Administration Officer (OPMH)

Palliative Care SA; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package benefits up to $9,010 F

Meal Entertainment expenses $2,650

Generous leave provisions

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport access

Job summary

Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is seeking an Administration Officer to deliver frontline support to clients, staff and visitors across the Barossa, Hills and Fleurieu region. You will manage enquiries, reception, bookings and provide essential clerical support while building strong cross-team relationships.

Location is negotiable with work across multiple sites; you will need strong organisational and communication skills, and the ability to mentor administrative staff and drive

Qualifications

• Experienced administrator with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong organisational, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience mentoring administrative staff and driving process improvements.
• Commitment to confidentiality and high-quality service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate high-quality administrative support across the Community Mental Health team.
• Provide responsive support to staff, clients and stakeholders with timely communication.
• Drive continuous improvement of administrative systems and processes.
• Mentor administrative staff through training and guidance.
• Support efficient, person-centred service delivery and positive consumer outcomes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Effective communication

Team leadership

Problem solving

Adaptable

Job description

Job no: 949324
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Eastern
Categories: Administration, Business and Management

• Rural and Remote Mental Health Services - Location Negotiable
• Ongoing, Full Time

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Region, and play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of high-quality mental health services across the Barossa Hills Fleurieu region with the Rural and Remote Mental Health Services

We are seeking a proactive and customer-focused Administration Officer to deliver high-quality front-line support to clients, staff, and visitors. In this role, you will manage enquiries, reception services, appointment bookings, and provide essential clerical and administrative support, while building strong working relationships across teams to ensure smooth and efficient service delivery.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

The role supports mental health services across the Barossa, Hills and Fleurieu region of South Australia and location is negotiable working across multiple sites, liaising with country and metropolitan services, and supporting consumers in rural, remote and very remote locations.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Experienced administrator with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communicator who builds positive relationships with staff, consumers, and a wide range of stakeholders.
• Team-focused leader with experience supporting, mentoring, and training administrative staff.
• Proactive problem-solver committed to continuous improvement, quality service delivery, and confidentiality.
• Adaptable and resilient professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and can confidently support services across rural and remote communities.

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Lead and coordinate high-quality administrative support services across the Community Mental Health team.
• Provide responsive support to staff, consumers, and stakeholders, ensuring timely and professional communication.
• Drive continuous improvement of administrative systems, processes, and service delivery practices.
• Support and mentor administrative staff through training, guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to positive consumer outcomes by supporting efficient, accurate, and person-centred service delivery.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits:Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

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Applications Close on 28 October 2026 at 11:55PM

Advertised: 14 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 28 Oct 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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