Ongoing Position | Full Time (76 hours per fortnight)Working Hours: 8am to 4pm (Monday to Friday)Classification: GO3 ($75,550 + Superannuation)
- Free income protection and journey insurance.
- A strong health & wellbeing focus including an employee assistance program and corporate discount on health cover and gym memberships.
- Commitment to work/life balance through flexible working conditions.
About Us...How would you like to work in an environment where you’re encouraged to bring your whole self to the workplace and be responsible for the decisions you make?As one of the fastest growing council areas in South Australia, the City of Playford is focused on building sustainable foundations and places the community at the heart of everything we do. With our urban centre as the CBD of Northern Adelaide, our city is enriched by growing and diverse communities in new and established suburbs, rural and hills townships and horticultural lands.The work that we do and the decisions that we make are in the best interests of the whole and contribute to a sustainable organisational future. Modelling open decision making, we provide a supportive and collaborative environment where employees feel engaged and connected to the work of the organisation, to each other, and the community.
About the Role...We have a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and administrative superstar with strong attention to detail to join our Support Services team on an ongoing basis as
Team Assistant. This key role supports a team of Managers within the
City Operations department to carry out their accountabilities, duties and responsibilities by providing them with a high level of administration and financial data support.This role also supports our frontline service delivery by communicating with a range of stakeholders, residents, business and the like.Some of your role accountabilities will include:
- Financial Administration Support - creation of purchase orders, workorders and receipting of invoices;
- Reporting & Data Analysis - developing and maintaining registers, regularly reporting on customer requests and other data collected on behalf of the department such as; procurement financials; and identifying trend data;
- Team Administration Support - providing a range of high-level administrative support from creating agendas and minutes, diary management; through to drafting correspondence on behalf of the team.
About You...To be successful in this position you will be able to demonstrate a high level of administrative knowledge, skills and experience together with excellent time management skills. It is essential that you have initiative and can effectively work autonomously to plan and prioritise your own work to meet deadlines, often with competing demands in a fast moving operational service delivery environment.In addition, you will possess:
- Demonstrated experience in developing registers and databases including ability to extract and develop reports.
- Demonstrated experience in procurement systems and processes, including ability to raise purchase orders and work orders using council's corporate software OneCouncil;
- Demonstrated high level computer literacy skills in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- Demonstrated high level communication skills, both written and verbal; and
- Sound knowledge of administrative, budget and financial systems and processes;
The Playford Employee ExperienceIt's important to us that you are the right fit to join our team, but it's just as important that Playford is the right place for you. Our team work hard together, but also celebrate together, learn together and support each other. We have a commitment to work/life balance through flexible working conditions and we remain focused on providing a high level of service and positive experience for our customers and stakeholders.You will also get access to employee benefits, some of them are:
- Excellent leave entitlements;
- Attractive salary and benefits including salary packaging, income protection, free onsite parking and a strong health & wellbeing focus including corporate discount on health cover and gym memberships & free employee assistance program;
- Ongoing professional development supported by study assistance and secondment opportunities.
Incumbents in this position may be required to possess, or be willing to gain a National Criminal History.
More information...If you hold an interest in the position and believe you possess the knowledge, skills and experience to fulfil this role and would like further information, please contact Manager - Support Services, Greg Wegund on (08) 8256 0407.
How to apply...Simply complete the application process by clicking the “Apply Now” button and we’ll be in touch.Applications close at 12:00pm noon on Thursday 16 May 2024.
Apply today!The City of Playford embraces diversity and inclusion. Candidates will have the opportunity to request support and reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Any information provided will be kept strictly confidential.
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