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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Sub-Acute and Allied Health, Child Development Unit, North Adelaide 5006
• Classification – ASO4 – $76,561 to $80,256 per annum + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Employment - Full time – Ongoing (from 1 July 2025) 

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Child Development Unit team as a Administration Manager, where you will be responsible for:

• The day-to-day supervision, performance management and direction of other Administrative Staff within the Unit and for coordinating the Unit’s administrative workload.
• Ensuring the teams are providing high quality customer service to our internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring data capture and related activities are delivered to the highest standard
• Ensuring patient information is managed securely and in line with WCHN policies and procedures.
• Ensuring appropriate staff rostering in line with relevant awards and HR guidelines.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to work under limited direction, act with initiative while coping with high volumes of work, deal with competing demands within in a constantly changing environment and monitor the overall service delivery of the units within the role’s remit.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, members of the public, staff and external agencies, particularly in situations of distress.
• Demonstrated proficiency in:
  • personal computing including word processing,
  • use of database systems including database concepts, data integrity, analysis and maintenance
  • PC based presentation software, associated media and equipment.
• Demonstrated experience in providing good customer service and coordinating and delivering a range of secretarial, administrative and/or clerical functions.
• Experience in staff management, leadership, performance development and coordinating service to patient care.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Deepa Jeyaseelan, Medical Unit Head – CDU, Phone: 8161 7287, Email: deepa.jeyaseelan@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Friday 23^rd May – 11:55pm

Useful Links

 ASO4 - Admin Manager - AHAL - Role Description.pdf