Administrative Officer

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• Administrative Services, Mental Health Division, Burgundy Street Clinic
• Fixed-Term Full-time position (3 years)
• Mon-Fri 08.30-17.00 (with monthly ADO)
• Classification YC89 (Grade 2 Admin)

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education, and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide.  We have a highly engaged, diverse, and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose: to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Mental Health Division

The Mental Health Division forms part of Austin Health. It provides a comprehensive range of child, adolescent, youth, and adult mental health services to the areas of northeast metro Melbourne, along with interregional and state-wide specialist services, which are provided on an inpatient basis and in community settings. The Mental Health Division is firmly committed to providing recovery-oriented services through holistic, compassionate care and offering partnership in recovery. 

About the role

We seek an Administrative Officer to join our Infant Child Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) Specialist Eating Disorders Outreach team and Youth Crisis Assessment Team. This role will see you provide exceptional administrative support to these clinical teams and interact with other Mental Health Community teams and support staff. The attached position description outlines our expectations and the responsibilities of the role.

Work in a collaborative and supportive team environment where your contribution is valued daily. Ongoing training and development is provided to see you reach your full potential in this role.

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in administrative tasks. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role:

• We are looking for someone who can demonstrate clear concise and effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with the capacity to build strong relationships with colleagues and our consumers
• An ability to prioritise workloads effectively working across multi disciplinary teams
• Bring previous administrative experience, ideally within service orientated roles from a healthcare setting or similar

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:  Annie Knight, Administrative Services Team Leader  at 0419 545 464. 

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 20 May 2025

Make a difference every day! If you have the ability, skillset, drive, and passion, apply today and join our team.

Please submit all applications online. Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.