Department of Health Hiring for HR Adviser Job at Melbourne Full Time

Position Summary:
Reporting to the VRP Onboarding team leader, the successful applicant will be responsible for effective and high quality on-boarding onboarding services to hiring teams and candidates.

To be successful in this role, the incumbent will be a positive and supportive team player with an ability to build and maintain strong working relationships. They will enable excellent outcomes through accurate candidate onboarding documentation and ensure that candidates and hiring teams have a great onboarding experience.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain sound working relationships, provide timely advice, and take follow up action as required.
• Support the preparation of routine recruitment documentation (such as employment contracts, on boarding documents) and apply recruitment processes and systems to proactively contribute to the ongoing review, development, and evaluation of the department’s recruitment function to achieve effective, high-quality outcomes.
• Provide candidate on boarding services to the Covid-19 response functions across Public Health including rapid sourcing for emergency needs and large volume cohorts.
• Provide candidate on boarding services for volume recruitment and project services to roles outside of the Public Health division including but not limited to Mental Health, Gender Equality and Executive Recruitment.
• Provide quality support to the HR Department to ensure all employee records and changes to employment arrangements are correctly applied for, actioned within required timelines, and recorded accurately.
• Work collaboratively with candidates and workforce development team to maintain the integrity of the department’s organisational structure and staffing establishment through the department’s human resources management system (SAP).
• Ensure best practice measures are being applied to the recruitment process, based on applicable policy documents.
• Participate in self – development to ensure the HR skills and knowledge levels are of a high standard.
• Support recruitment activities, ensuring candidates and hiring managers are supported and are provided with advice throughout the on boarding processes.
• Identify and collaborate on the development and implementation of new and changed strategies and practices, to improve the quality of people services outcomes across the department as required.
• Keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and the department’s records, information security and privacy policies and requirements.
• Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for that of others in the workplace by working in accordance with legislative requirements and the department’s occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate how the actions and outcomes of this role and work unit impact clients and the department’s ability to deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, effective support and services.

HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants are encouraged to apply online, submitting a cover letter and a current resume.

Please note: For this position, you are not required to address each of the key selection criteria in a separate written document.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.

For further information please visit the Department of Health

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