10545 - Administration Assistant Community Facilities

Central Highlands Regional Council; Emerald; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 63,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave with 17.5% leave

Payroll deductions and salary sacrif

Wages paid fortnightly

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Central Highlands Regional Council in Emerald, QLD is seeking an Administration Assistant for Community Facilities. This permanent part-time role provides administrative support to supervisors and managers, ensuring documentation is accurate and compliant while assisting the facilities team to improve efficiency.

You will perform travel arrangements, coordinate events, manage end-to-end financial tasks (POs, requisitions) and maintain accurate records.

Qualifications

• Provides comprehensive, accurate administrative support and confidential handling of documents and enquiries.
• Organises travel, accommodation and event attendance per policy.
• Supports end-to-end financial services such as PO issuance and requisitions.
• Maintains accurate records and files with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, accurate and timely administrative support.
• Arrange employees travel, accommodation and attendance at events.
• Support end to end financial services for the department (POs, requisitions).
• Liaise with internal and external customers and escalate queries as needed.
• Ensure records are filed accurately and maintained.

Skills

Microsoft programs

Time management

Record keeping

Teamwork

Driver licence

Job description

10545 - Administration Assistant Community Facilities

Central Highlands Regional Council – Emerald QLD

2d ago , from Central Highlands Regional Council

Work Type: Permanent Part Time / Part Time School Hours

Department: Communities

Remuneration: Stream A, Level 1.6 - 2: $42.26 - $45.94 per hour inclusive of superannuation & allowances

Central Highlands Regional Council is currently seeking anAdministration Assistant. In this role you will provide administrative and office support to relevant supervisors and managers, ensuring documentation is accurate and compliant, and enquiries are handled appropriately. To assist the facilities team with administrative duties which will assist the team to reach higher efficiencies.

In this busy role, you will support the organisation by:

• Provide comprehensive, accurate and timely administrative support, ensuring confidentiality is maintained. Contributing to the research and compilation of documents, reports and submissions.
• Arranging employees travel, accommodation and attendance at events as per the appropriate policy.
• Support end to end financial services for the department eg: raising purchase orders, requisitions etc.
• Liaise with internal and external customers, ensuring queries are escalated appropriately, resolved in a timely fashion and customer expectations are managed.
• Ensure records are accurate and filed appropriately.
• To actively participate in ongoing training and self-development to achieve continuous improvement for yourself and council.
• Taking reasonable care for health and safety of yourself and others, complying with reasonable instruction and co-operating with CHRC policy and procedure per ‘Duties of Worker’ contained in the Work Health and Safety Act as amended.

  Additionally, this position may be required to conduct other duties as lawfully directed by the reporting coordinator and/or manager.

To be considered for this opportunity, you will need to possess:

• Competency in a wide range of Microsoft programs.
• Time management skills, with the ability to organise and prioritise work effectively to meet deadlines/timeframes.
• Record keeping capabilities, attention to detail and well-developed written and oral communication skills.
• Above and beyond approach to teamwork, customer service and community support
• Minimum of Queensland C class provisional drivers licence.

Working for Central Highlands Regional Council has its benefits.

We are a progressive region, committed in creating opportunities for all. We welcome forward thinking individuals who are focused on continuous improvement, a sustainable future and understand the valuable role we play in investing in our regional community.

BELOW BENEFITS ARE FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.

Benefits Include:

• 5 weeks annual leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Payroll deductions and salary sacrifice options
• Wages paid fortnightly
• Employee Assistance Program

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.

Applicants who are progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process will be invited to participate in a shortlisting process.

Eligibility & Pre-employment Checks

To be appointed to a permanent position, you must be an Australian citizen, or have permanent residency status, or hold a visa permitting you to work in Australia permanently. If you have a visa permitting you to work temporarily in Australia, you may be appointed to a position on a temporary basis, providing the work complies with the conditions of your visa.

The pre-employment checks relevant to this position include:

• Right to Work in Australia
• Medical Assessment
• Reference checks

Applications close: Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at 12noon.