HR Onboarding - HR Services Officer

Uniting NSW & ACT; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-profit salary packaging

Flexible hybrid working

Fitness Passport

Additional paid leave options

Employee discounts via U Rewards

Job summary

Uniting NSW & ACT is seeking an HR Services Officer (Onboarding) to manage end-to-end onboarding for new employees. You will review contracts, complete recruitment processing in myPATH, and ensure accuracy of employee records.

The role collaborates with the TAS team and supports Payroll when needed, while driving continuous improvement in onboarding processes. You will thrive in a structured, process-driven environment, delivering timely, high-quality administrative support and a positive

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration, onboarding or recruitment administration.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to review documentation for discrepancies.
• Well-developed organisational and time management skills to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication with cross-team stakeholders.
• Confidence using computer systems and the ability to learn new HR platforms.
• Proactive, flexible and team-oriented approach to HR Services and Payroll support.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve employment contracts and onboarding documentation for accuracy and compliance.
• Process recruitment activities in myPATH to advance candidates through onboarding.
• Review and action candidate compliance outcomes in Zipline.
• Perform final onboarding checks to confirm employee details and documentation are complete.
• Identify discrepancies and follow up on missing information and onboarding requirements.
• Collaborate with the TAS team to ensure onboarding tasks progress efficiently within timeframes.
• Handle a high volume of onboarding tasks while maintaining quality and service standards.
• Support HR Services and Payroll activities as required.
• Contribute to process improvements to enhance onboarding experiences.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Proactive

Team oriented

System adaptability

Tools

myPATH

Zipline

Job description

About the Role

As an HR Services Officer (Onboarding), you will play an important role in delivering an accurate, efficient and seamless onboarding experience for new employees joining Uniting. As part of the HR Services team, you will support the end-to-end onboarding process, including reviewing and approving employment contracts, completing recruitment processing activities and conducting final checks to ensure all employee information and documentation is accurate and complete.

Working closely with the Talent Acquisition Services (TAS) team, you will manage onboarding activities across myPATH and Zipline, ensuring tasks are completed within required timeframes and in line with established processes. You will also have the opportunity to support other functions across HR Services and Payroll as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and approve employment contracts and associated onboarding documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with established processes.
• Complete recruitment processing activities in myPATH to progress candidates through the onboarding journey.
• Review and action candidate compliance outcomes in Zipline.
• Conduct final onboarding checks to verify employee details and ensure all required documentation is complete and accurate.
• Identify, investigate and follow up on discrepancies, missing information and outstanding onboarding requirements.
• Collaborate with the TAS team to ensure onboarding activities are progressed efficiently and within required timeframes.
• Manage a high volume of onboarding tasks while maintaining accuracy, quality and service standards.
• Provide support across other HR Services and Payroll activities as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance onboarding processes, procedures and the employee experience.

About You

You are a detail-oriented and organised professional who takes pride in delivering accurate, timely and high-quality administrative support. You enjoy working in a structured, process-driven environment and understand the importance of getting the details right when welcoming new employees into an organisation.

You bring a collaborative approach, communicate confidently with stakeholders and can manage competing priorities in a busy environment. You are proactive in identifying and resolving issues, comfortable learning new systems and processes, and committed to delivering a positive service experience.

Qualifications and Experience

• Previous experience in HR administration, employee onboarding, recruitment administration or a similar process-driven administrative role.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to review documentation and identify discrepancies accurately.
• Well-developed organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
• Confidence using computer systems and the ability to learn new technologies and HR platforms.
• A proactive, flexible and team-oriented approach, with a willingness to assist across HR Services and Payroll when required.

• Access to outstanding not-for-profit salary packaging, helping you pay less tax and take home more of your income. Better still, your full annual benefit is available from 1 April 2026, allowing you to maximise your tax savings from the start of the FBT year.
• Flexible hybrid working.
• Access to Fitness Passport, providing discounted access to hundreds of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across Australia to help you live your best life.
• Additional paid leave options, including the opportunity to purchase extra annual leave.
• Exclusive employee discounts through our U Rewards program.
• The chance to do meaningful work every day for an organisation committed to inspiring people, enlivening communities, and confronting injustice.

Join more than12,000+ employeesworking together to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice.

About Uniting

Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services, and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

Empowered by diversity

At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value, it’s how we work. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and identities and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, genders, and sexual orientations.

If you require adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know.