HR and Administration Intern

About the role

The host company is a national provider of qualified nurses and care professionals to healthcare organisations across Australia, with teams in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. This internship supports the healthcare staffing team across recruitment coordination, onboarding, employee records, compliance checks, roster and placement administration, and general office duties. Working under professional supervision, the intern gains practical experience in the processes used to attract, assess, onboard, place and support nurses and carers in a regulated healthcare environment.

Key responsibilities

• Enter, update and organise candidate and employee information in the HR database, keeping it accurate and confidential.
• Review applications and resumes against role requirements and refer suitable candidates to the recruitment team.
• Assist with interview scheduling, candidate communication and preliminary screening.
• Check and maintain registrations, police checks, vaccination records, work rights, training certificates and other compliance documents.
• Support staff availability, shift requests, placement details and roster updates.
• Organise and maintain candidate, employee and placement records in line with privacy requirements.
• Answer routine enquiries from healthcare facilities, nurses and carers and direct them to the right team member.
• Prepare onboarding documentation, carry out approved reference checks and provide general HR, recruitment and administrative support.

Required profile

• Advantageous: Human Resources, Business Administration or Management studies.
• Advantageous: experience or exposure in recruitment, customer service, office administration or data entry.
• Advantageous: healthcare, nursing, aged care, disability or staffing environments.
• Advantageous: university projects involving teamwork, communication or records management.

Required skills

• Preferred: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Preferred: HR databases, applicant tracking systems or CRM platforms.
• Preferred: candidate screening, interview scheduling, reference checks, rostering, placement records and professional correspondence.