Human Resources Clerk

Overview

Maintains and updates personnel records such as information on transfers and promotions, employee leave taken and accumulated, salaries, superannuation and taxation, qualifications and training.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

Tasks

  • updating information on leave taken and accumulated, employment history, salaries, superannuation and taxation, qualifications and training
  • raising records for newly appointed workers and checking records for completeness
  • processing applications for employment and promotions and advising applicants of results
  • receiving and answering inquiries about employment entitlements and conditions
  • sending out announcements of job openings and job examinations
  • issuing job application forms
  • compiling data from personnel records and preparing reports
  • storing and retrieving personnel records and files on request

Alternative Titles

  • Employment Office Clerk
  • Human Resources Records Clerk
  • Personnel Records Clerk

Specialisations

  • Psychological Examiner (Army)
  • Roster Clerk

Source: 1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition.
Note: The tasks associated with the occupation are to be used as guidance only. The tasks listing may include tasks associated with the grouping/category to which the occupation belongs.