Kip Happy Stays

People & Culture Advisor

As the leading provider of pet care services across Australia, Kip Happy Stays sets the benchmark for excellence, ensuring every pet receives the ultimate in care and enrichment during their stay.

At Kip Happy Stays, the People & Culture Advisor is responsible for providing support, guidance and advice on People & Culture related activities and projects. The People & Culture Advisor is integral in ensuring timely, accurate and effective people management across all sites.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage and respond to enquiries through various HR inboxes and comms channels (primarily Slack), supporting employees and managers in a timely and professional manner.
• Support with a range of HR issues including performance management, health and safety, recruitment, probation, workers compensation and termination.
• Escalate critical or complex people matters to the Head of People & Culture.
• Support the implementation and communication of Kip policies and procedures.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain our HRIS and assist with basic documentation, including contracts, policies, and employee records as directed.
• Coordinate HR activities and calendar, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.
• Support the Head of People & Culture with the recruitment process, from job postings through to selection and offers.
• Facilitate onboarding for new hires, ensuring a smooth integration into teams, systems and the business.
• Support the payroll team to deliver timely and accurate pay runs each fortnight.
• Develop and provide information, HR reports and correspondence as required.
• Communicate and act in ways that are consistent with Kip Happy Stays Values of Fun, Compassion, Honesty, Expertise and Achievement.

Experience & Skills:

• Tertiary qualification in human resources, business, employment law, learning and development, and/or relevant on-the-job experience.
• Sound knowledge of human resources principles, policies, procedures and practices.
• Ability to use initiative and think laterally and strategically.
• Strong ability to develop good working relationships and gain cooperation and assistance from staff at all levels.
• The ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including peers, employees, and external organisations.
• Demonstrated written communication skills for the creation of reports & correspondence.
• Strong verbal communication skills and presentation ability.
• Proficient ability in the use of the Google Suite of programs.
• Professionalism and strong work ethic.
• Powerful desire to learn and actively seek professional development.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously.
• Passionate about pet care and animal welfare.

How to apply

Include a cover letter outlining why you are the best fit for the role. Even if you don’t tick all the boxes, we'd love to know how your current skill set can transfer!

Shortlisted candidates will be sent an invite to complete a brief one-way video interview as the first stage of our recruitment process.

Successful candidates will be required to provide or complete (at Kip's cost) a National Criminal History Check as part of the pre-employment process.

If you have any questions about the role, reach out to us at jobs@kip.com.au.

We look forward to reviewing your applications!