About Us

Anglicare NT is a registered charity and quality accredited provider of human services across urban, regional, and remote Northern Territory. We demonstrate our values through strength-based, culturally safe, trauma informed and inclusive practices. Child safety, social justice, community development and partnership approaches drive our work.

We commit to being an employer of choice and we monitor our impact, respect lived experience and advocate to meet the needs of Territorians and our diverse communities. Our focus is to make a sustainable difference through place-based initiatives, collaboration, innovation, and the Partnership Support Service.

We offer great benefits, including:

• Further training and development options.
• Flexible working conditions; five (5) weeks annual leave.
• A strengths-based environment.

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About headspace

headspace are a busy and innovative youth mental health service providing a variety of mental health, medical, sexual and other health related services as well as vocational, functional groups and social services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.

About the Opportunity

As the Reception and Administrative Assistant, you will be the face of headspace Katherine, providing high quality professional reception coverage to ensure the provision of youth-friendly, family inclusive and culturally respectful professional services to the community. You will provide reception duties and day to day administrative support to the headspace Katherine Centre Manager and team to meet the operational demands of the service.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Providing a welcoming environment to young people, families, staff and visitors
• Scheduling appointments with young people
• Fleet and room bookings
• Providing information and managing queries in a confidential and highly professional manner

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Minimum 2 years' experience working in an administrative/reception role
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills, with the ability to be flexible in the working environment and contribute positively to a productive, cooperative and friendly workplace
• Well-developed ICT skills with ability to use email, ICT equipment and familiarity with Microsoft Word suite
• Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisations.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Natasha Reece on (08) 8912 4000 or visit our careers page www.anglicare-nt.org.au/careers/

Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, so speed is key. The sooner you apply the better!

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a current NT manual driver’s licence.

Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Receiving and maintaining vaccines can reduce health risks and is one control mechanism to maintain the health and wellbeing of all employees, contractors, volunteers, visitors and the people we work with. In line with Anglicare NT’s commitment to a full life and social justice for all, it is mandatory for all Anglicare NT employees (paid and volunteer) to ensure specific vaccine schedules are current and maintained. In relation to COVID-19, this includes a primary course (dose one and two) and booster dose within one month of becoming eligible for booster dose (subject to medical exemption).

A position description is attached.