State Administration Assistant

Job Description

Goodstart is Australia’s largest early learning provider. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. 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.

Role: State Administration Assistant

Location: Melbourne

Employment Type: Part Time – 30.4 hours a week ( to cover 4 days a week or 6 hours a day over 5 days 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 assist the Office Manager in providing administrative support to two State Managers and their teams by managing the delivery of services. This role would ideally suit someone who has previously held an admin support role and is wanting a platform to learn and grow from this position within Goodstart.

About the role:

• Reporting into the Office Manager to provide administrative support to the State Managers and their teams.
• Answer all internal and external customer enquiries which come through all communication channels including email, walk in, telephone and mail.
• 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
• 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
• Advanced working knowledge and experience with Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Exceptional attention to detail and extremely organized
• Must have a flexible attitude/ able to adapt in a changing environment / bring a ” can do” attitude to the role.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to work cross functionally
• Previous experience within the Early Learning sector (desired)
• Car driver / owner is essential in this role.

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:

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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.