Personal Assistant to Unit Manager

**_"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"_** **Primary Work Location: Erina** **NSW** - **Great opportunity to learn, grow and use your own initiative in a fast-paced environment**: - **Use your administration and time management skills to research, collate and coordinate tasks**: - **Work/Life Balance - 9 **day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available**: - **Permanent Full Time** - Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect._ - Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast._ Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. The role of Personal Assistant to the Unit Manager is responsible for ensuring the Unit Manager has all the relevant information and documentation required to make well prepared and informed decisions. Your days will see you researching, collating and the coordination of reports, correspondence and presentation materials. You will also be working closely with key internal and external stakeholders, maintaining and building these relationships. This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community. **Key activities of this role include**: - Researching, collating and summarising information, preparing a range of documentation and coordinating responses for the Unit Manager and wider team; - Providing quality and efficient administrative services; exercising discretion, judgement, initiative and confidentiality to support the Unit Manager; - Build and maintain solid working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate good working relationships. **_About You:_** - You are looking to expand your strong administrative skills with an opportunity to learn and build on project management experience; - You have a positive attitude and great communication skills and experience working with people at all levels; - You are extremely organised and have great attention to detail and time management skills; - You are self driven and enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise, while also learning from others; - Having a work/life balance is important to you. **_About Us:_** - We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community; - You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive team who excel at what they do; - We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development; **_What we offer:_** - Weekly pay cycle; - Generous Leave Provisions: 20 days paid Annual Leave, 15 days Sick Leave/Carers Leave, Health & Wellbeing Leave, Long Service Leave after 5 years, Additional purchased leave, Parental Leave - 18 weeks full pay/36 weeks ½ pay, Paternity Leave - 2 weeks - Novated Leasing; - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to employees and their families; - Fitness Passport - access to gyms across the Central Coast and Newcastle; - Health & Wellbeing programs - skin cancer screening, Breastscreen, Flu vaccination, blood donations; - Recognition of Service; - Council Child Care Salary Sacrifice; - Professional Development opportunities; - Individual career development and learning opportunities; - Reward & Recognition programs. **Please refer to the **Position Description **for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.** This role provides a commencing salary range of between $66.5k to $76.5k per annum dependent on skills and experience + 10.5% superannuation. A 9 day fortnight work-cycle currently applies to this role** **with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available. - Central Coast Council is committed to ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all of our employees. In accordance with Council's WHS requirements and COVID-19 Safety Plans we require all employees to be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccine._ **Enquiries**: Jeanette Williams, Unit Manager Engineering Services on ph: 0434 309 057. - If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727._ **Closing Date: Applications close at Midnight o**n Thursday, 22 September 2**022.** **_______________________________________________** To download our Privacy Statement click here. **HOW TO APPLY** Thank you for your interest in the position. - ** We recommend that you use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge for best System performance._ **Step 1**: Answer the on-line questions shown below. Please ensure that you provide as m