Payroll and Administration Officer - West Perth, Australia - Department of Education, Western Australia

Description

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE889497

This is a permanent full-time position commencing July 2024

Professional Benefits

Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive benefits including: CONFIRM FOR SEA Agreement Positions

The Role and our Branch

The Swimming and Water Safety branch is responsible for the management and implementation of the VacSwim and Interm Swimming programs which provide school children in Western Australia with an opportunity to participate in a safe, quality, comprehensive and progressive swimming and water safety program.

We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply.

The Payroll and Administration Officer will provide accurate and timely personnel, payroll and administration services to the section, including the creation and maintaining of employee records for all casual and temporary employees. The successful applicant will maintain an understanding of Interm and VacSwim programs procedures and guidelines. You will maintain and apply a current understanding of applicable industrial instruments, legislation, policy and procedures to personnel and payroll activities.

The successful applicant will input commencements, job and personal data for all casual and temporary employees whilst undertaking screening validity checks prior to the appointment of employees. You will liaise with Program Coordinators – Swimming to ensure data is correct prior to processing, manipulate data and upload high volume electronic Interm and VacSwim swimming staff pay sheets onto the payroll system.

Cultural Diversity

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Your written application will be assessed against the following Selection Criteria:

1. Demonstrated experience in undertaking payroll duties in line with industrial instruments, including processing salaries for a variety of staff.
3. Demonstrated well-developed data entry and computer skills including a working knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and word processing.
4. Demonstrated initiative and sound organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise tasks and work independently and as part of a team.

Shortlisted applicants will have their skills and experiences in relation to the remaining selection criteria assessed in the further stages of the recruitment process. Remaining selection criteria can be found on the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For a full outline of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the JDF.

It is recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.

All inquiries are welcomed