity for a People & Culture leader who is passionate about fostering a positive workplace culture and working collaboratively with the People and Culture team to ensure best-practice workforce and WHS outcomes. We are currently offering a full-time (38 hours per week), parental leave cover position until December 2027. The successful applicant can be based at any of our office locations. This position is classified at level 6 of the SCHADS Award. The successful applicant will commence mid-November 2026.

Risk, Governance and Assurance

• Manage operational People and Culture risks and ensure established workforce controls, systems and processes are implemented effectively.
• Identify employment, privacy, workforce, psychosocial, compliance and process risks and escalate complex, systemic or material matters to the Executive Director: People and Culture.
• Ensure sensitive employee information is handled confidentially, lawfully and only by authorised people.
• Support grievance, workplace-matter and employment processes within role scope, maintaining appropriate documentation, procedural fairness and organisational controls.
• Use operational workforce information and trends to support assurance, continuous improvement and organisational learning.

Leadership and People Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and develop the People and Culture Officer and other designated support roles, ensuring clear priorities, accountability and professional standards.
• Model values-aligned, kind and accountable leadership and provide practical, respectful and timely People and Culture support.
• Support managers to fulfil their people-management accountabilities and build their confidence and capability rather than routinely transferring management responsibility to the People and Culture function.