A fantastic opportunity for a Payroll Officer has become available in our National Payroll team based in our head office in Minchinbury, NSW.  This is fixed term position until 31 July 2025.

This role is responsible for the review, analysis, and calculation of workers compensation payments for all injured workers nationally. You will liaise with both internal and external stakeholders and provide support to the Payroll and Safety Departments in process improvement initiatives and projects.

What does the role look like? 

• Review, analyse and calculate workers compensation payments for all injured workers nationally
• Handle adjustment calculations of injured workers’ entitlements based on state legislation
• Reconcile insurer remittances
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and safety professionals across the business
• Manage payroll queries and ensure responses are timely
• Providing support to the Payroll and Safety Departments
• Support and assist continuous improvement of payroll processes and systems
• PIAWE calculations and reviews
• Ad-hoc duties as required

About the Opportunity 
As the Health Placement Support Hub - Placements Officer, you will work within the Health Placement Hub and closely with the Health Schools including Placement Officer, Academic leads, and Professional / Industry partners. 

The Hub Placement Officer is responsible for undertaking a broad range of operational activities in support of student placements with reference to compliance requirements as set by the Health Sector and the Griffith University Local Health Protocol. They will work in partnership with the Health Schools in dedicated program/s and/or discipline/s. This role is a key contact for students, industry partners and staff requiring advice in relation to student placements. This position may be required to supervise administration staff supporting placement activities.   

As the Health Placement Support Hub - Placements Officer, you will: 

• In conjunction with relevant stakeholders, provide administrative support and accountability for placements (domestic and international) including management of “Fit for Professional Practice” documentation for the lifecycle of the student, providing support into the Health Schools and placement programs. 
• Lead and promote compliance with relevant legislation and University policies and procedures, including vaccinations and health tests, licenses and certificates, online training on topics such as health and safety, inclusion, and use of personalised protective equipment (PPE) and forms. 
• Carry out the administration and utilisation of dedicated education or placements software including monitoring student pre-placement requirements, maintaining FFPP status throughout the student lifecycle and reporting as required.  
• Engage in system improvement and innovation activities to improve efficiency of Health Placement Support Hub and the student experience. 
• Assist the Health Placement Support Hub Manager in the recruitment of placements for individual and reoccurring placement arrangements. This includes contacting new placement partners or maintaining established placement provider relationships. 
• Coordinate the establishment and administration of placement deeds with a range of providers as required. 
• Undertake a range of placements-based operational activities including maintenance of databases and records, orientation materials, room bookings, evaluations, assessment records, management of finances, scheduling and the preparation of placements-based correspondence as required. 
• Effectively collaborate and communicate with a broad range of discipline based stakeholders including School based placement officers, academic and professional, student groups and other areas of the University. 
• Be a leading example of the principles and values embodied in the University’s Code of Conduct, and behave, act and communicate at all times to reflect fairness, ethics and professionalism. 

This is a full time, continuing position based at the Gold Coast  campus. As Griffith is a multi-campus University you may be required to work across other campus locations. Griffith University’s campuses are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples. 

Salary range 
The full-time equivalent base salary for HEW Level 5 position is in the range of $76,236 - $85,525 per annum, plus 17% employer superannuation. The total FTE package is in the range of $89,197 - $100,064 per annum. 

Reporting to the Lead Advisor - Health and Safety, you will form part of a dynamic team based in Notting Hill. You will be responsible for providing professional advice and support to multiple business units across multiple sites. Your responsibilities will include, however not limited to:

• Providing professional advice and support, and engaging, influencing and coaching the workforce to promote continual development and improvement in safety culture.
• Ensuring risk/hazard registers are maintained for all facilities
• Facilitating a consistent approach to risk management ensuring workers are trained and using risk management tools, including Take 5’s and JHA’s.
• Facilitating the reporting and recording of all incidents, hazards and near misses.
• Ensuring incident investigations are completed as required, identifying root causes and corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence. 
• Conducting regular visits to all areas of responsibility interacting with the management team and workforce to determine suitability of processes, risk management, safety behaviours, field inspections and system audits.
• Establishing process to complete or facilitate internal audits of sites
• Assisting in the implementation, review and maintenance of the Operational Integrity Management System

What you’ll do

tyresales and tyreconnect businesses, both of whom aim to create a hassle-free tyre purchasing experience for both B2C and B2B customers alike. Their seamless eCommerce network links all the big tyre brands with the largest tyre fitment network in Australia.

This is your opportunity to assist our customers through their journey and support them with their needs, driving both customer satisfaction and loyalty in a positive direction. 

• Share expertise to provide exceptional customer support and assistance across multiple channels, such as phone, email, web and live chat. 
• Collaborate in a fast-paced environment, you will be responsible for answering inbound customer service queries (voice and digital).
• Develop and support solutions with the day-to-day operations within the tyres business through tasks such as, product support, suppliers and logistics providers as well as some administrative tasks.