Blue Knot Foundation works to empower more than 1 in 4 Australians impacted by complex trauma. Our staff are committed to supporting survivors, their supporters and the professionals around them. Our teams are driven by our values of Hope, Integrity and Change. Current vacancies are listed below, followed by more about working for Blue Knot.
We are unable to respond to speculative applications or agency enquiries.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9am-5pm base hours
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re a national remote-first organisation seeking an experienced People & Payroll professional to join our small, high-performing and friendly team of three. This hands-on role is responsible for payroll coordination (external provider), salary packaging, portable & State long service leave, providing People & Culture advisory, plus supporting coordination and administration across the employee lifecycle nationally.
You’ll also contribute to strategic and operational P&C projects, supporting continuous improvement and a positive employee experience.
Remuneration: Competitive salary + salary packaging.
ABOUT YOU
This role will suit an experienced People & Payroll professional with demonstrated experience managing payroll and People & Culture responsibilities, supported by strong working knowledge of the SCHADS Award, NES and employment legislation. Attention to detail, sound professional judgement and a proactive approach to legislative compliance are among your core strengths. NFP experience advantageous.
Location: NSW home based (commutable to North Sydney). Must have a safe home office with reliable NBN50+ internet.
4 weekdays per week to end June 2027
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join Blue Knot Foundation to lead one of three trauma-informed 4-6 person Redress teams supporting adult survivors engaging with the National Redress Scheme.
Work schedule: Four daytime weekdays that include Wednesday; 9am-5pm AEST (Sydney time).
Remuneration: SCHADS Level 7 (currently $63.13/hr), no weekends/public holidays.
ABOUT YOU
Accredited counsellor/social worker (ACA, PACFA, AASW or AHPRA), 4+ years trauma-informed telehealth experience, strong people leadership (remote teams), operational management. National Redress Scheme knowledge is highly desirable.
Location: NSW, VIC, SA or QLD | Must have safe home office with reliable internet
Blue Knot Foundation is the National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. It works to empower recovery for the more than five million (1 in 4) Australian adults who are survivors of complex trauma, their families and their communities.
As the National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma, we deliver on our purpose to empower survivors, their families and communities to heal and recover, every day. That’s because more than 5 million adult Australians are affected by repeated abuse, neglect and violence, many devastatingly so.
Since 1995, we have driven trauma-informed initiatives and complex trauma awareness as advocates, thought leaders, researchers, service providers and trainers, supporting Royal Commissions and enquiries. In 2012 our Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Complex Trauma and Trauma Informed Care and Service Delivery in 2012 became a global first, heralding of suite of publications setting clinical and organisational practice standards.
We deliver services into urban, rural and regional communities in every state and territory, some direct to survivors and their loved ones and others building the capacity of diverse sectors and services:
We believe that our culture sets us apart from other organisations. That’s because we pride ourselves on living and breathing our core Values and Trauma Informed Principles. They underpin everything we do and support us to make a difference every single day.
Our staff are our heart and soul. To support you to be your best and to balance your busy lives we provide a range of programs and support structures regardless of whether you work full or part time:
As we don’t have an office, all our roles are home based. This means that personal time can be enjoyed to the full, and we all save time travelling. We do have access to meeting spaces to support in person team and cross-team collaboration at scheduled times. However, our technology, communication channels and infrastructure have been designed to support individual and team productivity and whole of organisation connections regardless of where you live.
It takes a truly collaborative effort to build a culture internally of which we are all proud and which enables us to optimise the impact we make externally. We foster and forge structures to support the sharing of ideas and insights and to provide and respond to feedback to drive our organisational development internally and externally.
At Blue Knot, we don’t just provide all staff with a competitive salary, but also offer full charitable organisation salary packaging benefits that enable our permanent and fixed term staff to deduct certain personal expenses from their gross pay before income tax is applied.
These personal expenses can include:
Blue Knot Foundation respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Lands on which we work and pay respect to First Nations peoples and their Elders past and present. We acknowledge their strength and resilience and are honoured to journey with them on the path to healing and reconciliation. Please be aware that this website may contain the names, images and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
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