Join a progressive organisation delivering community-led programs with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

Full Time Permanent Contract

$77,688 to $86,424 per annum

Total effective package $97,913 - $107,830 

Grow your career using diverse and challenging skills

About the role

The Administrative Assistant provides high level executive administrative support to the Congress Australian Nurse Family Partnership Program (AFPP), Child Health Engagement Team (CHET), Early Years Section (EY) and their teams. 

What we are looking for?

A person with:

• Minimum Certificate IV in relevant discipline, or willing to obtain or relevant experience.
• Highly-developed written and oral communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to draft correspondence and reports, take minutes and initiate actions from meetings, deal tactfully with people, maintain strict confidentiality and use sound judgement, tact and discretion in dealing with colleagues and clients.
• Well-developed organisational and coordination skills with the ability to set priorities, be flexible, reliable and work under pressure, meet deadlines, exercise initiative, work independently and effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Awareness of/sensitivity to Aboriginal culture and history, and knowledge of current issues affecting lives of Aboriginal people.
• Current NT Drivers License, or the ability to obtain 
• Willingness, ability and appropriate levels of health and fitness to travel to and work from remote locations 

What we offer:

Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of the bigger picture.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
• 6 weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
• A flexible work policy including flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, job sharing, remote work, hybrid work models and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

*Total effective package includes; base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading and salary packaging options.

Got you interested?

Don't meet all the role requirements, but think you'd be a great asset to our team? We'll never know unless you hit the Apply Now button.

For further information about the role please contact the Child Health Engagement Team, Dianne Dobson on 0436 920 467. 

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and value their diverse perspectives, experiences and contributions.