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Join our Allied Health Team in the Women’s & Children’s Division

An opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant to work at the heart of allied health leadership, contributing directly to outcomes that matter for patients and the broader community.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Director Allied Health & Child Development, this role is integral to provision of an effective and efficient confidential administrative support service to the Director Allied Health & Child Development, in the Women’s & Children’s Division, Southern Adelaide local Health Network (SALHN).

Duties for the role will include:

• Providing a confidential executive secretarial and support service using initiative and judgement to interpret guidelines and developing and implementing procedures to ensure an efficient service.
• Working with the Director Allied Health & Child Development and Service Managers on day-to-day matters to facilitate effective utilisation of their time including diary management
• Providing reception services ensuring that telephone calls and enquiries are handled in a courteous, friendly and effective manner
• Gathering data and information and providing reports.
• Demonstrating the ability to work consistently positive within a team (and/or across teams) to achieve team goals
• Working with the Director Allied Health & Child Development to monitor workloads and administrative outcomes, effectively managing own individual performance against agreed objectives and in accordance with the appropriate policies and procedures and standards of practice
• Tracking incoming/outgoing correspondence and ensuring that urgent correspondence is attended to and meets the deadlines specified.
• Preparing, collecting and distributing information required for meeting including agendas, minutes, updating department SharePoint page, and facilitating the actioning of relevant action items

About you:

• Experience in providing a professional and high-level confidential administrative support service to an Executive.
• Demonstrated ability to determine and organise priorities, plan appropriately, meet deadlines under pressure and take initiative where appropriate.
• Demonstrated ability in using initiative, enthusiasm and drive and to work with minimal supervision in meeting agreed objectives.
• Proven ability to use initiative and respond appropriately in the absence of the Director Allied Health & Child Development or Service Manager.
• Proven ability to work with minimal supervision and with limited direction.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare timely, clear and concise written communication.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and to adapt to a changing work environment.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Brittany Glen, Administration Manager, 0478 363 016, Brittany.Glen@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 14 June 2026

Attachments:

• Allied Health - Executive Assistant Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 940498