About the Organisation

Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 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. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

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

Based in our Cairns office, in this 6-month full time role, you will be responsible for providing administrative support and office assistance to our Aged Care team. The successful candidate will have a proactive, can-do attitude and a high level of administrative skills including strong computer literacy and previous financial experience relating to invoicing, payments, and billing.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a broad range of administrative support to the Aged Care team
• Assist with invoicing, payments, and billing.
• Create, update, and maintain registers with sensitive client information in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Monitor and respond to incoming telephone calls and emails from internal and external stakeholders.
• Schedule appointments, meetings and teleconferences and provide secretarial support to meetings.
• Production of reports as required.

Skills & Experience

• High level administrative skills and experience in providing support and assistance to management or finance setting.
• 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.
• Current Australian Drivers Licence.

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).

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• Do work those matters, providing admin support to an Aged Care team enhancing the lives of older Australians.
• Up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits
• Discounted private health insurance
• Access to discounts on select retail, restaurants, cinema and more
• Monthly rostered days off
• Join an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity and equality

How to Apply

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

Please note that we do not accept direct applications to this email address, you must apply online.