223112: Recruitment Consultant 

Description 

Interviews applicants to determine their job requirements and suitability for particular jobs, and assists employers to find suitable staff. Skill Level 1 Occupations at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. 

Assessing Authority

• Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)

vetassess@vetassess.com.au 

Alternative Titles

• Employment Consultant

  Alternative titles are any commonly used alternative title (or titles) for the occupation. These alternative titles have the same meaning as the principal title but may be less commonly used.   

Specialisations

• Casting Agent
• Literary Agent

 Specialisation titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialised tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation. 

Unit Group 2231: Human Resource Professionals 

Description 

Plan, develop, implement and evaluate staff recruitment, assist in resolving disputes by advising on workplace matters, and represent industrial, commercial, union, employer and other parties in negotiations on issues such as enterprise bargaining, rates of pay and conditions of employment. 

Indicative Skill Level 

In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).   

Tasks

• Arranging for advertising of job vacancies, interviewing and testing of applicants, and selection of staff
• Maintaining personnel records and associated human resource information systems
• Providing advice and information to management on workplace relations policies and procedures, staff performance and disciplinary matters
• Arranging the induction of staff and providing information on conditions of service, salaries and promotional opportunities
• Receiving and recording job vacancy information from employers such as details about job description, wages and conditions of employment
• Providing information on current job vacancies in the organisation to employers and job seekers
• Undertaking negotiations on terms and conditions of employment, and examining and resolving disputes and grievances
• Studying and interpreting legislation, awards, collective agreements and employment contracts, wage payment systems and dispute settlement procedures
• Developing, planning and formulating enterprise agreements or collective contracts such as productivity-based wage adjustment procedures, workplace relations policies and programs, and procedures for their implementation
• Overseeing the formation and conduct of workplace consultative committees and employee participation initiatives

Other occupations in this Unit Group

• 223111: Human Resource Adviser
• 223113: Workplace Relations Adviser