Assistant Talent Acquisition Officer

Assistant Talent Acquisition Officer, Clerk Grade 3/4 - Talent Pool

Department of Communities and Justice

• Talent Pool for Temporary and Ongoing roles
• Attractive Salary Package - $84,659 - $92,701 plus Superannuation and leave loading
• Parramatta location with hybrid working arrangements

The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is the lead agency under the Stronger Communities Cluster. DCJ works to enable everyone's right to access justice and help for families through early intervention and inclusion, with benefits for the whole community. Stronger Communities is focussed on achieving safe, just, inclusive and resilient communities by providing services that are effective and responsive to community needs.

Your role

As an Assistant Talent Acquisition Officer at DCJ, you will work closely with the Talent Acquisition Officers and Team Leader providing administrative support for end-to-end recruitment in our Corrective Services team.

You will be involved in a range of recruitment aspects including arranging pre-employment checks such as medical assessments, reference checks and various internal and external service checks. You will review the outcome of checks, provide timely and professional support to candidates regarding general queries, provide candidate updates on applications and request further candidate information as needed. Updating and maintaining secure records will be an integral part of your role, whilst collaborating and working closely with the rest of the team.

About You

Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated, team member who excels in completing administrative tasks and being highly organised? To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced team and effectively manage a range of tasks, supporting our Talent Acquisition Officers to deliver high quality talent acquisition services. Attention to detail and effective communication skills are key to this position. Your adaptability, commitment and willingness to learn will help you thrive in our team.

What You’ll Do

• Utilise the recruitment system to deliver talent acquisition services which include the coordination of interviews, testing, pre-employment checks, candidate management and onboarding
• Ensure accuracy and documentation within all recruitment systems used.
• Provide timely and professional talent acquisition service and support to stakeholders regarding recruitment assignments.
• Uphold all government and legislative polices
• Respond to enquiries, and escalate and redirect issues as required, to ensure the provision of accurate information
• Update and maintain records and databases, complying with administrative systems and processes, to ensure that all information is accurate, stored correctly and accessible

Essential Requirements Or Willing To Obtain

• Demonstrated experience in successfully providing business and administration support within an HR environment
• Demonstrated ability to respond, adapt and cope with changing priorities and demands
• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
• Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

Download the role description.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous hybrid work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close

Thursday 4 June at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Sarah Burgess on 0428 370116 or at ***email_hidden***

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Lynsey Allison on 0409 193609 or via [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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