• Immediate start available
• Fantastic opportunity to develop and grow your skills in HR
• Great central CBD location
• Full Time role accruing a Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO)

Who we are:

Since 1895, KU has been and proudly remains a not for profit organisation.

KU is our place, where we all belong. A safe, calm community of children, parents and educators. We are very proud to welcome the large and diverse KU family of children, families and staff who experience KU with us each day. Side by side, we explore the world through many cultures and perspectives. KU children learn it’s OK to be different, and we can all be different, together.

KU operates nearly 140 early childhood education and care services across NSW, VIC, the ACT and QLD. Established in 1895, KU is one of Australia’s most experienced and respected providers of long day care, preschool, outside school hours care, occasional care, family programs and early intervention services. KU also operates brokered programs on behalf of the Commonwealth Government and provides professional services to the early childhood sector and the wider community.

The Role

This is an excellent full time 12 month contract opportunity for someone with strong administrative skills to become part of our supportive team. This role will support the talent acquisition team in a high volume permanent, temporary and casual recruitment with a focus that goes beyond early childhood education and includes allied health and associated support services.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing support to the recruitment process
• Triaging queries to the HR team
• Managing casual scheduling tool to ensure that all casual shifts are covered
• Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders and hiring managers
• Collaborate, communicate and work effectively as a member of the team
• Commencing at 7:00am and finishing at 3:30pm each day

About You

To be successful for the role you will have:

• Excellent customer service skills with a positive resilient attitude and enjoy liaising with casual staff members
• A collaborative team approach
• Strong administrative and organisational skills including the ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to adapt to and pick up new systems quickly
• Confidence communicating skills using phone, videoconferencing, and email with busy Hiring Managers.
• Ability to establish, maintain and enhance positive internal and external relationships
• A resilient and ‘can do’ attitude

COVID19 Vaccination

At KU, the safety and wellbeing of our employees, the children in our care and their families remains our highest priority. This is at the forefront of all that we do, and we welcome applications from candidates who share this spirit. It is a condition of employment that KU staff members are required to hold full COVID-19 vaccination.

Unlocking Endless Possibilities

KU has been awarded Employer of Choice each year since 2016, and is committed to continuing the development of a workplace culture of inclusion and diversity. We actively promote the employment of people from across the spectrum of society.

We encourage applications from people with a disability, and from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Through communicating individual needs during the application process it allows KU to adapt your recruitment processes to meet an individual’s physical or cultural requirements. We encourage you to talk to us about what your needs are to make your interview a success.

How do you apply?

If the above resonates with you and you feel you can positively contribute to this close-knit team, please click the 'apply now' button to be taken to the application form!

For more information or to confidentially discuss this opportunity, please contact Scott Price on 02 9121 6107 or via [email protected] (please note applications are not accepted via email)

To view other exciting opportunities for 2022, please visit our website here.

KU Children’s Services is committed to being a child safe organisation. We put children’s safety and wellbeing at the centre of our practices. Child safety is a shared responsibility across the organisation. All KU staff contribute to maintaining our child safe culture and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children in our services and programs. KU has a zero tolerance of harm or abuse of children.