Director of People & Culture

Director of People & Culture

Full-time position commencing mid-October 2026 or by mutual agreement
 

Founded in 1881 by the Marist Brothers, St Joseph’s College is a boarding and day secondary boys’ school, whose Catholic identity is shaped by Marist spirituality and traditions. Governed by Marist Schools Australia, the College enrolment is approximately 1,100 students.

The Director of People & Culture is the College’s senior executive leader for people, workplace culture and employment practice, and a member of the College Leadership Team. As a trusted adviser to the Headmaster, the Director provides strategic and operational leadership across the full employee lifecycle and ensures that people practices strengthen the College’s Catholic and Marist mission, strategic priorities and commitment to excellence.

The Director leads a contemporary, responsive and service-oriented People & Culture function spanning workforce strategy and planning, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance and conduct, employee and industrial relations, organisational development, staff wellbeing, policy and governance, HR systems and workforce analytics, work health and safety interfaces, workers compensation and return to work, and the People & Culture dimensions of child safeguarding, professional standards and regulatory compliance.

The Director builds leadership capability, strengthens systems and governance, navigates complex and sensitive workplace matters with fairness and integrity and helps the College attract, develop, engage and retain outstanding staff committed to the education and form…