Receptionist Anglicare NT

NTCOSS; Katherine; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Award salary

Five weeks annual leave

12 weeks parental leave

Professional development

Employee assistance program

Long service leave after 7 years

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Anglicare NT through headspace Katherine invites applications for a reception/administrative role within the young people’s services. You will provide front-desk coverage and day-to-day support to the Centre Manager and team to ensure smooth operations and youth-friendly service delivery.

Key duties include greeting visitors, scheduling appointments, coordinating space bookings, and handling confidential queries with professionalism.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an administrative/reception role.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Well-developed ICT skills with ability to use email, ICT equipment and familiarity with Microsoft Word suite.
• Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families and communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide a welcoming environment to young people, families, staff and visitors.
• Schedule appointments with young people.
• Fleet and room bookings.
• Provide information and manage queries confidentially and professionally.

Skills

Reception

Administrative work

Microsoft Word

Customer service

Job description

About Anglicare NT

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services

About headspace

headspace are a busy and innovative youth mental health service providing a variety of mental health, medical, sexual and other health related services as well as vocational, functional groups and social services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.

At headspace, we offer great benefits, including

• Competitive Above Award Salary
• Generous Leave Entitlements: enjoy five (5) weeks annual leave plus twelve (12) weeks paid parental leave to balance work and life.
• Professional Growth; access evidence-based therapeutic training, ongoing learning opportunities, and five paid study days each year.
• Positive Team Culture; work within a positive team culture with like-minded staff all striving to support young people and families in our communities
• Wellbeing Support; benefit from our Employee Assistance Program for confidential guidance and care.
• Early access to long service leave from 7 years of continuous service

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About the Opportunity

In this rewarding role, you will be the face of headspace Katherine, providing high-quality professional reception coverage to ensure the provision of youth-friendly, family inclusive and culturally respectful professional services to the community. You will provide reception duties and day to day administrative support to the headspace Katherine Centre Manager and team to meet the operational demands of the service.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Providing a welcoming environment to young people, families, staff and visitors
• Scheduling appointments with young people
• Fleet and room bookings
• Providing information and managing queries in a confidential and highly professional manner

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in an administrative/reception role
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills, with the ability to be flexible in the working environment and contribute positively to a productive, cooperative and friendly workplace
• Well-developed ICT skills with ability to use email, ICT equipment and familiarity with Microsoft Word suite
• Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait
• Islander young people, their families, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisations.

Note: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), section 57 of the Antidiscrimination Act 1996 (NT) and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

Special Measures vacancies are open to everyone including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. However, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Applications close Monday 05 October 2026

Applications for this position may be closed earlier than anticipated or extended at the discretion of the hiring manager

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT driver’s licence.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.

Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Anglicare NT is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for healthcare professionals. Aged Care Support workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice).

Anglicare NT staff who do NOT work directly with vulnerable people will not be required to provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination