Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference?
As the Rostering and Recruitment Officer, you will help build and maintain a capable workforce that delivers exceptional care to children and young people in SYC's Out of Home Care service.
You will coordinate rosters across multiple homes, ensure workforce compliance, support recruitment initiatives, and maintain accurate records, contributing directly to service quality and continuity of care.
Based at our Kent Town Head office and reporting to the Out of Home Care Manager, you will administer the coordination of rostering and recruitment activities for the SRC team.
Your day-to-day activities may vary, but will include:
Generating and reviewing fortnightly rosters for the SRC homes including on-call posts and ensuring compliance with the SCHADS award rules
Reviewing timesheets for compliance and accuracy whilst liaising with payroll and seeking approval from Team Leaders of the homes
Promptly actioning coverage for unplanned absences and ensuring the registry of casual employees and their availability is updated
Monitoring workforce coverage, vacancies, leave trends, and roster gaps to proactively support recruitment and workforce planning
Screening applications for SRC positions and coordinating interviews or relevant paperwork for recruiting Team Leaders
About You
As someone who is detail oriented with a problem-solving mindset, you will have proven experience collaborating well in a team to achieve positive outcomes.
To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate:
Rostering or scheduling experience, preferably within a residential care or service-orientated environment
Proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office, with strong knowledge of Word and Excel




Strong workforce coordination and organisation skills, able to manage time and achieve outcomes with minimal supervision or direction
Understanding of SCHADS Award requirements and its impact on scheduling and payroll (or have the willingness to learn award rules)
A flexible attitude and willingness to undertake a diverse set of tasks with time management in mind
Attentiveness to share required information/knowledge with others whilst maintaining a high level of confidentiality
Key screening and requirements:
Be willing to complete a Working with Children Check and National Police Check
Be eligible to work in Australia
Additional benefits
Additional day off to celebrate your Birthday*
Enjoy salary packaging benefits
Access an additional one week of paid leave each year, through SYC loyalty leave*
Discounted Corporate Private Health Cover
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Wellbeing leave
*Qualifying periods and terms apply.
About us
SYCexists so everyone can succeed.
We invest back into the community, helping tens of thousands of people every year to create a life without disadvantage, to build sustainable independence and to experience wellbeing in all areas of their lives.
We are proud to work with people who are passionate and professional, who encourage and value diversity, who are courageous, creative and, most importantly, believe in people's potential.
Our vision of wellbeing, independence and opportunity for everyone encompasses the people we work with, as well as the people who work for SYC.
To learn more about us, visit our website:
SYC is an Equal Prospect Employer and is proud of our diverse workforce.
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with disability to apply.
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📌 Rostering And Recruitment Officer (South Australia)
🏢 SYC
📍 South Australia