Rag Sales & Administration Officer Lifeline Retail at Unitingcareqld

Sales Administration Officer | Lifeline | Geebung

• Employment Term: Permanent Full-Time  

• Location: Geebung

• Remuneration: $29.69 p/hr + 12% super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with Lifeline

Lifeline Queensland is part of a national network bringing hope to Australians doing it tough. Around 750 lives are lost to suicide every year in Queensland. Through our state-wide footprint of crisis support, training and retail services, and the compassionate offer of support, we can save lives.

As Administration Officer and Rag Sales, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered, contributing to the meaningful work of Queensland’s leading charity retail brand. Everyday our 120 stores across Queensland sell donated goods, giving pre-loved items a second life and bringing in profit to support our Crisis Support Line and suicide prevention services.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our Lifeline team

We are looking for someone to join our team who is motivated in achieving /exceeding SALES Targets and being part of a team that strives for excellence in supporting our shops. As our Rag Sales & Administration Officer, your mission will be to drive the successful operation, performance and profitability of Rag Sales. 

You undertake a range of duties including but not limited to:

• Build, maintain and facilitate Rag Sales including tasks such as; managing call lists, taking customer orders and managing accounts receivable accounts

• Contributing to the operational team activities through providing administrative support services, ensuring a premium consumer experience and driving business results to grow Lifeline as an essential service.

• Reception duties including the delivery of high standard customer service to both external and internal customers

• Assist with financial duties including processing invoices, receipts, and administering petty cash when required

What makes a difference for us?

• Provide exceptional customer service including greeting clients and maintaining a welcoming and tidy reception.

• Prepare reports and other documentation using Microsoft Office and/or other business software, along with the maintenance of databases and other recording/information systems

• Support our retail stores with the production of tickets and sundry administration needs

• Work with Purchasing and inventory control systems as required

• Embrace the organisation’s mission, values and future directions

• Demonstrate daily discipline though effective management of own time, meeting performance expectations and personal deadlines for projects or other work-related tasks

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained  

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs  

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme  

• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events  

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference   

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family  

Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.  

Child safe, Child friendly 

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:  

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children  

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services 

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur 

Diversity & Inclusion   

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.    

Safe workplace   

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.