Administrative Officer - Infant, Child, Family and Youth Mental Health
Dandenong, VIC, AU, 3175
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- Does helping others give you job satisfaction?
- Full-Time, Fixed Term Position
- 8.30am – 5.00pm, 5 days per week with monthly ADO
About Infant, Child, Family and Youth Mental Health
Infant, Child, Family and Youth Mental Health provides a range of mental health services to infants, children, adolescents, youth and their families within the Southern Region.
The organisational and clinical model has been developed to provide mental health care that is flexible and responsive to the individual and developmental needs of the infant to youth populations and their families. As such, this model will support the provision of integrated mental health care for young people, guided by consistent, service-wide protocols and principles of care.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic front reception Administration Support Officer to join our team at Infant, Child, Family and Youth Mental Health Service.
Your need for variety and to be busy will make this the ideal role for you. This role will give you the opportunity to provide exceptional front line customer service to our clients and support the various teams and sites within Early in Life Mental Health Service. You will work with teams of busy mental health professionals to provide reception and administration support using a wide range of systems and databases, including registering and maintaining client information.
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Providing excellent Customer Service to clients, staff and other stakeholders
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Supporting the Information Management needs of the Service including data entry and health information management
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Completing Operational Tasks to support the day-to-day operations of the Service
About You
You are a genuinely passionate and caring person who is highly committed to delivering exceptional customer service. As a clear communicator you can build rapport easily with others and work well within a team. You are a proactive, experienced healthcare administrator who can work effectively in an autonomous role, and prioritising workloads comes naturally to you. You are skilled at juggling a busy switchboard and working in a hospital environment doesn’t faze you. You are able to maintain and demonstrate integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. You have:
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Minimum of 2 years administrative experience (experience in a mental health setting is desirable)
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Excellent customer service and communication skills
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Proven organisational skills and can work autonomously
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Demonstrable ability to manage a range of administration responsibilities across a number of areas
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A quality focus whilst ensuring work is completed within the required timeframes
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Ability to travel to all Monash Health Sites
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Standards in thoroughness, accuracy and speed
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Rachel Koch on 8572 3768.
Position Description can be found here
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 2nd Feburay 2026