About Us

Senami is a community organisation that empowers individuals, stimulates hope and enhances quality of life and individual outcomes. Based in the Adelaide Northern Suburbs, we are a growing NDIS-Registered Provider and a team of passionate individuals with a common goal of creating a positive change in our clients' lives.

We pride ourselves in our client-focused approach and our ability to share our knowledge and compassion with our clients and colleagues. Our Services include providing Care at Home or in the Community, 24/7 Residential Care for Accommodation and Respite, Support Coordination & Specialist Support Coordination, Counselling & Specialist Behaviour Management, Plan Management and Case Management.

Job Description

The Human Resource (HR) and Administrative (Admin) Officer is responsible for providing a range of HR/Admin support services which help meet the needs for all the business’ stakeholders such as the clients, management, staff, and suppliers.

This includes responding to the business’ stakeholders’ queries and concerns, providing related information, preparing documents, reporting, developing and facilitating Human Resources and Administrative policies and procedures.

The HR duties include and are not limited to Recruitment & Onboarding, Rostering, OHS & WorkCover, Performance Management, Job/Role evaluation, General HR Support, Training & Development and overseeing the continuous improvement of the quality of staff for Senami. In addition, the HR Assistant will be involved in a range of HR related projects which support the development and implementation of new HR initiatives. This is a generalist HR role covering a wide range of HR support and assistance.

The Admin duties include and are not limited to Basic Management Accounting (Accounts Receivable/Payable, General Journal Entries, Bank & Petty Cash Reconciliation, Payroll, Superannuation & PAYG, etc.), Clients Services Relationship Building, Telephone and Referral Management, Organizing and Scheduling appointments, Planning Meetings, Recordkeeping and Taking Detailed Minutes, Reports and Filing Management, and General Support to visitors acting as the point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

All HR and Admin duties must be fully compliant to the regulations laid out by the Senami Service Agreements, NDIS Commission, National Employment Standards, Fair Work Act, Workplace, Health and Safety Act and Regulations and practices used within HR.

The role reports directly the Finance/Admin Manager and will be liaising with the Team Leaders, Residential Care Manager and Support Coordinators of Senami.

About You

You know what the NDIS is and you know the relevant HR legislation, regulations and practices used

You have Tertiary Qualifications in Human Resources or have extensive work experience in Human Resources

You have Tertiary Qualifications in Accounting/Bookkeeping or have extensive work experience in Accounting/Bookkeeping

You have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You have the ability to prepare reports, policies and procedures and communicate these to all staff. You are also a great listener!

You have at least 1 year’s experience with MYOB and you can confidently set-up HR systems.

You are flexible and confident, eager to learn and proactive, and have proven problem solving skills.

You have a proven eye for talent and previous experience managing end-to-end recruitment activities, ideally in Support Work.

You can provide advice, guidance and direction to managers and staff regarding HR policies, job descriptions, job evaluation process, induction, probation, remuneration, payroll, performance management, professional development, terminations, OH&S, EEO and industrial relations.

You have well-developed organisational and time management skills and the ability to proactively identify and meet expectations in a timely manner.

You have strong attention to detail skills with a focus on ensuring accurate preparation of documentation.

You always exercise discretion and confidentiality and sensitive information appropriately.

You have a high level IT competency including the MS Office Suite, MYOB and preferably HR systems experience. You can easily handle computers, printers and cell phones and are able to set up communication between staff.

You are a model of the organisation’s Values, through own behaviour, demonstrating a commitment to Senami’s values and making a positive contribution to workplace harmony and cooperative team behaviour.