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Our reception is the first point of in-person contact for many of our clients.  We are looking for an experienced administrator who has worked in a healthcare or medical environment.  We also require a person who has exceptional customer service skills to ensure our clients have a positive experience at every contact.

This is a permanent full-time position.

About the role

• Reception - greeting clients, answeing phone, scheduling and rescheduling appointments
• Administration - actioning emails, preparing resources for the clinicians, typing clinical notes for clinicians, preparing letters for GPs, filing client records, shredding confidential information, assist with ensuring clinicians' schedules are full
• Accounts - banking cash or cheques, processing payments (in person and via phone), creating invoices, issuing invoices via email, emailing receipts to the bookkeeper, end of day reconcilitations, NDIS invoicing and claiming online, chasing outstanding payments
• other general office duties - keeping the clinic space neat and tidy

Benefits for you

• Supervision – paired with a dedicated supervisor to teach you the ropes
• Salary - above award rates for all employees
• Flexibility – we understand that there are times when you need to attend to family matters during business hours as we also have families
• Lifestyle and our beautiful surroundings – rural setting within easy access to the Sydney CBD, beaches, wineries, galleries, waterfalls, bush walking trails, country markets, camping… what more could you want!
• Vibrant team – passion for inspiring, empowering and supporting both clients and each other
• Other perks as a company which belongs to the MedHealth group - discounts on private health insurance and travel, access to a FREE Employee Support Program (EAP), a 'Fitness Passport' program, salary packaging (including novated leasing) and much more!

About you

• Considerable experience in an administration and customer facing role with a healthcare or medical business
• Excellent communication - verbal and written - skills
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Strong computer skills
• Passion for working with vulnerble members of the community

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

The Rest Investment Team is undergoing a significant transformation as it aims to become the leading Investment Team in the Australian superannuation industry with a strong member focus and superior investment performance. This is an exciting role that will help drive efficient delivery from our vendor platforms and market data providers and support the Investment business with its continuous transformation and investment governance processes.

The Service Provider Analyst/Assistant Relationship Manager works within the Investments Services and Transformation enablement function, reporting to the Investments Business Manager and will focus on Service Providers policy and process, execution of Rest Investment Service Provider Governance framework and assist with vendor commercial executions. This will also be achieved through building strong relationships with our Head of Investment Technology, Head of Investment Services and Transformation, the Investment team the Group Procurement team and external vendors.

The Service Provider Analyst/Assistant Relationship Manager will assist the Service Provider Manager in carrying out the Service Provider Governance framework as well as ad-hoc projects and analysis to enable data driven analysis of our suppliers, commercial insights, improvements, Service Provider strategy and maintain a market leading Investment management practices across the Investment team’s suite of vendors.

You will play a key role in uplifting the way in which the Investment team holistically govern our portfolio of suppliers through the use of standards, measures and policy.

This is an exciting opportunity that will assist in managing vendors such as State Street / Charles River, FactSet, Market data providers such as Bloomberg and other Benchmark providers.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Working with the REST supplier management organisation to understand and Implement the Rest Supplier code of conduct for all Investment Service providers, aligning to our group level best of breed practices
• Assist the Service Provider Manager with the implementation and maintenance of Rest Group’s centralised service provider system, Third Party Risk Monitoring system (TPRM), and centralisation of contracts and service provider details for efficient monitoring of services and contracts.
• Assist in managing the relationship for a set of Service Providers for Rest Investment Team. This includes conducting regular meetings with Service Providers to ensure adherence to their committed key performance indicators (KPI) and enforcing service level agreements in place as well as ensuring Rest Investments team are kept up to date for any significant changes which may affect the Service Provider’s services to Rest Super.
• Escalate material and potential issues to the Service Provider Manager which will inform part of the escalations done to the Business Manager and General Manager of Investment Services and Transformation.
• Assist in tracking vendor costs to ensure alignment to yearly budget allocation and contracts, ensuring invoices are received and processed on time.
• Work with the Service Provider Manager to ensure regular due diligence is performed across all service providers in line with Rest’s policies, regulatory and compliance requirements. There will be an opportunity to lead the due diligence on your own for some of our Service Providers with assistance and coaching from the Service Provider Manager, as required.
• Assist with onboarding new vendors and ensure that the procurement process is followed and ensure all stakeholders are kept in the loop.
• Work with Rest Investment Team’s IT team to ensure license and user count are tracked and kept up to date. Conduct periodic license audit across Rest Investment Team.
• Work closely with Operational Risk and Compliance teams along with the Service Provider Manager to ensure all Service Providers are compliant and necessary artefacts are in place and meeting Regulatory requirements.
• Be a key contributor to recommendations provided by the Service Provider Manager to the Business Manager and General Manager of Investment Services and Transformation for improvements regarding our Service Provider Managers.
• Ensuring documentation and generation of supplier performance is kept up to date for tracking and escalation to the Business Manager and General Manager of Investment Services and Transformation for material issues.
• Support the Investment data strategy, data management capabilities, processes, and the organizational design via a robust vendor management framework and ability to investigate and identify various data providers in the market.
• Work with project teams and BA’s to help facilitate discussions with Service Providers when required.

Position Title:  Patient Service Assistant

Reports to (position):  Dialysis Clinic Manager

Primary purpose of the role:

• To provide support to the nursing staff in the dialysis clinic by performing non-clinical duties relating to direct and indirect patient care.
• Functions as a team member, promoting the values, missions and goals of the clinic and company, constantly working towards their achievement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Protects the rights of patients by adhering to Privacy Principles and providing an excellent standard of care.
• Ensures cleanliness and neatness of patient’s environment and stock room
• Ensures cleaning of the Isolation rooms is done when required.
• Cleans exterior of dialysis machines, patient chairs and over-bed tables as per policy and procedures
• Assists with basic food preparation and delivery of nutritional requirements to patients as well as assists with meal ordering
• Serves, distributes and collects patient / visitors meals and refreshments
• Arranges patient transport from Dialysis treatment
• Attends to the re-stocking of consumables in the stock room and trolley/s as required for daily operation of the clinic
• Monitors consumable stores and orders stock as required
• Confirms delivery of stock, checks inventory and documentation
• Performs stocktake when requested
• Maintains Clinic Manager database
• Ensures routine collection and appropriate disposal of linen, rubbish and contaminated waste
• Orders and pack away linen
• Assist in the collection of blood samples by pathology lab, help spin blood before collection
• Participates in Quality Improvements  activities as required by the Dialysis Clinic Manager
• Ensures/promotes a safe, secure and healthy working environment to staff and a comfortable, safe environment for visitors and patients as detailed in the Workplace Health and Safety policy (FMEAU-28).
• Engages in interne.al and external in-service activities to enhance / maintain skills and knowledge

Competencies (attitude, skills, typical qualifications & experience)

Essential:           

• Knowledge of Infection Control / Hygiene principles and implementation of this knowledge into daily practice
• Demonstrated organizational and problem solving  skills combined with the ability to work in a self-directed manner
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to operate within a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of Work Health and Safety as it relates to the role within the facility
• Understanding of the Quality improvement process and risk management obligations
• Demonstrated skills in food preparation and presentation
• Basic office skills, including filing and answering telephone enquiries
• Previous experience in patient assistant role
• Basic computer literacy.

 Desirable:         

• Completion of a Patient Service Assistant Certificate or equivalent qualification
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement initiatives.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Team player

Embark on an exciting opportunity with us as we seek two dynamic individuals to join our team at Wellington Views, Tasmania, in the role of casual Social Care Assistants.

About the position:
The Social Care Assistant is responsible for facilitating a range of individual, group and community based lifestyle activities according to residents’ individual physical, social, cultural and spiritual needs and preferences.

About Respect:
Respect Group Limited is a rapidly growing, not-for-profit, progressive, and purpose-driven aged care and retirement living provider that operates across Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales. Respect is known for the great care we provide to our clients and the supportive and respectful working environment for our employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Document social profiles of new residents and participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of social care plans.
• Participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the activities program.
• Maintain resources for the activities program.
• Prepare newsletters, activity notices and other correspondence for residents and other representatives.
• Assist the General Manager in the recruitment, appropriate delegation and support for volunteers.
• Any other task not defined but within the employees skills, as directed by the organisation.

Essential:

• Certificate III or IV Qualification in aged care or similar discipline.
• Current National Police Certificate (or ability to acquire).

Desirable: 

• Has empathy and sensitivity to the needs of the residents from a variety of cultural and social backgrounds.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the elderly and their families, employees and visitors.
  

To be considered for employment with Respect, each candidate must satisfy the legislative requirements of Aged Care Worker Screening to ensure suitability to work in the aged care industry.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and entitlements.
• Pay incentives including not-for-profit salary packaging.
• Meaningful work in a purpose-driven organisation.
• Long-term employment in a recession-proof sector.
• A healthy and positive workplace culture.
• Learning, development, and growth opportunities.

• Are you passionate about shaping the future of e-mobility in Australia and driving the energy transition?
• Do you have the spark to think on your feet, seek out information, and create solutions?
• Want to support a collaborative team of innovative technology and energy resource experts in a fast-paced, multifaceted role?

What You'll Do

We currently have a 12-month maximum term parental leave cover opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant/Operations Support to provide a high level of support to the CEO at NRMA Energy.

In this dual role, you will be responsible for calendar, email, travel, and expense management as well as driving operational excellent across the business. This is a role that will suit a highly experienced Executive Assistant and who is interested in learning more about business operations and jumping in to provide solutions to create marketing collateral, arrangements with media, full event management, tender writing, as well as coordinating deliveries to the warehouse, shipping kit.

This role is preferably based at our Sydney CBD and Sydney Olympic Park offices with the flexibility to work from home.  Some travel will be required to our Sydney and interstate sites across Australia as agreed and required.

Your responsibilities will encompass:

• Manage the CEO’s diary with excellent communication to both internal and external stakeholders, flagging emails and phone calls ensuring timely responses
• Coordinate and schedule team meetings, workshops and other internal events for the Energy team, draft agendas
• Arrange interstate travel logistics for CEO and team often to remote locations
• Prepare and edit documents, presentations, and reports on behalf of the CEO and team, maintaining a high level of accuracy and confidentiality
• Assist with the accurate and timely entry of contracts into our online portal
• Timely, accurate expense submission for CEO and GMs, delegated approval for team expenses
• Collaborate with marketing, budget for and pay invoices, arrange delivery of kit and collateral, attend events and be a knowledgeable brand representative on the stand
• Assist the Community liaison lead with new site launches including design, ordering and delivery of collateral; smooth stakeholder management of profile industry, government and media attendees, attending some launches
• Assist with tender responses including content writing and information gathering as required
• Provide operational support as required.  This may entail attending sites, speaking with suppliers, customers and partners.
• Source answers to questions from the call centre, ensuring timely responses.
• Read and share EV news ensuring team is across National news items pertaining to EV
• Manage access, logistics and maintenance 3x branded vehicles
• Ensure the team are tracking their safety observations and make your own when out at site/warehouse/office.

What You'll Bring

You are an Executive Assistant experience who has previously supported C-level executives with your excellent communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and a confident and approachable demeanour and are passionate about learning and providing business operations support.

As the ideal candidate, you will use your proactive, adaptable, and resourceful mindset to anticipate needs and take initiative. Combining your proficiency with productivity tools such as MS Office Suite, and your outstanding organisational and time management skills, you will prioritise and multitask effectively. Your strong problem solving abilities and the capacity to make informed decisions independently enables you to support what the CEO and the team in meeting their targets.

What's in it for you?

At the NRMA we aren’t just about discounts (although you do get these). We know everyone leads unique lives, and it’s about those things that add up to make life both at work and outside of work just right for you. 

• Progressive flexibility, leave and well-being benefits to balance all of life's priorities
• Travel discounts on car rental, cruises, and accommodation at our award-winning NRMA Holiday Parks and Resorts.
• Complimentary myNRMA membership including free Roadside Assistance & discounts on groceries, movie tickets, gift cards, gym memberships, attractions, restaurants and much more
• Discounts on all NRMA insurance products including car, home & travel

At the NRMA inclusion and diversity are part of our DNA. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation, promotes flexible ways of working and connects us closer to our members and the communities we serve.

Successful applicants will be required to complete pre-employment checks.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. The NRMA is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

We are presently in search of a casual Social Care Assistant to join our team at St John's Home in Wangaratta, Victoria. This role involves filling a weekly permanent shift as well as providing holiday cover.

The Social Care Assistant is responsible for facilitating a range of individual, group and community based lifestyle activities according to residents’ individual physical, social, cultural and spiritual needs and preferences.

Respect Aged Care embraces the values of respect, care, teamwork, courage, integrity, innovation, and excellence. We provide a supportive and respectful working environment and pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service and individualised care to our residents and their families.

Essential:

• Certificate III or IV Qualification in aged care or similar discipline.
• Current National Police Certificate (or ability to acquire).

Desirable: 

• Has empathy and sensitivity to the needs of the residents from a variety of cultural and social backgrounds.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the elderly and their families, employees and visitors.

To be considered for employment with Respect, each candidate must satisfy the legislative requirements of Aged Care Worker Screening to ensure suitability to work in the aged care industry.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and entitlements.
• Pay incentives including not-for-profit salary packaging.
• Meaningful work in a purpose-driven organisation.
• Long-term employment in a recession-proof sector.
• A healthy and positive workplace culture.
• Learning, development, and growth opportunities.