Administration Assistant

Role: Administration Assistant

Centre: Goodstart Brinsmead

Employment Type: Part time, 16 hours per week

Pay: $39.34 per hour

Provide a warm welcome to children and families while supporting your centre team

Competitive pay above the national award rates

Get 15% discount off your childcare gap fees

Are you looking for a chance to use your customer service skills to make a difference? Whether you’re an experienced administrator or you think you’ve got the skills to excel in this role, we’d love to talk to you about which of our amazing opportunities would be the best fit for you.

In this role, you will:

Support the Centre Director to prioritise and build the centre’s attendance pipeline

Deliver a high standard of customer service, including responding to enquiries in a friendly and professional manner

Perform key business administration tasks

Build and maintain strong relationships with families

About Goodstart Brinsmead

We are a 75-place centre featuring three spacious yards and five fully air-conditioned rooms, catering to children from birth to six years old. Our service provides morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea, accommodating all dietary requirements, including allergies. We take pride in our long-term employees and exceptionally low staff turnover rate. Our Centre Director, Zoe, has been with us for over 20 years, and some of our Educators were once children at our centre! We offer flexible working arrangements and a minimum of two programming hours weekly, increasing with enrolment numbers. Our multicultural team, with members from India, Japan, Italy, the Philippines, Torres Strait, New Zealand, and Colombia, strives for excellence through critical reflection, ensuring that all stakeholders' voices are heard, included, and respected.

What Goodstart can offer you

Competitive pay above the national award rates

15% discount off your childcare fees and up to 6 weeks paid parental leave

Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price

Paid professional development

Two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per year

Free annual flu shot (optional)

Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance

First Nations Support and Cultural Leave

Retail discounts on insurance, travel and technology

Uniform allowance and employee referral program

You’ll need

Current QLD with Children Check

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

Have a question? Contact Monica from our Talent Acquisition Team on 1800 222 543 or via email ***email_hidden***

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email [email protected]

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.