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Administration Support Officer

Job No: CEN4158
Location: Central Coast NSW

Is administration support your passion? Do you love to find unique solutions to problems? We are currently seeking a new Administration Support Officer to support our Assets and Projects Unit within our Water and Sewer Directorate and if you have these skills then this might be your chance to rewrite the future with us!

  • Work in a dynamic and customer focused team
  • Permanent full-time position
  • Balance your life with a 9 day fortnight and flexible/ hybrid working arrangements 

About the role

As an Administration Support Officer working within Council's Assets and Projects Unit, you will provide administrative support to Section Managers including document creation and management, database updates and review, customer support, assisting with the organisation and documentation of meetings, and electronic document management. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • A Certificate III in Office Administration or related field OR demonstrated equivalent qualifications and extensive relevant experience, combined with ongoing professional development. 
  • Experience in a similar manager support role in a large sized organisation. 
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite, electronic record management systems, asset management systems and other computer-based systems. 
  • The ability to multitask and ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels. 
  • A high level of accuracy with a focus on attention to details. 

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

  • The commencing salary for this position is up to $68k per year. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $78.8k on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation.
  • We have a permanent full-time role available.
  • This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight.
  • We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role - 2 days from home and 3 days onsite.
  • This role is located at the Nexus Business Hub, North Wyong. 

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

  • Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
  • Free flu vaccination program
  • Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
  • Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
  • We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
  • Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Want to know more?

The contact person for this role is Jemima Trigg, Personal Assistant to Unit Manager Assets and Projects. You can contact Jemima on 0491 938 793.

This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 29 June 2025.

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Location

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.
 
By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false. 
 
You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.
 
You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

  1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
  2. Attach your resume 
  3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies. 

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