• Develop your skills and experience in this administrative role
• Well established and successful community sector organisation
• Full time, permanent position located in Greensborough

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced administrative professional to join Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) in this important role with staff who have been delivering effective client focused services and outcomes for over 70 years in Victoria.

About RAV

RAV is a valued provider of specialist family and relationship services. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. Our objective is to relieve suffering, distress and helplessness and to provide high quality, accessible and effective services for people with complex relationship issues. Our services and programs, which are provided from 16 centres across Victoria, include counselling, family dispute resolution, relationship education, family violence services, mental health services, senior relationship services and professional training. As a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations, our services are for all members of the community, regardless of religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle choice, cultural background or economic circumstances.

About the role

Reporting to the Centre Manager Northern Melbourne, your day-to-day work will be supervised by our Client Service Coordinator. You will provide an efficient, welcoming first point of contact for clients and people contacting RAV about services and our Family Mediation and Counselling programs, responding in a helpful manner via phone and in person. You will provide organisational and administrative support to management and staff, undertake basic assessment of client service needs and manage the coordination, booking, data entry and processing of client appointments.

The successful candidate will be offered a permanent, full time position. The role is located across our two (2) centres in Greensborough. There is an expectation that the successful applicant will work one evening per week until 8pm on an ongoing basis.

Skills, experience and qualifications

• Office administration certificate and/or previous experience in a similar administration capacity, preferably within a medical or client/customer work environment.
• Proven experience answering high volume inbound calls, delivery of high-quality customer service, ideally within a medical or health care related environment.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of skill in dealing with clients with complex needs in a supportive, empathetic and effective manner.
• Competent in the Microsoft Office suite and the ability to pick up new programs and business systems.
• Previous experience working in a culturally diverse work environment is highly desirable.

What we offer

You will receive a competitive remuneration package, with a salary range, $63k to $65k per annum, superannuation and access to PBI tax-free salary packaging. RAV is an ‘employer of choice’ in the community sector who provides best practice professional development, training and supervision and work and life balance conditions and benefits.

To apply for this position, click on the "Apply Now" button and send your covering letter addressing the role requirements above and your resume.

If you have issues accessing the portal, please email us at [email protected], using the subject line: Client Services Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you have a specific question about this position, please contact Chris Lye, Manager Northern Melbourne by calling 03 9404 7800.

Applications close on 3 June 2020.

RAV is committed to building and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ communities and people with disabilities. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We require all staff to have a satisfactory national police check and working with children check. RAV is a public benevolent institution.

A position description is attached.