The People and Culture Recruitment team is seeking customer-focused professionals to work with managers in developing contemporary, effective attraction and selection approaches. This is an excellent opportunity for proactive, solutions-focused individuals to join our team.
Senior Recruitment Officer, Level 4:
The Senior Recruitment Officer is responsible for delivering a highly responsive and customer focused service for all types of resourcing activities across the Department. This includes providing advice and support to hiring managers in relation to talent acquisition, advertising and attraction, selection and assessment and appointment and onboarding. This position is also expected to respond to queries from current and prospective employees on recruitment or employment matters, as well as ensuring compliance with WA Public Sector and departmental standards relating to recruitment, selection and appointment.
Recruitment Officer, Level 3:
The Recruitment Officer is responsible for delivering a responsive and customer focused administrative service for resourcing activities across the Department. This includes providing recruitment support to hiring managers in relation to advertising and attraction, selection and assessment and appointment and onboarding. This position is expected to respond to queries from current employees and prospective employees on recruitment or employment matters, as well as ensuring compliance with WA Public Sector and departmental standards relating to recruitment, selection and appointment.
This is a pool recruitment process for permanent, and fixed term opportunities. This pool may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may arise within the Department and across the WA public sector in the next 12 months from the initial date of appointment.
Our Perth office is centrally located in the CBD, above the Perth Underground rail station and close to major transport links. We also have a number of offices located in the regions.
To be successful for the Senior Recruitment Officer, Level 4 position, you need to demonstrate:
- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of end-to-end recruitment services in a past faced environment, including the ability to engage with stakeholders and promote contemporary and innovative recruitment and attraction practices.
- Demonstrated knowledge of recruitment, selection and appointment principles that apply across the WA public sector.
- Demonstrated ability to use initiative and adopt a solutions-focussed approach to recruitment related issues.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
- Proven organisational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate the behaviours within the leadership context as outlined below.
To be successful for the Recruitment Officer, Level 3 position, you need to demonstrate:
- Experience in interpreting and applying policy, procedure and industrial legislation and adopt a solutions-focussed approach to issues.
- Demonstrated knowledge of recruitment, selection and appointment principles that apply across the WA public sector.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
- Proven ability to plan and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate the behaviours within the leadership context as outlined below.
Core leadership behaviours outlined in Leadership Expectations are applicable to these roles and should be demonstrated in the context of Personal Leadership. The Personal Leadership context is about the work of individuals not yet in traditional leadership positions who make a direct and immediate difference to the agency. The expected behaviours may be assessed during the recruitment and selection process.
About us
For more information on what we do, our recruitment process, and why working at the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage is an attractive proposition, please visit the Department page on the DPLH website.
We have a comprehensive Applicant Information Pack to provide information about us, the values of the department and practical guidance on the process for you.
Benefits of Working at DPLH
DPLH offers a broad range of benefits including but not limited to:
- Access to flexible working arrangements including working from home or alternate work locations for enhanced work life balance.
- 12% superannuation, full employer contribution and salary packaging options
- Comprehensive learning and professional development opportunities.
- 4 weeks annual leave with 17.5% loading paid as additional pay every December
- 3 days additional public sector holidays each year
- Cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
- Leave for study, bereavement, foster caring and parenting
- Free access to a confidential employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your family, which includes psychology and counselling services.
How to apply: All applications are submitted online. Select ‘Apply for Job’, located at either top or bottom of the screen, and follow the instructions; you will need to provide a:
- Clearly state in your application the role/s you are applying for.
- Comprehensive CV that clearly shows your skills, experience, and key achievements, including the details of two referees.
- A maximum two (2) page cover letter, addressing the essential requirements, as detailed above and in the JDF.
Further Information:
If you would like to know more, please give Kelly Aresti a call on 6551 9507 or email [email protected] to discuss the role in further detail. Please do not send your application to Kelly or to seek their assistance with lodging your application.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants – For a confidential discussion about the recruitment process, please reach out to Jake Louthean or Barb Culbong from our Aboriginal Employment and Engagement team. You can contact Jake at 0428429486 or Barb at 0408 895 002 or alternatively email us at [email protected].
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and as a measure to achieve equality under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, young people (24 years of age and under) and people with disability who meet the requirements of the position, may be prioritised for appointment.
Accessibility: If you have any communication or access needs that require adjustment to allow you to participate in this recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment team on (08) 6551 9419 or email [email protected].
We can also be contacted via the National Relay Service on the below numbers:
TTY/voice calls – 133 677
Speak and Listen – 1300 555 727 and SMS relay – 0423 677 767.
Special Requirements for this position:
The Department will conduct a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check for applicants successful to this recruitment process.
To be eligible for a permanent appointment to the Western Australian public sector it is essential that you are an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status in Australia. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract.
files only) or PDF format and have allowed plenty of time to submit your application, as late, emailed and proforma applications will not be accepted.
If you experience technical issues when submitting your application, contact [email protected], or please call (08) 6551 9419 for any other queries.
Closing Date – Tuesday, 23 June 2026 @ 4:00pm
