Administration Officer

• Casual role based across Southern Victoria
• SCHADS Level 2 + Super + 25% Casual Loading
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to salary packaging benefits!
• Based at Narre Warren working across Uniting Office in South Victoria (Dandenong, Narre Warren, Cranbourne, Pakenham, Doveton)

Your new role

As a Administration Officer, you will be working as part of an Administrative Team reporting to the Administration Team Leader, Community Services, Southern Melbourne.

Key responsibilities of the Administration Officer include:

• Reception coverage; assisting clients and stakeholders with enquiries at reception and over the phone in a timely manner
• General office administration; proactively keeping all office functions working efficiently
• Meeting coordination; invitations, room bookings, agendas and minute taking
• Program support; supporting program staff with administrative tasks and maintaining client databases as required

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in administrative roles
• Certificate in Business Administration or relevant experience (desirable).
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and work with minimal supervision and under pressure.
• Ability to problem solve and effectively manage feedback.
• Experience in handling sensitive information and maintaining privacy.
• High level computer literacy skills including demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

Please submit a cover letter with your application.

For any questions, reach out to Chenille Johnson on 03 9704 8377 for a chat.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are proud to work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply. We are committed to creating a culturally safe, welcoming and supportive workplace.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.