Join the SDN village and make a real difference to the lives of children.
When you begin a career in an SDN Early Education and Care centre, you're joining a village of opportunity. Our centres are inclusive and unique environments where everyone is welcome and respected. Discover a community of professionals who are enhancing children's wellbeing by partnering with families to enrich young lives every day.
About us
SDN Children's Services is a not-for-profit organisation that has been delivering quality early childhood education and child care, children's therapies and family support services since 1905.
We are one of Australia's most respected children's services organisations, and have over 700 staff across 37 sites in Sydney, regional NSW and the ACT. We also have therapists who support children with autism or a developmental delay, and can help overcome the challenges that can make everyday life and participation tough for children.
About The Role
As the face of our organisation, you will provide reception and administrative support for our Shared Services office and support teams across the organisation with their reception and administration needs.
Your duties will include:
- Reception duties - answering telephone calls and emails
- Mail and courier management, setting up of meeting rooms, maintaining cleaniness of the office
- Ordering and distribution of SDN uniforms and responding to uniform queries
- Petty cash management, cab charges, banking, invoice processing
- Provide support across the organisation when required
- Stock management of stationery and office supplies within budget
This is a full time permanent position based at our Shared Service office located in Ultimo / Glebe, next to Broadway Shopping Centre, close to public transport.
About You
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Exceptional customer service skills with a genuine interest in developing relationships with stakeholders
- The ability to work autonomously with strong time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to problem solve, work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Proficient IT skills
- Working with Children's Check (NSW)
Our Culture
SDN's values are at the heart of everything we do. If you share our values and believe that through working together we can make the world a better and more equitable place then we want to hear from you! We commit ourselves to being: trustworthy and reliable, inclusive and respectful and creative and innovative.
SDN Benefits include:
- Priority placement for children of staff members and discounted child care fees
- Paid parental leave
- 12 days personal leave
- Rewards and Recognition Program
- Access to Long Service Leave after 5 years continuous service
- Finders fee - Referral Scheme
- Employee Assistance Program - Free, voluntary and confidential counselling service
- Paid mandatory Work Health and Safety training including First Aid and CPR
- SDN Staff Giving Fund
- Purchased Leave
- Study Leave
- Picnic Day - One extra day paid leave for all permanent staff
- Flu Vaccination reimbursement
- Access to Flare HR - gift card discounts to leading major retailers
To view the position description, please follow the link below or copy and paste into web browser.
https://www.sdn.org.au/media/3259/receptionist-administrator-mar-22.pdf
SDN Children's Services welcomes and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Successful applicants will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks including Working with Children Check (NSW), National Police Check and Covid 19 vaccination in line with government regulations.
