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Administration Assistant - KU Children's Services

KU Children's Services
  • Part Time

Who we are:

KU Children's Services (KU) is a leading not for profit provider of nearly 130 early childhood education and care services in NSW, VIC, the ACT and QLD. Established in 1895, KU is one of Australia’s most experienced and respected providers of long day care, preschool, outside school hours care, family programs and early intervention services. KU also operates brokered programs on behalf of the Commonwealth Government and provides professional services to the early childhood sector and the wider community.

The Role

Our KU services and programs enjoy the support of a shared services team based out of our central office in Sydney’s CBD, with a preferred start date of 15 August 2022.

Our Early Childhood Education team is seeking a dedicated and organised Administration Assistant to work 3 days each week, 8 hours per day with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

The purpose of this position is to provide administrative support to the General Manager Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Education teams and the main responsibilities of this role are:

  • Management of GMECE diary
  • Management of service-based incident / accident forms reporting
  • Completion of reporting documents as required
  • Reviewing systems and processes, providing improvement suggestions and implementation.
  • Filing, archiving and database management.
  • Completion of travel arrangements for the GMECE and Early Childhood Education teams.
  • Collation and monitoring of all forms related to the Early Childhood Education department.
  • Other duties as requested by the GMECE.
  • Addressing and escalating email and phone inquiries
  • Delivering outstanding customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

What we're looking for

The preferred candidate would have sound administrative knowledge and experience. We also want you to be positive and motivated by early childhood education and as committed to achieving positive outcomes as we are.

In addition, you will have:

  • A minimum of 2 year’s experience in an administrative role
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Computer literacy numeracy and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of programs
  • Strong organisation skills
  • Ability to work to deadlines
  • Flexibility to pivot and address developing challenges
  • Strong attention to detail

The preferred candidate will be required to undertake a Working with Children check.

COVID19 Vaccination

At KU, the safety and wellbeing of our employees, the children in our care and their families remains our highest priority. This is at the forefront of all that we do, and we welcome applications from candidates who share this spirit. It is a condition of employment that KU staff members are required to hold full COVID-19 vaccination.

The KU Difference:

  • We Reward - We offer sector leading pay and benefits including salary packaging and discounted private health insurance.
  • We Build Careers - We enable and encourage our people to grow and evolve with us
  • We Grow Our People - We provide opportunities to learn, grow and enhance your professional practice through KU’s high quality professional learning program
  • We Offer an Inclusive Culture - We’ve created a diverse and inclusive working culture with a shared vision and common values.

Unlocking Endless Possibilities

KU has been awarded Employer of Choice each year since 2016, and is committed to continuing the development of a workplace culture of inclusion and diversity. We actively promote the employment of people from across the spectrum of society.

We encourage applications from people with a disability, and from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Through communicating individual needs during the application process it allows KU to adapt your recruitment processes to meet an individual’s physical or cultural requirements. We encourage you to talk to us about what your needs are to make your interview a success.

How do you apply?

If the above resonates with you and you feel you can positively contribute to this close-knit team, please click the 'apply now' button to be taken to the application form!

APPLICATIONS CLOSE SOON, DON’T DELAY YOUR APPLICATION.

To view other exciting opportunities for 2022, please visit our website https://www.ku.com.au/careers.

KU Children’s Services is committed to being a child safe organisation. We put children’s safety and wellbeing at the centre of our practices. Child safety is a shared responsibility across the organisation. All KU staff contribute to maintaining our child safe culture and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children in our services and programs. KU has a zero tolerance of harm or abuse of children.

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