About the Organisation Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opportunity not to be missed. Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply. About the role Partner with Hiring Managers to attract and recruit roles supporting our clients with disability and mental health issues including Disability Support Workers and front line Leaders. This is a 12 month parental leave contract that can be based anywhere in Melbourne. You can work from home or one of our offices (Box Hill, Bundoora, Sunshine, Watsonia or Dandenong), wherever you work best. Our internal recruitment function punches well above its weight and you can forget any preconceived ideas that working for a Not For Profit might be an easy gig. In the last 12 months our team recruited over 3,000 roles where a fifth of these offers accepted were by our current employees with opportunities to progress their career internally. We are a national, centralised Talent & Attraction team that are geographically dispersed across the country and all connected by our drive and passion to make a difference. We’ve implemented and integrated PageUp, Xref and HROnboard, creating a great HR Tech stack to make sure you’re focused on the candidate and hiring manager experience. Key responsibilities Provide recruitment advice to Hiring Managers that result in good recruitment decisions and outcomes Develop candidate sourcing plans based on market intel and client needs Review and short list passive and active candidates Conduct checks on preferred candidates including references and relevant probity checks (supported by our Probity team) and generate employment contracts Drive process and consistency whilst upskilling and empowering Hiring Managers Build strong relationships with DES Providers, Education Providers and other partners in order to source values aligned candidates Skills & Experience Experience influencing and developing collaborative working relationships with Hiring Managers, employees and candidates Experience within a high volume, fast paced environment with a focus on quality outcomes Attention to detail is essential along with a strong work ethic and a passion for recruitment Enjoy working in a supportive team that loves having a positive impact and talking about dogs Benefits Bring your whole self to work while doing work that matters Monthly rostered days off Join one of Australia’s largest and leading social-purpose organisations Excellent salary packaging benefits through Maxxia that reduces your taxable income by $15,900 per year Join the fastest growing sector in Australia where the fight for talent is on – do what you do best and source the best We could keep going so apply and we will tell you the rest when we meet you Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check. To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process. How to Apply Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Mikaella Latimore at Mikaella.latimorelwb.org.au Applications close 10 November.