Position Details


Reference Number 149207
Position Title Administration Assistant Reception
Employment Status Permanent Part Time
Program Acute Non-Allocated
Location Swanston Centre
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 64
Position Summary
  • Work in a diverse environment and foster relationships and mutual respect for differences.
  • Improve your skills with ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
  • Build your career with a dedicated team at Victoria’s 2014 People in Health Award Winner!

About the facility 

The Mental Health Drugs and Alcohol Services facility has an acute unit with 32 beds and provides care from Mental Health teams located through Geelong and Colac for people with Mental Health problems and substance abuse Issues.

About the role 

The Administration Assistant Receptionist will provide clerical, secretarial and receptionist services to the Barwon Health Mental Health, Drugs & Alcohol Services Team in order to enable the team to provide courteous, efficient and clinically effective care for people with major mental illness and/or drug and alcohol issues.   

About the culture

Our Administration Team are all extremely welcoming and friendly with a commitment to Barwon Health which is demonstrated by their hard work and focus on the tasks at hand. We are all extremely experienced in training new staff to local processes and have a delightful volunteer compliment who are all being supported and trained in administration functions on a daily basis.  

Barwon Health staff benefits

At Barwon Health we celebrate and harness diversity, and consider it a competitive advantage. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply. Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all our consumers including children and appropriate rigorous reference and background checks will be undertaken.   

Recruitment agencies should note that Barwon Health does not accept agency resumes. Barwon Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.

Selection Criteria Essential: Excellent keyboard and audio-typing skills.
Essential: Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
Essential: Able to communicate with all internal and external customers in a professional and courteous manner and application of principles of confidentiality and patient privacy
Essential: Ability to organise tasks and work environment efficiently with minimal supervision and under conditions of competing demands
Desirable: Completion of Year 12 schooling or equivalent
Desirable: Post-secondary training at certificate or higher in Secretarial and/or Business studies
Desirable: Knowledge of databases including but not limited to BH PIMS, The Care Manager, BOSS, RAPID, Mediflex and ACE documentation (training provided).
Essential: An excellent knowledge in Microsoft Word and Outlook. A competent knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Publisher.
Contact Person Melinda Hughes 
Contact Person Job Title Team Leader Administration 
Contact Number 0416 170 395 
Alternate Contact Person Mark Thornett 
Alternate Contact Number (03) 4215 2512 
Closing Date 04/05/2017
Position Description
File name 
Mental Health Team Reception Administrative Assistant PD 145617.docx Open
Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.