Job Description

Talent Acquisition Lead

Are you a strategic Talent Acquisition leader who loves building high-performing teams, strengthening recruitment practices and connecting great people with meaningful work?

Strive Community Care is looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Lead to take ownership of our organisation-wide talent acquisition strategy and lead the end-to-end recruitment and onboarding function.

This is an opportunity to shape how we attract, select and onboard the people who deliver safe, person-centred and trauma-informed support to individuals, families and communities across Queensland.

About the Role

Reporting to the People and Culture Manager, you will be Strive's lead for Talent Acquisition, providing strategic direction while remaining hands-on with complex and business-critical recruitment.

You will lead organisation-wide workforce resourcing, recruitment and onboarding practices, ensuring we attract capable, values-aligned people who are committed to making a difference.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading workforce demand planning, recruitment priorities and forward workforce forecasting.
• Overseeing end-to-end recruitment across frontline, specialist, leadership and corporate roles.
• Developing proactive attraction strategies, talent pipelines and regional recruitment campaigns.
• Leading and supporting the recruitment team, including coaching, workload allocation and quality standards.
• Building hiring-manager capability through coaching and guidance on effective, inclusive and values-based recruitment.
• Strengthening recruitment and onboarding processes through Employment Hero and connected systems.
• Monitoring recruitment performance, reporting and workforce insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensuring recruitment and onboarding practices support child safety, cultural safety and workforce readiness.

About You

You are an experienced Talent Acquisition professional who can confidently balance strategic workforce planning with hands-on recruitment delivery.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end recruitment across diverse and complex workforces.
• Experience leading or coordinating recruitment teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence and coach senior and operational leaders.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and HR platforms, ideally Employment Hero.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use recruitment data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• A commitment to inclusive, merit-based and values-aligned recruitment practices.

Experience in out-of-home care, child protection, disability or other regulated human services environments will be highly regarded.

Why Join Strive?

• Hybrid Working Arrangements – Enjoy flexibility with a balance of workplace collaboration and working from home.
• Permanent Full-Time Opportunity – Join a growing organisation in a role where you can make a lasting impact.
• Make a Genuine Difference – Work for a purpose-driven organisation supporting vulnerable children, young people, families and people with disability.
• Autonomy and Ownership – Take the lead in shaping and improving organisation-wide talent acquisition strategy, systems and processes.
• Join a Values-Led Organisation – Be part of a purpose-driven, person-centred organisation where you can be the change. Work alongside people who are guided by integrity, unity, excellence and creativity, making a meaningful difference in the lives of others every day.

Strive Community Care is a growing, Queensland-based for-purpose organisation delivering services across family preservation, out-of-home care, disability support and corporate services.

Our work is grounded in safe, respectful and meaningful relationships. We are committed to creating positive outcomes for the individuals, families and communities we support.

Joining Strive means being part of an organisation where your work has a genuine purpose. In this role, you will have the opportunity to influence workforce strategy, strengthen recruitment capability and help build the teams that make a difference every day.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are passionate about attracting great people, building strong teams and shaping recruitment practices that support meaningful community outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

Applications close: Friday, 20 November 2026.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews and the appointment process may commence before the advertised closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Strive Community Care welcomes applications from suitably qualified people and is committed to fair, inclusive and merit-based recruitment. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and will provide reasonable adjustments to support equitable participation in the recruitment process.