Administrative Assistant — Central Office Support

C&K; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly childcare access

Employee Assistance Program

BUPA health insurance discounts

Blue Card & Police Check funded

Professional development opportunities

Referral bonus $1000

Job summary

The Creche and Kindergarten Association (C&K) is seeking an Administration Assistant for our Central Office in Kedron, QLD. You will provide high-quality administrative support, coordinate office operations, and assist Executive Assistants and the Executive Management Group with efficient, responsive services.

This permanent full-time role suits someone who enjoys helping others, thrives on detail, and can balance day-to-day priorities in a busy office environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to prioritise tasks and work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple shared inboxes and respond to enquiries.

Skills

Prioritisation

Autonomous work

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At C&K, our purpose is to make a positive impact on children’s lives. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 115 years. Through evidence-based thinking, hard work and true compassion, we’ve built a trusted reputation as Queensland’s leading provider of early childhood education. And as a child safe organisation, we put children's safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do, creating nurturing spaces where children can learn, explore, play and grow.

Help keep our Central Office running smoothly

As our Receptionist/Administration Assistant, you’ll provide high-quality administrative support across C&K Central Office. You’ll be a welcoming first point of contact, coordinate essential office operations and support staff, Executive Assistants and the Executive Management Group with responsive, organised services.

This varied role is ideal for someone who enjoys helping others, takes pride in the details and can confidently balance day-to-day priorities in a busy office environment.

In this permanent full-time role, you will be:

• Welcoming visitors and contractors, and directing their arrival by communicating with staff.
• Managing multiple shared inboxes, responding to enquiries, prioritising requests and escalating when needed.
• Coordinating incoming and outgoing mail, office supplies, consumables and regular stock orders.
• Supporting meetings and events through room setup and reset in line with booking requirements.
• Assisting with staff travel bookings, amendments and cancellations through Corporate Traveller.
• Providing general administration support across C&K, including support for Executive Assistants and the Executive Management Group.
• Supporting compliance administration, maintaining accurate records and trackers, and drafting internal emails, notices and signage.

Find Your Better Way and Enjoy the Benefits

Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We’ll set you up for success with a range of benefits, programs and opportunities to help you earn, be well and grow.

• Find a healthy work-life balance with family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres and discounts of up to 35% of the gap fee.
• Be well and prosper with an Employee Assistance Program that includes financial counselling, nutrition coaching, individual counselling and specialist support for LGBTIQA+ and First Nations individuals.
• BUPA health insurance discounts
• Funded Blue Card and National Police Check.
• Take your career to new heights with professional development opportunities.
• Support the growth of our teams and earn a $1000 referral bonus reward.
• Plusso much more.

What you’ll bring

We strongly uphold our child safety policies and procedures. To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have:

• Minimum 12 months experience within a similar administration or reception role.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new software applications.
• The ability to prioritise tasks, work autonomously and efficiently whilst maintaining high standards.
• A valid Blue Card or Blue Card Exemption Card.
• A current National Police Check
• Completed the National Child Safety Training - Foundation Certificate

You’ll bring a passion for achieving long-lasting, high-quality outcomes for children, their families and the community, alongside a team-player mindset. When you join C&K, you join a village of good-hearted, talented people, so you can lean on them as they lean on you.

Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.

C&K is a child-safe organisation and all C&K employees are required to undergo a police check and not be a‘Restricted Person’ or Suspended Educator under the QLD Blue Card System.

We welcome applicants who identify as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, have a Culturally and /or Linguistically Diverse background and/or those with additional needs.

Location: Kedron, QLD