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SalaryThe beautiful Eurobodalla Shire is located on Yuin Country on the far south coast of NSW and offers an enviable coastal lifestyle with easy access to Canberra and Sydney. From our beaches to our bushlands, rivers and mountains, the Eurobodalla is a place of inclusive communities embracing sustainable lifestyles.
With 143km of coastline, 83 beaches, 20 lakes and four major river systems, Eurobodalla is known as the land of many waters. Over three-quarters of our land area is open space, consisting of 10 national parks and 15 state forests.
Over 40,000 people call the Eurobodalla Shire home, and we attract over 1.2 million visitors every year.
About the role
This position is a part time role in the Insurance and Risk Management team, based at the Moruya Administration Office. The successful candidate will provide efficient and effective administration for the team, administer Insurance and public liability enquiries and claims, ensuring that Council meets its statutory obligations.
Your main duties will include:
- Provide administration assistance, including data entry, correspondence, scanning and filing information into the electronic records system.
- Administer Council’s insurance claims and public liability claims, including lodging and investigating these claims.
- Receive telephone and written enquiries from customers and claimants and provide responses.
- Calculate and issue settlement and excess payments for Insurance and public liability claims to repairers, insurers, and claimants.
- Provide administration assistance with the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee (ARIC) meetings and agendas, risk assessments and Risk data base.
Total remuneration for the role is in the range $40.46 to $44.42 gross per hour consisting of:
- $36.45 to $40.02 base salary
- $4.01 to $4.40 superannuation (at 11%)
We promote equal access to opportunities and pride ourselves on creating a safe and engaging working environment that fosters wellbeing. We are dedicated to looking after our staff, knowing our people are our biggest asset, to ensure we are best placed to look after our community.
Culture and benefits
- Work/life balance through a range of flexible work options.
- Health and wellbeing initiatives including access to free counselling through our Employee Assistance Program, Uprise Wellbeing App, Fitness Passport, Social Club, flu vaccinations and skin checks.
- Up to 3 days leave to cover Council closure at end of year period.
- 9 weeks Council provided paid maternity leave (conditional).
- Generous leave provisions including Long Service Leave after 5 years of continuous service, study leave and 3 weeks sick leave annually.
- Annual Award increases, performance reviews and a rewards and recognition program.
- Salary packaging program.
You will be an administration guru with an ability to work autonomously and to a high level. Your attention to detail and time management skills will be second to none and you will enjoy using your judgement to make decisions about liability for claims. What will set you apart from the rest is knowledge of insurance claims processes.
Your application will further demonstrate the following:
- Strong computer literacy skills (MS Office Suite/ word processing/ spreadsheets/ databases) and accurate data entry skills.
- Sound literacy skills including reading, writing, understanding written information and ability to complete work-related forms.
- Sound oral and written communication skills, including professional manner dealing with the public and external contacts (e.g. claimants, insurers and repairers).
- Ability to complete set tasks to deadlines and to show initiative when required.
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organisation.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
To apply for this position, please complete the form below or go to the Eurobodalla Shire Council website page if you found this vacancy via a job search website.
Applications close: 11.00pm Thursday 8 February 2024.
Applicants found suitable through this recruitment process may be contacted for fixed term contract opportunities of less than 12 months where the position is similar in nature – meaning the position requires the same nature of duties, abilities, qualifications, experience and standard of work performance.
Please note there is no ability to save your application partway through. Please ensure you have enough time to complete your application prior to starting, by considering and preparing your answers to the selection criteria questions shown below in advance.
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