Maitland City Council Hiring for Human Resources Assistant Job at Maitland Full Time

Closing Date:
25-10-2021

Employment Type:
Temporary Full Time (12 months)

The Opportunity

Maitland City Council have an exciting opportunity within the HR team for a temporary Human Resources Assistant! Our Human Resources team have a passion for people and a commitment to making things easy.

This role will see you work with the team to deliver timely, professional and confidential administrative services to the group and the wider Council. In the role you will provide administration support which includes but not limited to, supporting Council’s recruitment, selection and onboarding processes which include reference checking, booking pre-employment medicals and preparing recruitment documentation. You will also assist with the coordination of Council’s training programs, including liaising with training providers, ensuring staff have up to date and maintained training records and organising room set up and catering. You will also undertake general administration support to the Human Resources team.

About you

To hit the ground running as our HR Assistant you will possess a Certificate III in Business Administration and/or strong administrative experience.

To achieve success in this role you will be highly organised, possess excellent communication skills and have an ability to work on multiple tasks and projects at once with competing deadlines.

Benefits

This is a temporary full-time role for a period of twelve-months. This position will work 35 hours per week and attract a salary of $58,899 – $65,378 per year + 10% p.a. super, based on demonstrated skills and experience. You will also be eligible to participate in Council’s Roster Day Off (RDO) scheme.

Council also offers a range of other benefits for its employees including supporting the balance between work and life, access to our Healthy Employee Program (HEP): including reduced gym memberships and $125 per calendar year rebate for health and wellbeing activities, training and development and more.

To Apply

To apply for this opportunity please click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your resume and cover letter. In your application for this role you will be required to answer three targeted questions , with each response limited to 300 words (please note you are not required to address the essential criteria in addition to the targeted questions).

Questions

If after reading the role charter you have any questions contact Emma Thomas , Manager Human Resources, on 02 4934 9742.

Applications close: Monday 25 October 2021

Please note, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake a medical assessment (including drug and alcohol testing). Council also completes a range of other pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, psychometric testing or a criminal history check. For more information about the recruitment process, visit our website and search ‘work with us’.

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