Merit Administration Officer

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time until 30 June 2026
**Position Classification**:Admin Off Lvl 3
**Location**:Queanbeyan**
**Remuneration**: $34.47 - $35.54 per hour
**Hours Per Week**:19 hours per week
**Requisition ID**: REQ554187
**Application Close**:23 February 2025
**Interviews Details**:Scheduled within 10 days of closing

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here - We are Southern.

**What we offer**
- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11.5% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

**Where you'll be working**
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Queanbeyan enviable lifestyle and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. With Canberra just a 5-minute drive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of the nation’s capital along with fabulous restaurants. Connect easily and quickly with world through the Canberra International Airport, with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District

**What you'll be doing**

Provide an effective and efficient secretarial and administration support services for the Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment program, primarily within the Planning, Performance and Partnerships and as directed by the the MERIT Team Leader and District Manager.

**Selection Criteria**
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the provision of efficient administrative procedures and secretarial support.
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively within and across diverse work teams to support effective coordination of work.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret client/customer needs and is sensitive to the differences in the needs of individuals.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise and organise own work taking into account the impact on others to achieve results to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability in the coordination and organisation of department activities.
- Demonstrated ability to use a wide range of computer hardware, software and electronic systems to complete work activities.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases**
This is a Category ‘B’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015
All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs

**Australian Work Rights**
- Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (contact person) should you require assistance. The contact person will be the convenor._

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