Administration Officer. Permanent Full Time - South east Melbourne

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit 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.   

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.  If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

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:

We are currently seeking an experienced Administration Officer to work with our Regional Director at Life Without Barriers in the Victoria Disability Accommodation Services division of our organisation. Should you be successful you will work directly with a Regional Director who is responsible for the South East region of Melbourne. This role will involve you comprehensively across the business division so it is essential you can manage competing priorities and multiple tasks and project directives concurrently at all times. This is a hybrid role requiring you to be office based some days and work from home others.

You will be assisting our Regional Director with the following tasks;

• Oncall rostering for senior staff 
• Record keeping
• Build relationships with a range of Stakeholders
• Prepare monthly house shift reports
• Attend meetings and take minutes
• Support our leadership team by visiting houses and supporting admin functions as required
• Email communications to families and staff
• Provide support with ensuring training records are compliant 
• Assist with service agreements where necessary 
• Disseminate data and communications to wider teams

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III in Business Administration or previous relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in
• an administration role and providing support to management positions
• managing competing priorities and to deliver high quality outcomes within agreed timeframes
• managing sensitive information and maintaining a high degree of confidentiality
• working independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrated communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Proficient ability in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of programs
• Ability to use initiative in the workplace and demonstrated problem solving skills

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations may be required for this position, in accordance with relevant Public Health Orders across all States and Territories. In these circumstances, evidence of vaccination will be required prior to an offer of employment.

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).

Benefits

• Help us make a difference to people’s lives
• Enable managers to be effective where it matters
• Great supportive team environment
• Hybrid arrangement, Work from Home
• Non-profit salary packaging benefits with Maxxia and other employee discounts

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 John McGrath via email john.mcgrath@lwb.org.au

Applications close midnight Friday 13th December.