The Role

We are looking for kind, caring and reliable executive assistant and receptionist to join our team located in the Hunter, Newcastle and Surrounding areas. Be rewarded in contributing to empowering our young people and people living with disability offering high quality, holistic care and support for individuals to build their capacity and achieve their goals. In this role you will be working directly with young people living with complex trauma and psycho-social challenges, as well as people living with disability.

We are looking for an individual with strong professional values of care, social justice, creativity, and joy to join our team in providing care, happiness, and supporting independence to those we support. We are looking for individuals who are able to remain calm under stressful situations and be natural problem solvers.

You will join our multidisciplinary team of social workers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, psychologists, behaviour support practitioners and support workers who provide support to children, young people or people with a disability to help them to achieve their goals and build their independence into the future.

Within this role, you will be part of a collaborative, fun and creative team in reducing the barriers to people accessing appropriate supports for their needs and setting people up for success into the future. You will be the executive assistant to the Board of Directors and the Executive Director, providing administrative support to ensure the best quality of operational service delivery, including:

Quoting and finance of services

Organising travel

Managing the calendars of the Board members and Executive Director

Managing travel

Supporting in auditing files and documentation

Managing appointments and client files

Providing support to front line teams where required

Supporting with policy development, and implementation of procedures

Managing training and communication across the organisation

Being the face of River, and greeting all individuals who access our office

Managing the office space

This role may require you to have your full unrestricted driver's license, and comprehensive car insurance. Use of your own vehicle may be required and compensated.

About Us

River Community Services is a community-based organisation that provides support across the allied health, mental health, child protection, and disability sectors.

This includes:

Psychology, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy

Behaviour Support Therapy

Disability Support Work

Youth Work and Mentoring

Foster Care Support

Family Finding

EAPS

Cultural Planning

Out of Home Care and Youth Justice Consultancy

River Community Services is based across the Maitland, Newcastle, Northern Rivers, Taree, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Sydney and Wollongong regions.

River Community Services was developed based on the aim to provide the highest quality care to those we support, while bringing joy, creativity and love to the work we do. We understand that we have the capacity and the potential to change people's lives with our actions and words, and take responsibility and accountability in walking alongside those we support to create a better future for all.

Skills, requirements and experience

Experience working in the NDIS, particularly with funding and business management

Experience in a business administration or personal assistant role

Ability to be flexible and travel as needed (all expenses paid)

Strong skills in technology and software, such as Microsoft, Adobe, Canva.

Strong interpersonal skills

The ability to bring happiness, joy and love to the work you do

A current Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Check, and National Police Check

Full unrestricted drivers license and comprehensive car insurance

It is highly desirable but not mandatory that you have or are working towards your bachelor degree in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology or Speech Therapy.