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About us 
 
Anglicare Southern Queensland connects with people at every stage of their life journey responding with compassion and humility, recognising the uniqueness of all individuals and advocating for the most vulnerable in our community. We’ve been proudly empowering generations of Queenslanders by providing care, compassion and hope for over 150 years. Anglicare Southern Queensland’s success is underpinned by the skills of 3,500 dedicated and experienced staff, who collectively support over 50,000 Queenslanders through our diverse ‘all of life’ service groups, which include: Children and Families, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Home and Community Care and Residential Aged Care. Anglicare’s passionate workforce sets us apart. Join us and make a difference.  
  
 
About the opportunity 
 
Our newly structured and transforming People and Culture team are embedding our new centralised recruitment service, and have a permanent full time position available for an experienced Talent Acquisition Advisor to play a key role in offering expert advice and supporting our managers to make good hiring decisions. Working closely within your portfolio, the Children, Youth and Families portfolio. This is an exciting time to join our new team focused on attracting and retaining critical roles like Foster Carers, Youth Workers, Counsellors, and Practitioners. These roles have a huge impact on our clients, and the Talent Acquisition Advisor is integral in ensuring we have the right people to support our clients. Your expertise, guidance and support will ensure they can keep delivering their essential services by recruiting people with the skills and attributes to transform the lives of our clients, their families and those in our community. The overall purpose of the Talent Acquisition Advisor is to support the delivery of contemporary attraction and selection services, ensuring a positive experience for candidates, hiring managers and internal corporate partners.  
 
Based in our new modern offices, in central Fortitude Valley, close to public transport and parking. You will be working closely with our service leaders, and reporting to the HRES Partner for Children Youth and Families. You will lead and support the delivery of a highly responsive recruitment service in partnership with services.  

• support hiring managers with the recruitment process 
• assist with talent acquisition and sourcing strategies, using talent tools such as Seek Talent Search and LinkedIn
• write and post engaging job ads on relevant job boards  
• provide advice to hiring managers around best approach to their recruitment needs  
• stay current with recruitment and selection trends and best practice through research, participation in industry forums and networking events 
• take recruitment briefs and develop attraction strategies and job advertisements for positions vacant 
• place job advertisements using appropriate systems, advertising platforms or other innovative techniques to maximise the reach to potential candidates and the existing workforce. 
• support hiring leaders by developing interview guides and participating on interview panels as required 
• ensure that all internal documents are completed accurately and are authorised 
• respond to high volume enquiries through inbox and phone  
• attend careers expos and industry networking events 
• provide input into the development of our careers website and EVP 
• support the Recruitment Partner and HR Lead in the delivery of strategic recruitment priorities and projects 

  
About you 
 
You will be someone who aligns with our values of love, hope, care and humility. You will bring a positive, team focused attitude and thrive in a fast paced environment. You will be hardworking, easy going and resilient. To ensure we deliver high quality, client-centred care every day, we are looking for someone with:   

• Proven experience with coordinating recruitment and selection processes, preferably as an internal recruitment function within a large organisation, with experience in professional services and senior corporate, IT and Finance experience. Ideally you will also have experience in community services or Not For Profit.
• Ability to leverage contemporary recruitment practices such as employment branding, selection methodologies and broad talent sourcing and help inform our own strategies 
• Able work independently and as part of a team to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a high-volume recruitment environment 
• High level interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to establish and maintain strong and credible internal and external connections and ensure a customer focus at all times 
• Excellent writing and editing skills 
• Experience with the administration of e-Recruitment systems and reporting mechanisms –  Oracle experience would be an advantage but not essential
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products 

You will be required to hold a National Police Certificate and a degree in Human Resources or equivalent (or working towards) is desirable. 
 
Culture and Benefits 
 
Our People and Culture team is a collaborative and high-performing team. We are motivated to inspire change and create a real impact on our organisation and our internal clients. Other benefits of joining us include: 
  

• Excellent, collaborative and supportive team management, with dedicated mentoring and development of your skills 
• Competitive salary package on offer 
• As a not for profit, salary sacrifice up to $15,900 of your salary for living expenses tax free (more take home pay), plus an additional entertainment card (accommodation, meals etc) up to $2650 tax free. 
• Hybrid work model – mix of home and office so you can enjoy work life balance 
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave 
• Continuous peer support from your immediate team, and development opportunities from the larger organisation
• An opportunity to be involved in the strategic and operational aspects of recruitment with an organisation that began 150 years ago and help us to create an even brighter future by ensuring we have the right people in the right roles in the right time 
• Retail and health insurance discounts  
• Excellent, collaborative and supportive team management, with dedicated mentoring and development of your skills 

  
Are you interested?  
  
If you’re ready to lead with purpose, make a tangible difference in people’s lives, and join a team passionate about their work, apply online with your resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability, interest and capability to meet our requirements.  
 
For further information please contact Mel Hart – HRES Partner – Children, Youth and Families - mhart@anglicaresq.org.au 
 
Applications will be progressed as they are received.  
  
A Pre-Employment Assessment will follow (after shortlisting) for disclosures of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated from performing the duties of this position. 
Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental health issues. We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing on-going care and protection.

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