Administration Assistant - Clerk Grade 1/2

About the NSW Department of Communities and Justice

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is committed to making a real difference in the community. Working for Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW), a division of DCJ, provides opportunities to collaborate with government and non-government agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice, and promote reintegration. The department focuses on breaking disadvantage and offers a challenging and rewarding career within Australia’s top public sector employer.

Your Opportunity as an Administration Assistant - Clerk Grade 1/2

As an Administration Assistant - Clerk Grade 1/2 within Sydney Metro Community Corrections, Corrective Services NSW, you will be a vital part of the team. This role involves performing comprehensive administrative and reception services for both internal and external clients, ensuring the smooth delivery of quality services across the organisation. You will handle various administrative support tasks crucial to business operations, including managing non-complex client matters, word processing, and data entry.

• Providing administrative and reception services to support quality service delivery.
• Undertaking administrative support relating to business operations, including non-complex client matters.
• Performing word processing and accurate data entry.
• Preparing correspondence and taking minutes for meetings.
• Maintaining electronic and physical file records in compliance with management processes.
• Supporting the coordination of meetings and events.
• Collating information to assist in developing accurate documentation and reports, including asset-related information.
• Updating records and databases, ensuring information is accurate, correctly stored, and accessible.

What We're Looking For

To thrive in this fast-paced environment, you will consistently demonstrate integrity and a strong team-player mindset, coupled with excellent communication and organisational skills. Maintaining confidentiality is paramount. You should possess proven experience to effectively meet the role's demands, along with resilience, initiative, high attention to detail, and accuracy, and the ability to work effectively under pressure. Previous administration experience and strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and competency in record management systems, are highly desirable. The ability to learn and grow within the role, understanding its nuances, will be important for your success. If you enjoy administrative work, supporting team members, and liaising with multiple stakeholders, this role is for you.

What We Offer

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice values its employees and offers a range of benefits:

• A challenging and rewarding career.
• Flexible, autonomous work environment.
• Competitive pay and conditions (Salary: $75,728 - $82,329 pa, plus super and leave loading).
• Extensive training and development opportunities to enhance capabilities.
• Access to Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Opportunities for promotional growth.

A talent pool will be created for future ongoing and temporary roles within the Sydney Metropolitan area, valid for up to 18 months.

Key skills/competency

• Administrative Support
• Reception Services
• Data Entry
• Records Management
• Microsoft Office
• Communication Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Confidentiality
• Teamwork