Administrative Support Officer

4 weeks ago


Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Austin Health Full time

About Austin Health

Austin Health is a leading provider of tertiary health services, health professional education, and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse, and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Role

The Reception and Administration Assistant is the first point of contact for level 4 of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre. The incumbent is responsible for providing excellent customer service to staff, visitors, or anyone arriving to level 4.

This is a fixed-term 12-month contract working Tuesday to Friday from 0930 to 1500. A regular day will see you:

  • Sorting and distributing mail
  • Ordering stationery and supplies
  • Assisting administrative assistants with document labelling

About You

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You'll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

  • Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated computer literacy, with proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, web pages)
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate activities and allocate priorities effectively

Our Benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

  • Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
  • A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
  • Mentoring and career development opportunities
  • Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking, and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with Us

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+, and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Donna Vains at Donna.VAINS@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.



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