• Full Time – Contract to 30 June 2025

Adelaide PHN has a new opportunity for an experienced administrative professional to join our growing Older Persons, Aged Care and Palliative Care team.

About Us

Adelaide Primary Health Network (Adelaide PHN) is an independent, not for profit, primary health care organisation based in Adelaide.

We aim to improve the health and wellbeing of the Adelaide community by coordinating and integrating health and community services and by working in partnership to identify local needs and create strategies in response to keeping people well and out of hospital; improving their experience AND their health outcomes – to deliver on our vision of A Healthier Adelaide by 2030.

The Role

The Older Persons, Aged Care and Palliative Care Support Officer will be responsible for providing administrative support services to the Older Persons, Aged Care and Palliative Care Team, to contribute to these project outcomes and ensure that related tasks are appropriately planned, implemented, monitored, and evaluated.

Your day-to-day duties will include (but will not be limited to):

• Monitoring and management of any Older Persons, Aged Care and Palliative Care or related project inboxes, ensuring emails are responded to in a timely manner, forwarding to team members, as appropriate;

• Ensuring project documents, correspondence and records are entered into relevant systems, well organised and accessible; and that information accurate and up to date;

• Administering the Older Persons, Aged Care and Palliative Care team’s shared resources and tools, including spreadsheets, registers, work and operational plans;
• Supporting project objectives and outcomes by assisting in the preparation and/or review of, and offering of/follow up on any related documentation or materials;
• Assisting in the preparation and/or review of internal reports, briefs and other documentation as needed;
• Assisting the Older Persons, Aged Care and Palliative Care team in planning, scheduling and confirming meetings and activities, to ensure relevant timeframes and deliverables are met;
• Arranging function venues, equipment, catering arrangements and resources, and assisting with set up for project related activities;
• Preparing meeting agendas, taking minutes, documenting/follow up meeting action items, and developing supporting documentation, such as reports, briefings and presentations.

About You

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• To be an exceptional team player with high level interpersonal and communication skills

• The ability to work within a team, and in cross-portfolio teams and groups.

• Proficiency in data entry and administrative skills, with high-level attention to detail and accuracy

• Proficiency working with Microsoft Office Suite specifically with Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• The ability to arrange function venues, equipment, and resources, assist with set up, catering arrangements.
• The ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and community.

Why you should come work with us

Adelaide PHN offers a great range of benefits to our employees, including:

• Competitive remuneration and work-life balance
• Access to generous not for profit Salary Sacrifice taxation benefits including up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meal and entertainment
• Work from home opportunities
• Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, in addition to annual leave entitlements
• Generous allowance toward professional development
• Family friendly and flexible working arrangements
• Modern office space with natural light
• Collaboration with passionate likeminded professionals
• Free Employment Assistance Program

To apply, you must have the legal right to work in Australia. Please note that an up-to date COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations are a requirement of this role and evidence of vaccination status will need to be provided by the successful applicant prior to commencement.

We believe that our people’s differences are what make us great. We value diversity in culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability status, neurodiversity or any other aspect which makes our people unique. We are on our journey to continuously work to call out inequality and bias and encourage real workplace inclusion and diversity.

A job and person specification is attached below or available at https://www.adelaidephn.com.au/engage-with-us/careers/vacancies/.

For further information about this role, please contact Lesley Habel, Older Persons, Aged Care and Palliative Care Lead on 08 8219 5900 or [email protected] using the subject line: Older Persons, Aged Care and Palliative Care Support Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.