Administration Officer | Remote Area Families Service
* Employment Term: Permanent Part-Time (60.8 hours per fortnight, Tuesday to Friday)
* Location: Charleville, Brisbane, Longreach, Mt Isa, Townsville or Mareeba. Travel involved.
* Remuneration: $38.65 p/h + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
* Applications Close: Applications will be reviewed as they are received and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.
Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland. At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS team works passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
As an Administration Officer, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let's make a meaningful difference, together!
Your part in our UnitingCare team
We are seeking an Administration Officer to provide a range of high level and quality administrative and financial functions to support the management and operational team of the UnitingCare's Remote Areas Family Support (RAFS) Service. As a key support role to the delivery of our services, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring business operations are run efficiently.
The key duties include but are not limited to:
* Provide a range of general administrative activities which require initiative, confidentiality and sensitivity
* Diary and meeting management and coordination of travel arrangements
* Undertake the processing of a range of general financial recording income and expenditure; accounts payable; procurement card reconciliation; ordering supplies
* Preparing reports, business papers, minutes, correspondences, presentations and maintaining databases and other information systems
* Develop, maintain and administer a records management system for receipt, storage and retrieval of records and correspondence
* Support Management in the development and establishment of new services and maintaining the process for recording statistical data and feedback to inform internal reports and research.
* Organise events, functions, workshops and meetings
Please note this role involves travel to sites from time to time.
What makes a difference for us?
* Minimum 2 years providing administrative support and assistance to management.
* Certificate IV in Business Administration, Event Management or other relevant qualifications.
* Demonstrated ability to provide administrative support at a high level with good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Capacity to identify and resolve issues and a willingness to learn.
* Working with Children Check (Blue Card).
What makes a difference for you?
* Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
* NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained.
* A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
* 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme.
* Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events.
* Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference.
* A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.
Child safe, Child Friendly
* Provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children.
* Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services.
* Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple– everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
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