Administration Officer

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families; Cooktown; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Not-for-profit salary packaging

Employee discounts

12 weeks parental leave

Diversity & inclusion leave

Job summary

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Cooktown, Cape York Family Centre is seeking an Administration Officer on a permanent part-time basis. You will be the first point of contact for clients and staff, handle rostering, petty cash and end-of-month reconciliations, and ensure data accuracy across financial and HR systems.

You’ll support onboarding, use MS Office and databases, and assist senior staff with special projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in the health sector (preferably aged care)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time-management and ability to prioritise workload
• Good knowledge and experience with MS Office and database applications
• Confidence with smartphones and digital devices or willingness to learn
• Qualifications, skills and experience in Administration or Business is desirable

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for internal and external customers via phone, email and in person
• Rostering, petty cash and end-of-month reconciliation experience
• Manage requests, concerns and enquiries
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of information in financial, human resources and other Blue Care systems and databases
• Support hiring and onboarding administrative activities for your service/s
• Use mainstream software including the Microsoft Office Suite and database applications (Intermediate–Advanced)
• Assist senior staff with special projects as required

Job description

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Cooktown QLD

6mo ago , from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families

Administration Officer | Pinagba | Cape York Family Centre

• Employment Term:Permanent Part Time
• Location: Cooktown, Cape York Family Centre
• Remuneration: $31.63 + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Your part in our Pinangba team

As anAdministration Officera key support role to the delivery of our services, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring business operations are runefficiently and our clients and residents receive an exceptional experience. You will:

• Be the first point of contact for internal and external customers - via phone, email and in person
• Rostering, petty cash and end of month reconciliation experience
• Manage requests, concerns and enquiries
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of information in financial, human resource and other Blue Care systems and databases
• Support hiring and on-boarding administrative activities for your service/s
• Use mainstream software including the Microsoft Office Suite and database applications (Intermediate – Advanced skills required)
• Assist senior staff with special projects as required

What makes a difference for us?

• Experience in the health sector (Preferably Aged Care)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Great time-management skills and an ability to prioritise your workload
• Good knowledge and experience with MS Office and Database applications
• Confidence with smart phone and digital devices or willingness to learn
• Qualifications, skills and experience in Administration or Business is not essential but highly desirable.

Employee Benefits:

Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum

A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands ofBlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital,you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children

Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple–everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email **************@ucareqld.com.au

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.