Administration Assistant

Number of Positions Available:

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- ABOUT US

- The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.
Why this role Matters

Corps is a community-focused church, partnering with the wider community to help transform one life at a time with the love of Jesus. This is achieved through Community Support and Emergency Relief, Thrift Shop engagement, and small groups.

The role you could play

We are currently seeking for a values-driven and proactive administration support officer. The role provides administrative and operational support to the TSA Corps across an assigned area. This support is consistent with TSA policy, procedures, systems, and processes and has a focus on volunteer resourcing and finance and business administration. As a shared service role across the Corps in their area, the role will work with each Corps on their administrative and compliance priorities in line with each Corps local mission delivery goals. This comes along with Higher level responsibilities; a key focus of the role is to develop and implement processes and workflows that can be replicated and performed effectively across all Corps. This is a broad all-rounder role and would suit a creative business administration generalist, that has an interest in volunteer recruitment and compliance, WHS, finance processes and administration.

You will successfully
- Create advertisements for volunteer roles for advertisement through social media, posters, flyers etc.
- Support Corps Officers with administration during recruitment and onboarding within Workday
- Assist with the onboarding arrangements for new employees
- Provide administrative support to Corps related to WHS risk assessments for programs/activities and organising requirements identified through WHS audits or investigations
- Investigate and resolve ongoing IT/ Payroll and Finance matters which affect Corps in collaboration with internal stakeholders where required
- Support Corps Officers in reviewing and understanding the monthly operating statements
- Support and participate in continuous improvement activities related to corps administration in consultation with the Divisional team / AOs and the Business Administration Portfolio and other relevant TSA portfolios
- Assist in the identification and training of local personnel to fulfill these duties going forward

This is a full-time position, based in ACT & South NSW, reporting to DHQ NSW/ACT. Salary and conditions are in accordance with Clerks Private Sector L3.

You will have
- Generalist administration experience with intermediate computer skills across a range of software
- Experience in/desire to learn Workday
- Data entry & electronic record keeping expertise
- 1-2 years in customer service essential and has a professional and friendly demeanour
- The ability to work independently from remote sites
- A National Criminal History Check
- Relevant Working with Children Check or Working with Vulnerable People registration (as required)
- Current Drivers Licence and the ability to travel state-wide

What we offer
- As a registered not for profit organisation you may be eligible for generous tax-free salary packaging benefits
- Financial, retail and lifestyle discounts and benefits
- Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service
- An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate and professional team members
- Maybe eligible to NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefits
- Discounted health and fitness programs through Fitness Passport
- Up to 8 weeks leave per year through our purchase leave scheme
- Generous Parental Leave offering of 12 weeks
- Up to 5 days paid leave per year to support a TSA program or activity
- Positively supporting and impacting the lives of others through your career contribution
- The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. _
- We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and/or expressions. W_
- The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check._
- We are committed to providing a safe environment for our people. _
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