Address Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Parkville
Job type: Fixed term - Part time
Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital
Salary: $72,000 - $80,709
Occupation: Administration/Secretarial
Reference: 11390
Job Title: Administrative Officer – Grade 3
Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Parkville, Melbourne location
About the Role
This is a Fixed Term Part Time position at 24 hours per fortnight within the Children’s Bioethics Centre.
You would be reporting to the Academic and Clinical Director who share administrative responsibility in the CBC, but also supporting the other ethicists, education officer and CNC. The main meeting of the week which requires administrative support is our Operations Meeting on Monday morning. We need administrative support organising ethics response group and MDT meetings, Clinical Ethics Committee meeting quarterly (arranging and distributing minutes and agenda). There are various educational initiatives which need administrative assisting such as the annual conference, podcasts, courses and ward teaching. After the Monday meeting, working days can be flexible, but ideally distributed across the week to capture the work as it comes in (e.g. Wednesdays and Fridays)
What you’ll achieve:
Provide administrative support for CBC engagement with Executive, RCH Foundation and RCH Clinical Ethics Committee
Provide confidential secretarial/administrative support for Clinical and Academic Directors
Classification for this position will range from AO31-AO35
Your skills and experience:
Previous experience in an administrative role
Confident user of information technology systems (eg Microsoft 365, invoicing system, eg Coupa)
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About Children’s Bioethics Centre
The Children’s Bioethics Centre supports staff at RCH by providing ethical advice to clinicians, supports RCH executive with ethical advice, contributes to building capacity in bioethics at RCH through education and conducts world-class research
What we offer:
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
Flexible work options available
Other requirements:
Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
Valid Working with Children Check
Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
Application process
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact John Massie, Clinical Director, Children’s Bioethics Centre, Phone: 9345 5818, Email: John.Massie@RCH.org.au
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 27 February 2024
