Our mission is to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families. Our programs bring them fun, joy and laughter when they need it most… because happiness matters. When you join Starlight, you'll:
- Change lives for the better, positively impacting the lives of seriously ill children, young people, and their families.
- Have inspiring and positive work. We work to our strengths; we care about each other, and we work collaboratively.
- Be included in an exceptional team. We’ve been recognised as a Great Place to Work, we’re one of AFR’s Most Innovative Companies and we’re also the most trusted children’s charity in Australia.
Our Programs team is focused on providing positive experiences to all Starlight Team Members, stakeholders and supporters. We are seeking a proactive and organised individual to join the Starlight Programs team based in our North Sydney office. This role is a Part Time position (4 days a week) reporting to the Program Manager.
As the Program Coordinator you will use your high levels of customer service skills to provide awesome experiences in supporting our employees (your fellow Starlight team members), office visitors and of course all things administration.
A typical week in our Program Coordinators life will look like:
- Being the go-to for ad-hoc administration support
- Participating in projects and supporting the programs team
- Ensuring reception, meeting and stationary rooms are organised.
- Proactively making sure the office is looking its best
- Maintaining and restocking office supply orders, including kitchen orders, stationary and printer items
- Booking couriers and distributing mail e.g. craft material etc. (lots of creative & fun orders for the kids in hospitals!)
- Preparing meetings (catering, water, coffee) and set up of video conferencing & clearing rooms after meetings
- Arranging domestic travel & itineraries
- Completing monthly expenses reconciliations
- Database management & assisting with reporting
You are a great communicator and have a knack for being super organised. Along with this the successful candidate will have:
- Demonstrated administration and customer service experience
- Enthusiastic, authentic and proactive approach
- Great with tech, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with database and web-based applications, CRM systems
- Building relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple priorities calmly within a diverse role
- Confidential and able to always act with diplomacy and discretion
Note: An exciting part of this role is visiting our Hospital Programs so does require the coordinator to have a driver’s license
As well as the real joy of seeing the positive difference your work makes in the lives of others, our unique benefits support you at any life stage.
- Best Self leave days and additional carer’s leave.
- Leave to support reproductive health.
- Leave options for pet owners (because pets are family too!)
- Public Holiday swap & potential to work from anywhere in the world for 20 days a year.
- A commitment to supporting your mental health and wellbeing.
- Development and growth opportunities in a workplace underpinned by positive psychology
We are committed to positive employment experiences in an environment where everyone is included, respected, safe and treated fairly, so you can be your best and true self every day.
If we can make accommodations to our recruitment process to better enable you to shine, please include this in your application.
For more information on Starlight’s commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, please visit our website. Here you will also find Starlight's vision for Reconciliation and our current Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
Successful applicants will undertake a Working With Children Check and a National Police Check as they join the team and throughout their Starlight career.