State Administration Assistant

**Role**: State Administration Assistant

**Location**: Melbourne

**Employment Type**: Part Time - 30.5 hours a week

We're Goodstart

We are a not-for-profit social enterprise, and we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. Every day, 13,500 Goodstart staff support over 60,000 families and the 71,500 children that attend our 670 centres nation-wide. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development, and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.

Our vision is for Australia's children to have the best possible start in life. From our centre directors to centre teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.

We are looking for a State Administration Assistant to provide administrative support to the State Manager and their teams by managing the delivery of services and supporting all Goodstart Business Units.

**About the role**:
Provide administrative support to the State Managers and their teams.
Managing confidential and highly sensitive information in a professional and discreet manner.
Ensure all stakeholders are given regular updates in relation to state issues, meetings and events
Coordination of functions and travel
Ensure the smooth running of Centre Support Office
Maintains confidential records and filing of reports, correspondence and related material for ease of retrieval
Collate reports and complete data collection and maintain an efficient and effective electronic filing system for company records

**To be successful in the role you will have**:
Qualification in Business Administration or equivalent (desired)
Previous experience managing a wide portfolio of work
Exceptional attention to detail and extremely organized
A passion for service excellence
Excellent communication skills and be able to work cross functionally
Previous experience within the Early Learning sector (desired)

**We offer the following benefits**:
Be empowered to drive continuous change and find new and innovative ways of working to achieve goals
Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years
Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose
Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
Access to discounted childcare
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Opportunity to participate in active social club events
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.

**How to apply**:
Supporting our people and protecting our children

We are an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We support and encourage individual growth and strong teams that are made up of many different cultures and backgrounds.

We are deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel connected and a strong sense of belonging. By weaving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through all that we do, we aim to build knowledge and a deeper understanding of our First Nations People and culture for all in our team.

**Posting Notes**: MELBOURNE || VIC || Australia (AU) || j2wDept || SF: LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Part-Time