Office Manager

We are looking for an experienced and savvy Office Manager who is organised and wants to own a broad range of administration and business support tasks. Knowledge of the Aspley Uniting Church (AUC) congregation and the activities within its complex will be highly regarded, however not essential. 

The role
You will be responsible for the smooth running of our small dynamic office where your professionalism, initiative and office skills will be very welcome. You will have plenty of room to be creative and management is always open to new ideas.

With demonstrated success in delivering the functions of this role, you will have a minimum five years of experience working in in a similar role, preferably in a non-profit or church environment.
 

Key responsibilities
Your part-time role (twenty hours – five hrs. x four days or four hrs. x five days, including Thursdays and Fridays) will include providing a full range of office management duties – e.g.

• all administration responsibilities to ensure effective business operations.
• provide administrative support services to the AUC Minister and Families Pastor, the Church Council and various groups within the Church.
• manage, utilise, and maintain social networking platforms (Facebook), email and website.
• provide support to facilitate the day-to-day fiscal responsibilities of the AUC.
• act as an important contact point between the community and AUC.
• coordinate, collect and distribute of all church communications.
• manage regular and new bookings for use of Church facilities.

Success factors
To successfully undertake the role, you will:

• demonstrate strong people management and a high-level of communication skills.
• possess intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and be competent in the use of office equipment.
• experienced with accounting packages (MYOB/Xerox preferred).
• be willing to work within the vision and values of the Aspley Uniting Church.
• be well organised with the ability to prioritise projects and tasks.
• like working independently and as part of a small team.
• have strong attention to detail, accuracy in key deliverables, time, and project management.
• have (or be willing to apply for) a national positive criminal history check.
• have unlimited work rights in Australia.

About us
The Aspley Uniting Church is a congregation of the Uniting Church in Australia which was formed in 1977 by the coming together of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches.  The UCA is a uniquely Australian church with more than 2000 congregations, social welfare agencies and iconic ministries, e.g. Frontier Services which serves remote and rural families and indigenous people.

The Aspley Uniting Church hosts Sunday services, special services for ecumenical events; holds events that cater for all components of our community; and sponsors Aspley Caring Through Service (ACTS).  The AUC established the Aspley Early Childhood Education Centre (AECEC) in 2008.  Since 2021, the Centre is managed by the UCA through Uniting Early Learning.

What’s next
If you have a high level of interpersonal communication skills and office management experience; are self-directed with organisational and problem-solving skills, then this could be just the job for you.

Please apply by submitting your resume and a cover letter outlining your skills and experience that make you the ideal person for this role. 

Applications close 5pm 15 March 2024