Administration Officer - Cedar Health Service

Women's and Children's Health Network; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 220,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cape Town is seeking an Administration Officer to manage client interactions and provide administrative support. Applicants must have strong communication skills and experience in sensitive environments. This part-time role offers a competitive salary and benefits, contributing to quality health care for women and children in the community.

Benefits

Relocation financial support

Access to Fitness Passport

Generous leave provisions

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Proven ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Experience in sensitive administrative roles with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Deliver professional customer service to clients.
• Manage client appointments and records accurately.
• Provide administrative support for the Clinical Team.

Skills

Communication effectiveness

Time management

Experience in sensitive environments

Client management systems proficiency

Teamwork

Understanding of health issues

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Electronic health systems

Job description

Overview

About The Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Ceder Health Services team as Administration Officer, where you will be responsible for:

• Serving as the first point of contact, delivering respectful, professional, and responsive customer service to clients and stakeholders.
• Managing client appointments, records, and data using electronic health and practice management systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Providing administrative support to the Clinical Team Leader and assist with financial, HR, and resource management tasks.
• Contributing to quality improvement initiatives by reviewing processes, supporting risk management, and enhancing service delivery.
• Fostering a positive, culturally sensitive, and safe work environment aligned with SA Health values and promote equitable access for diverse communities.

Think part time – Term Contract (Temporary until 30 June 2026).

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven ability to communicate effectively with clients, staff, and external agencies, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize competing workloads and exercise initiative and judgment.
• Experience providing administrative support in sensitive environments, including domestic family violence and trauma settings, handling confidential information with discretion.
• Proficient in client management systems, record keeping, and advanced use of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and contribute positively to workplace culture.
• Knowledge of administrative, financial, and purchasing procedures within health and welfare services, along with an understanding of common health issues faced by clients.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• 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 Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Admin Coordinators Cedar Health Service, Phone: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail]

Application Closing Date

Sunday 28 September 2025 - 11:55pm

Useful Links

ASO2 - Administration Officer - HaRTSS - Role Description 913826.pdf