Neighbourhood Administration Officer

Neighbourhood Administration Officer | Community Care
- Employment Status: Permanent Part Time
- Location: Onsite in Cairns (remote support to Far North QLD area)
- Remuneration: $30.95 p/hr + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging

(Increases your take home pay) + Employee discounts

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our big-hearted BlueCare team, as a Neighbourhood Administration Officer you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

What makes a difference for you?

With a Blue Nurses legacy dating back to 1953, BlueCare is one of Queensland’s largest and most trusted not-for-profit providers of community and in-home care, residential aged care, disability services and retirement living.
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- 12 weeks paid parental leave in addition to the government scheme
- Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits
- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
- Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Your part in our Blue Care team

The Neighbourhood Administration Officer will support the day-to-day delivery of Blue Care services across a Network of local Neighbourhood teams. Based in office, this role provides professional and efficient administrative and logistic support virtually to Neighbourhoods across the Network, covering planned and unplanned leave.

Key responsibilities include but are limited to:

- Supporting and coordinating different Neighbourhoods at any given time across a Network covering planned leave or providing additional support when required.
- Manage requests, concerns and inquiries
- Rostering and scheduling support for the Neighbourhood
- Creation of correspondence and documentation as requested
- Efficiently organise appointments, diaries, travel and meeting/workshop preparatory arrangements.
- Monitor, order and distribute office supplies and arrange for the maintenance/repair of office equipment
- Ensure the integrity and accuracy of information in financial, human resource and other Blue Care systems and databases
- Assist senior staff with special projects as required

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.

What makes a difference for us?

As a Neighbourhood Administration Officer, a key support role to the delivery of our Neighbourhood services, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring business operations are run efficiently across the Network and our clients receive an exceptional experience.
- You will have effective verbal and written communication skills
- Flexibility to respond to business needs and provide virtual support to leaders and clients across varying locations.
- Previous experience in rostering/scheduling (desirable)
- Great time-management skills and an ability to prioritise your workload
- Confidence with smart phone and digital devices or willingness to learn

Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise workloads with a can-do attitude

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Start making a difference today
- Diversity & Inclusion_
- Our approach is simple -everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportuni