Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre– Office of the Chief Executive Officer Salary $76,561 - $80,256 p.a. (Pro Rata) ASO4| Full Time Position Available, 37.5 Hours per week, 1 Month Contract Until January 2026 Executive Assistant - AS04 | Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Join SA Health as an Executive Assistant (AS04) providing high-level administrative support to senior leadership within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Regional Office. This full-time contract position offers the opportunity to contribute to South Australia's largest health system while developing your career in a supportive healthcare environment. About the role: Reporting to the Senior Office Manager, this role is responsible for the provision of high quality and timely support and advice to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN). Duties for the role will include: Efficiently coordinate and maintain the COO’s calendar, ensuring optimal use of their time and effective scheduling of meetings and appointments, Coordinate the flow of relevant correspondence, ensuring quality, deadlines are met and maintaining records in the official record management system, Assist in planning, coordinating, and preparing for executive-level meetings, Providing an Executive Officer role to meetings as designated, including, compiling meeting materials, agendas, presentations, taking minutes, following up on action items and researching or sourcing of information as required, Commitment to delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the SALHN Integrated Governance Framework and Consumer Engagement Framework and Plan, Contributing to the development of an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers About you: Proven ability to meet stringent deadlines and perform well under pressure, and have sound knowledge of the functions and responsibilities of working in a CEO’s office, Proven ability to recognise and discreetly deal with confidential matters; demonstrate integrity of the highest order and exercise diplomatic skills appropriate to sensitive and high-level issues, Proven ability to work with a high degree of independence, determine priorities and anticipate the requirements of an Executive Team, and be able to demonstrate high-level oral and written communication skills, Proven ability to prepare timely, clear and concise written communication, pro-actively identify problems and issues and exercise initiative and sound judgement in formulating and implementing solutions and actions, Experience in effectively dealing with senior staff, Proven experience in a similar role, highlighting sound organisational skills Please see the attached Role Description for additional information. Want To Know More? Contact: Kristy Ashton, Senior Office Manager | EA to the CEO, Kristy.Ashton@sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Monday 29 September 2025 Attachments: Executive Assistant- Office of CEO- Role Description Australian applicant guidelines International applicant guidelines Applicant Information: We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging. The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 916330