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Administration Officer
Location: Parramatta (Hybrid working available)
Temporary Opportunities
Grade 3/4 - $75,992 – 83,211 p.a. + Super
Your role
The Office of the Senior Practitioner’s (OSP) overarching purpose is to build workforce capacity to continuously improve child protection services so that children experience sustained safety, permanency, and wellbeing. We provide a range of services and learning and development programs to build the skills, knowledge and competency of practitioners and practice leaders.
What you’ll do
You will provide professional and effective administrative and office service support to facilitate the smooth operation of the OSP and the delivery of its services.
Duties include but not limited to:
- Provide a wide range of administrative support services including financial management assistance, invoice management, travel bookings, records management, project support, diary management and other general administrative functions.
- Manage a shared mailbox environment
- Manage and process business information in accordance with standards and guidelines to ensure all information is accurate, stored correctly and accessible as required.
- Use relevant technology to prepare documentation and presentation material to support business unit managers and directors
- Liaise and work across OSP units to provide tailored support and develop effective working relationships.
What we’re looking for
- Experience in providing high level of customer support for internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities with tight timeframes.
- High level of knowledge, skills and experience with Word and Excel.
Appointments are subject to reference checks and the following pre-employment checks:
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014.
- Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.
We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
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We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeteds question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
- Please outline how your skills and experience align with the role of Administrative Support Officer.
- Please outline how you have used your technical skills to benefit the workplace.
Applications close – Sunday 6 August 2023 at 11:59pm
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Vanessa Fuller-Lewis on Vanessa.Fuller-Lewis@facs.nsw.gov.au
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment to the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please, contact Peter Luong on Peter.Luong@facs.nsw.gov.au
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit our careers site.
Other Information
A Talent Pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic some interviews and assessments may be performed using alternative methods. For more information visit Our Process.
Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
