Workforce and Recruitment Coordinator - Part-time

 

About the role: 

 

Hume now calls for applications for the position of Workforce and Recruitment Coordinator. The role is part time (0.6 FTE - school hours or 3 full days per week), fixed term and will be based at our Freier campus. This position will commence on Monday, 23 March 2026 and will conclude on Friday, 2 April 2027 and offers 6 weeks paid annual leave.

The primary purpose of this position is to coordinate the School’s recruitment and selection from beginning to end and coordinate other key human resource functions as required.

The Workforce and Recruitment Coordinator coordinates end-to-end recruitment processes ensuring candidate care. Operating in close liaison with key staff, they coordinate all steps in the recruitment cycle, from raising the employment request to completing employee onboarding; and ensuring that the cycle is completed effectively and efficiently.

The Workforce and Recruitment Coordinator coordinates the School’s human resources database (currently Synergetic) ensuring all staff information is accurate, up to date and complete. They have a particular focus on ensuring all regulatory requirements for staff are maintained with the highest level of accuracy, and providing reports as required. 

With proven experience in coordinating recruitment, induction, and with a human resources compliance background, the Workforce and Recruitment Coordinator will ensure the School’s recruitment and selection system is well maintained, whilst promoting the School's philosophy, policies and procedures. 

The Workforce and Recruitment Coordinator has a sound working knowledge of general human resources with a focus on recruitment, induction, compliance, practices, and workflows. They attend work-related professional development activities and keep abreast of best practice within their field. 

The Workforce and Recruitment Coordinator is part of the Administrative Staff and works collaboratively in a team environment to support and enrich their collective responsibilities. They work in close collaboration with the Payroll Administrator, the Daily Organiser’s, and reports to the Director of Human Resources.

Requirements of the Role:

Essential

• Demonstrated experience in a similar recruitment role and recruitment system
• Excellent organisational skills, planning capabilities, and meticulous attention to detail to ensure all processes and records are completed to the highest of standards
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to form the strongest of relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated advanced IT and systems skills
• Personal sense of initiative, enthusiasm, high energy and efficiency
• Motivated to deliver the highest level of client service
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships within and outside the School
• Good investigative, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Self-disciplined and with the ability to work autonomously
• The highest level of loyalty and discretion, and the capacity to maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality
• Intuitive and proactive approach to the facilitation of and improvement to the School’s recruitment and human resource management processes
• Current Working with Children Check.

Desirable

• Highly developed skills in the use of a recruitment software package
• Experience using the Synergetic School Management System
• Exposure to the practical application of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
• Experience in an education setting
• Involvement in professional communities

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