Administration Officer - Making Early Years Count

- Welcoming Team | Support our Healthy Outback Kids program and AH services
- Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children 0-13 and their families
- NFP Salary Packaging | 0.8FTE Permanent Part-time Opportunity

BUSHkids is a not-for-profit organisation that has been at the heart of transforming lives of regional children across Queensland for 90 years. Our highly dedicated teams and volunteers are all driven by a shared vision that all children should have access to free allied health services regardless of where they live. As an Administration Officer at BUSHkids Mt Isa, you will play a key role in supporting our team in delivering our “Healthy Outback Kids” program along with essential Allied Health (including Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy) services to children and their families. In this role, you will be integral to ensuring the smooth operation of our services, creating a highly organised and supportive environment.

You will be responsible for supporting clinician appointments, outreach co-ordination, as well as event coordination, including workshops and group sessions. You will manage and ensure resources are available, manage data, client records, process and respond to referrals, as well as general administration support including preparing reports, managing records and coordinating meetings. At a centre level, you will also manage reception duties, greet clients and visitors, and answer incoming calls, email inbox management as well as general office supply management.





You will have a service delivery mindset working collaboratively with the team to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies along with service improvements.

This is a wonderful prospect to take on a highly rewarding supportive role, assisting families where your involvement will make both a meaningful and lasting impact. The 0.8FTE arrangement could be either worked across 4 days (ideally Tuesday to Friday) or hours worked across 5 days.

What You'll Love About BUSHkids - Our Benefits

- Highly supportive Allied Health and regional administration teams ready to guide and support you!
- Attractive salary $74,857- $76,306 base based on experience plus superannuation and portable long service leave. The base salary is full-time equivalent and would be pro-rata to permanent part-time hours.
- Additional NFP Salary packaging benefits of up to $18,550 annually, increasing take-home pay by up to $5,935.
- Annual Professional Development budget available for all BUSHkids employees
- Up to 5 days Professional Development Leave plus 2 days PD Travel Leave (pro-rata part-time)
- Additional 3 gifted paid leave days over Christmas (pro-rata part-time)

About You

- Previous experience in a senior administrative role,



ideally within a highly regulated service environment would be highly desirable
- Flexible and adaptable nature who brings warmth and a positive energy
- Strong administration and organisational skills with a high attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Highly professional approach, with the ability to handle sensitive information confidentially
- Proactive team player with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement
- Alignment with BUSHkids core values – Child-Focused and Family Centred, Collaborative and Accountable
- Paid Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (or ability to obtain before commencement - we will further support with cost reimbursement if you don't currently hold).
- Current C Class Drivers' Licence
- Evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination status

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM? APPLY NOW! Please include your resume and a cover letter written response as part of your application.

Early applications are strongly encouraged as applications will be shortlisted and progressed as received - don’t delay and miss out!

Enquiries can be directed to Michelle Clarke, Recruitment Co-ordinator on (07) 3518 7952 3518 7952) or email [email protected]

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.

Applications received directly from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

📌 Administration Officer – BUSHkids | Making Early Years Count (Mount Isa)
🏢 BUSHkids
📍 Mount Isa