HR Assistant Placement

Since 1982, the firm has served farms and agricultural businesses across Western Australia. Founded in 1982, we now have 70 employees. We track time in six-minute increments.

The internship

Part-time or full-time remote role supporting the people team at Harbour Tax Services. Handling confidential data is part of the job, so discretion matters. Remote, open to candidates across Australia. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

Day to day

• Track attendance and leave data and flag gaps to managers before the payroll cut-off
• Answer routine employee questions on leave balance and holidays over Slack
• Coordinate onboarding for new joiners: documents, laptop request, welcome email and first-week schedule
• Assist with performance review cycles by sending forms and chasing pending ones
• Draft and update HR policies such as leave, remote work and reimbursement, for review by the HR manager
• Run online engagement activities like virtual quizzes, birthday shoutouts and town hall polls

What we're looking for

• Available for the full internship period
• Eligible to work in Australia
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Responsive on Slack or email during working hours
• Basic understanding of HR functions from coursework: recruitment, onboarding, payroll, labour law
• Clear written English for letters, emails and policy drafts
• Laptop with MS Office or Google Workspace and stable internet

Nice to have

• Exposure to an HRMS like Keka, Zoho People, greytHR or BambooHR
• Familiarity with Canva for internal posters and announcements
• Previous internship or volunteer role in a college placement cell

What you get out of it

• How onboarding, attendance and payroll inputs connect to each other
• Day-to-day HR generalist work at a real company, not case studies
• You will draft at least one policy that goes to the leadership team

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: $27.00-$31.00 p/h

What we offer

• Reference on completion
• Mentoring from an experienced team member
• Laptop provided
• Home working allowance

Shortlisting will begin immediately.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Feb 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Harbour Tax Services.