Human Resources Coordinator

Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa | Playcentre Aotearoa; Wellington; Remote; NZD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 hours/week

Remote options

Job summary

Playcentre Aotearoa is seeking a Human Resources Coordinator to support day-to-day HR operations under the HR Senior Advisor. You will help update records, manage documentation, and assist with recruitment and vetting across centres.

Key responsibilities include onboarding and offboarding, drafting employment agreements and variation letters, maintaining accurate HR data, and supporting process improvements. A proactive, detail‑oriented communicator will thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• Relevant background in Human Resources.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 or similar IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to HR projects and support process improvements.
• Onboarding and offboarding administrative tasks.
• Draft, review and issue employment documents (agreements, letters of variation).
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR data.
• End-to-end recruitment and vetting of candidates.
• Complete ad hoc tasks to support day-to-day HR operations.

Skills

IT proficiency

Prioritization

Written and verbal communication

Motivation and results orientation

Job description

About us

Formed in 1941, Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa – Playcentre Aotearoa is a licenced early childhood education provider and charitable trust. Committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrating people’s uniqueness, with a philosophy of empowering ’parents as first educators’. Playcentre seeks to empower whānau and tamariki to work, play, learn and grow together, and today has approximately 400 centres nationwide.

About the role

Reporting to the Human Resources Senior Advisor, the Human Resources Coordinator supports day-to-day HR operations.

Following a period of change, this role will assist the HR team with updating and maintaining records and process, and duties include but are not limited to:

• Contribute to HR projects and support opportunities for process improvement
• Administrative tasks relating to the employee lifecycle, including onboarding & offboarding
• Draft, review and issue employment documentation accurately, including employment agreements & letters of variation
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR related data
• End-to-end recruitment and subsequent employment vetting
• Complete ad hoc tasks to support the day-to-day running of the HR function

About you

The ideal candidate will have the relevant background in Human Resources, along with the following:

• Confidence using IT and picking up new systems quickly, and experience with Microsoft 365
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Motivated with a results-oriented mindset

Benefits

• Permanent Full-time role (40 hours/week)
• Flexibility to work from home from time to