ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT - COMMUNITY SERVICES
Job No:
BRC159
Location:
Bathurst, NSW
Salary: $940.70 - $988.35 per week + super (further salary progression available)
Position Status: Permanent full time
Hours of work: 35 hour week (with a RDO every third week)
Closing: Friday, 7 April 2017 at 4pm
About the Organisation
Congratulations, on taking the first step toward joining one of the Bathurst Region's largest employers! Bathurst Regional Council employs over 400 staff and provides a large range of services to our community.
Working for Council is a stimulating and rewarding career option, providing the opportunity to be part of a team contributing to shaping the success and future of our Region.
About Bathurst
Bathurst really is the best of both worlds - a beautiful country lifestyle just two and a half hours from Sydney. Bathurst is Australia’s oldest inland settlement located just over 200 kilometres west of Sydney on the Macquarie River. The region is conveniently located with effective transport links to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra and there is no shortage of things to see and do if you want to explore or take a lazy Sunday drive.
To find out more, please click on this link Bathurst Region.
About the Role
Bathurst Regional Council’s Community Services section oversees a broad range of community programs, activities and services to promote greater community outcomes in the Bathurst region. These include, but not limited to; Bathurst Regional Youth Council, Seniors Festival, Community Safety, NAIDOC celebrations and the management of Child Care Services.
We are currently looking for a person with strong administrative skills to coordinate office operations and provide administration support to the Manager of Community Services and the Community Services Team.
To be successful for this role, you will need to have excellent administration and communication skills. You will need to be able to work with a high level of efficiency, within tight deadlines, have excellent customer service skills and demonstrate initiative with high attention to detail.
Key requirements:
- Provide administrative support to Council’s Community Services section, committees and groups
- Administer and support the organisation of Community Services projects, activities, functions, events and meetings
- Coordinate special and/ or ongoing projects/ programs/ activities as required
- Administration of communications and correspondence
- Excellent customer service skills
- Certificate in Office Administration or equivalent with a minimum of three years relevant experience
- Experience in updating/ maintaining databases and registers
- Good research and analytical skills with the ability to source information and interpret data.
To view the Position Summary click here
Contact Officer: Bronwyn Starkey 6333 6206
Bathurst Regional Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
To submit your application for this position, please complete the questionnaire below. You will then be prompted to attach your resume and copies of any relevant qualifications (please note attaching a resume is mandatory). You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
