Step away from shift work. Keep your clinical brain.
Part-time (14 hours/week, 2 sessions per week) at Medical Pantry in Laverton North, a Victorian charity that rescues surplus medical supplies from hospitals and sends them where they're needed. Ideal for a registered nurse with education or preceptorship experience, but open to anyone passionate about environmental sustainability, volunteerism and healthcare.
PAY
$*****/hr (SCHADS Award, SACS Level 3, Pay Point 1) plus 12% super. Approx. $33,460 p.a. pro rata, including super and annual leave loading.
ABOUT US
Medical Pantry is a Victorian registered charity (DGR) that rescues surplus medical supplies from hospitals and clinics and sends them to humanitarian organisations overseas, animal welfare groups, and university simulation labs. Since **** we've rescued over 15,000 tonnes of supplies, worth roughly $200 million. Our 200+ volunteers do the sorting, packing and dispatch from our Laverton North warehouse.
THE ROLE
You'll shadow our existing Thursday and Saturday sessions for your first two weeks, then run your own sessions independently on two days a week (Mon, Tue, Wed or Fri, 9am to 4pm). Outside session days you can work remotely.
Run our Four Quadrants workflow (inbound triage, sorted storage, large-item storage, outbound dispatch)
Lead and coach volunteers, including corporate partner volunteering sessions




Build onboarding and training materials and competency checklists
Turn how we work into clear SOPs in Notion and draft policies for Board review
Keep inventory records and product listings current (Shopify a bonus)
Track and report on throughput, volunteer participation and safety
Strategy, partnerships and procurement authority stay with the CEO. This role is about running the floor well.
WHO YOU ARE
Registered nurse (or allied health professional) with clinical education, preceptorship, in-service training or procurement experience
Experience in a high-volume, task-oriented environment (emergency, ward, theatre, clinic)
Comfortable working within procedures and compliance frameworks
Robust people skills and the ability to motivate volunteers from diverse backgrounds
Proactive and self-directed, with genuine alignment with our mission
Highly desirable: volunteer management, not-for-profit experience, WHS exposure, Notion/Slack/Shopify familiarity.
GROWTH PATH
Starts at 2 days a week, with a third day expected by the end of the year, subject to a documented review of hours, budget and classification. 6-month probation period.
PRIVACY
Applications are handled by Medical Pantry and used only for this recruitment process.
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📌 Operations Coordinator, Healthcare Charity (Part-Time) (Melbourne)
🏢 Medical Pantry
📍 Melbourne