HR Administrator

Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900 pre-tax

Fitness Passport discounts

Hybrid working

Job summary

Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney is seeking an experienced HR Administrator to deliver administration across the employee lifecycle, including contracts, onboarding and records management. You’ll work with the People & Culture team to support recruitment activities and maintain HRIS data in Dayforce, while delivering accurate, confidential HR support.

The role offers a hybrid working model based in Milsons Point, with a 3-month contract and potential extension.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year’s experience in HR, recruitment administration or related admin role.
• Experience in high-volume environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time management.
• Proactive problem-solving skills.
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders and work autonomously under deadlines.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate employment lifecycle administration, including preparing contracts and onboarding.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data.
• Support recruitment activities such as posting vacancies and candidate screening.
• Coordinate interviews and pre-employment documentation.
• Provide administrative support to HR team and managers.
• Support HR compliance, reporting and record-keeping.
• Contribute to HR projects and process improvements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Time management

Proactive problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualifications in HR or Business

Tools

Dayforce

Payroll systems

Job description

Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney – Milsons Point NSW

Casual/Temporary, Full time

Hybrid

17d ago , from Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney

• Temporary full-time opportunity (3-month contract with the possibility of extension)
• Hybrid working model, based in Milsons Point
• Salary Packaging: Package up to $15,900 of your pre-tax income and boost your take-home pay
• Fitness Passport: Discounted access to gym and aquatic centres

About us

At Royal Rehab we’re redefining health and wellbeing. A leading charity with over 125 years of innovation in rehabilitation and community support services, we are committed to empowering individuals to achieve their health goals through evidence-based care and lifestyle medicine. Royal Rehab is renowned for our focus on research and innovation and sits uniquely as a provider of advanced rehabilitation and disability services including supported accommodation, private rehabilitation hospitals, a purpose-built resort for people with spinal cord injury and community services. We offer a vibrant, inclusive culture that values your expertise.

About the role

Passionate about HR, recruitment and all things administration? Join the Royal Rehab Group as a HR Administrator and play a key role in delivering a positive employee and candidate experience across the organisation. This is a varied, hands-on role where you’ll support the employee lifecycle, from preparing employment contracts and coordinating onboarding to maintaining employee records and assisting with recruitment activities. Working closely with operational leaders and the wider People & Culture team, you’ll help keep HR processes running smoothly, efficiently and accurately.

If you're organised, proactive and enjoy balancing people-focused support with administration, this is a fantastic opportunity to grow your HR experience while contributing to a purpose-driven organisation.

Key responsibilities include

• Coordinate employment lifecycle administration, including preparing contracts, managing variations and supporting onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data, ensuring workforce screening checks and compliance documentation are completed on time.
• Support recruitment activities, including advertising vacancies, monitoring applications, conducting initial phone screens and communicating with candidates.
• Coordinate interviews, reference checks and pre-employment documentation, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience.
• Provide responsive administrative support to employees, managers and the People & Culture team, managing enquiries and competing priorities with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Support HR compliance, audit, reporting and record-keeping requirements, ensuring documentation is accurate and up to date.
• Contribute to HR projects, process improvements and initiatives that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of People & Culture services.

About you

We seek an experienced and solutions focused individual with:

Essential Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year’s experience in a human resources, people and culture, recruitment administration or related administrative role.
• Demonstrated experience working within a high-volume environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation skills and time management skills.
• Demonstrated proactive problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively liaise with internal management and other key business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, accurately and to stringent deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• High level computer literacy and experience working with a HRIS, preferably Dayforce, and/or payroll or rostering systems.
• Experience preparing employment contracts, variations, onboarding/offboarding documentation and maintaining accurate employee records.
• Experience supporting recruitment activities such as vacancy advertising, candidate screening, interview coordination and candidate communication.

Desirable Criteria

• Working knowledge of the Health and/or Non-for-Profit industry and associated industrial awards/enterprise agreements.

Your Royal Rewards

• Salary Packaging: Lower your taxable income and increase your take-home pay
• Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
• Maxxia Rewards: Enjoy a huge range of discounts through our salary packaging partner
• Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
• Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
• Salary: Competitive remuneration
• Employee Assistance Program: Access to professional counselling and coaching for you and your immediate family
• Leadership: Supportive and experienced leadership team
• Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment

We know diversity makes Royal Rehab a great place to work, and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from all members of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you require any adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, or to support you in the workplace should you be successful, please let us know. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment where all individuals can thrive.

The successful applicant will be required to provide and undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a current criminal record check, working with children check, employment history and referee checks. Vaccination against infectious diseases is strongly encouraged.

Application Close Date: Friday 30th October 2026