About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

Join our Family Base Care team as an Administration Officer based in Hurstville on a full time, 6 month contract. In this role you will provide administration support and reception relief to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Base Care team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the business unit and in particular the Manager
• Undertake data entry, typing, filing, photocopying, binding and faxing of documents as required
• Coordinate carer payment tasks
• Liaise with state partners in fleet and people safety and culture.
• Assist State HR in the collation, preparation and processing of timesheets, leave forms and employee documentation as required
• Schedule appointments, meetings and teleconferences

Skills & Experience

• High level administrative skills and experience in providing support and assistance to management
• Strong written and oral communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to manage sensitive information and maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Effective time management and organisational skills
• Demonstrated ability in using Microsoft Office suite programs

Please note the following: 

• Life Without Barriers considers that being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine occupational requirement as outlined in section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act (1991) and permitted as a 'special measure' under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and by articles 1(4) and 2(2) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.  
• You may be requested to provide confirmation that you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected], using the subject line: Administration Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).