People & Culture Officer - Flexible Payroll & HR

Jobs in Council; Deniliquin; Hybrid; AUD 73,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Program

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Edward River Council is seeking a motivated People & Culture Officer to join our People & Culture team, delivering payroll administration and HR support to our workforce. Key duties include coordinating fortnightly payroll, maintaining confidential records, assisting recruitment and onboarding, supporting training and wellbeing initiatives, and contributing to workforce reporting.

This permanent full-time role offers flexible work options and a 9-day fortnight.

Qualifications

• Payroll processing experience and HR administration knowledge.
• Confidentiality and discretion in handling records.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and process Council's fortnightly payroll.
• Maintain payroll and employee records with confidentiality and accuracy.
• Respond to payroll and HR enquiries from employees.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews and offboarding processes.
• Coordinate training activities and maintain training records.
• Administer Council's uniform program.
• Coordinate wellbeing initiatives, including health screening and vaccination programs.
• Maintain HR records in the electronic records system.
• Assist with workforce reporting and statutory payroll obligations.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR administration

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Deadline driven

Independent working

Team collaboration

Customer service

Organisational skills

Education

Certificate III in Human Resources

Tools

Enterprise payroll systems

TechnologyOne software

Job description

Edward River Council is seeking a motivated People & Culture Officer to join our People & Culture team, delivering payroll administration and HR support to our workforce. Key duties include coordinating fortnightly payroll, maintaining confidential records, assisting recruitment and onboarding, supporting training and wellbeing initiatives, and contributing to workforce reporting.

This permanent full-time role offers flexible work options and a 9-day fortnight.