People and Safety Manager

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Full-time
 
Location
Sydney NSW•Hybrid work
 
Full job description
Youthworks
Location: Sydney CBD, NSW
Location type: Hybrid
Date advertised: 4th September 2025
Job Type: Full time
Closing Date: 15th September 2025
Anglican Youthworks is seeking a People & Safety Manager to join the Operations Team. Youthworks’ Operations Teams purpose is to manage and optimise the details to keep Youthworks’ everyday functions on track. The Operations team focuses on maintaining efficiency of process, minimise risk, deliver on expectations, and helps teams make smart decisions.

About the role

The People & Safety Manager is primarily responsible for the design, development, implementation and delivery of strategies and resources that support Youthworks Workers to be empowered, capable, resilient, and safe in their work. This position provides HR & IR advice, improves business practices, leads projects and ensures compliance with relevant regulations and policies.

This role is located in our Corporate Office (Sydney CBD) or Hybrid (CBD at least 3 day/week & remote)

Your responsibilities

Coordinate development, implementation, and maintenance of a range of documentation including briefs, guides, policies, procedures, templates, forms, flow charts, reports and other documentation ensuring records are kept in a suitable manner.
Assist with the hands-on delivery of HR & WHS management, compliance, and administration, if required and appropriate, to cover operational requirements (this may include travel to relevant Youthworks workplaces).
Continually maintain an appropriate level of awareness, knowledge, and application of HR & WHS principles within the organisation in order to provide timely, accurate and compliant advice.
Lead a small team of HR & WHS professionals
You will need to demonstrate

Qualifications in business / compliance / human resources or aligned discipline
Strong experience working across lines of service to deliver consistent outcomes
Experience managing multiple and competing stakeholder interests, as well as sensitive material
Experienced delivery of advice, insights, and recommendations
Experience in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of management systems
Demonstrated resilience, strength and initiative needed to thrive in a leadership role
Ability to grasp large amounts of information and be able to quickly learn and adapt
Ability to analyse, review and improve operational processes
Commitment to personal ongoing learning
Personal Christian faith and willingness to work within an Anglican organisation
Desirable

Church-based safe ministry / safe church training programs endorsed by the National Council of Churches in Australia Safe Church Program
Experience in a similar role
Mental Health first aider certification
Experience in a non-for-profit setting
Submit in writing a cover letter and resume by clicking 'Apply Now' below. To note applications cannot be processed until a completed application form is submitted.

AYW is committed to child safety and protection in alignment with the requirements set out by the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian. Therefore, a valid NSW Working with Children Check is mandatory and must be verified prior to an offer of employment being made. Individuals who are ineligible for a WWCC may not apply.

General enquiries can be directed to to Human Resources humanresources@youthworks.net.

Only candidates with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.

If your skills and experience are a fit, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.

To note applications cannot be processed until a completed application form is submitted.

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