St Hilda’s School, located on the Gold Coast, is an independent day and boarding school for girls from Pre-Prep to Year 12. Founded in 1912, St Hilda’s School offers a rigorous learning environment, which is active, creative and innovative, targeted at developing the whole person. Over the years, St Hilda’s School has established itself as a leading educational institution focusing on values, relationships, academic achievement, and technology. The school’s motto, “Non Nobis Solum – Not for Ourselves Alone,” reflects its commitment to active citizenship and community engagement. Embracing innovation, St Hilda’s School integrates modern technologies, ideas and opportunities to empower young women to discover their capacity to make a positive difference in the world.

The People and Culture Manager is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team. This role oversees all aspects of human resources management, including strategic workforce planning, staff recruitment and retention, professional development, employee relations, and compliance. The People and Culture Manager provides expert leadership in fostering a positive, engaged, and high-performing workforce. This includes delivering best-practice HR strategies, overseeing policy development, and ensuring alignment with the School’s values. With a strong focus on staff wellbeing, professional growth, and compliance with employment and child safety legislation, this role is instrumental in sustaining St Hilda’s School as an employer of choice and promoting a culture where young women can thrive.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A commitment to the Anglican ethos and support of the St Hilda’s School vision, mission and values.
• Proven experience in a senior HR leadership role, with ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• Capacity to lead and manage staff, promote staff engagement and wellbeing, and foster a positive workplace culture.
• Understanding and experience in a wide range of HR functions including recruitment, performance management, employee relations and policy development.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Australian workplace legislation, industrial relations, and HR compliance, including child protection regulations, privacy laws and codes of conduct.

Offered as a permanent full-time position, applicants must have the right to work in Australia and hold relevant certifications and tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.

St Hilda’s School has zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people are safe and feel safe, as outlined in the Child Protection Policy.