Administration Officer Level 5, Mental Health Executive Office - ESMHS

Administration Officer Level 5, Mental Health Executive Office - Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Administration Officer Level 5
Remuneration: $82,337.78 - $84,205.25 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ680761
Location: Randwick, Sydney

Applications close date: 23 August 2026

Come Work With Us!

The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area.  We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
 

Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service is seeking a motivated Executive Administration Officer (Admin Officer Level 5) to provide high-level executive and administrative support in a fast-paced mental health environment.

This role is ideal for recent graduates or postgraduate students (e.g. Health Management, Administration or similar) seeking exposure to executive operations and health service management within a large, complex organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive and administrative support to senior management
• Coordinate correspondence, briefs, agendas, minutes and reports
• Manage diaries, meetings, travel and competing priorities
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders across SESLHD and NSW Health
• Maintain records and systems in line with NSW Health requirements

About You

• You are organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• A collaborative and adaptable approach

Current or recent study in a relevant discipline (e.g. Health Management, Health Administration or Business) is highly desirable.

Where you'll be working

You will be based at Euroa Centre, ESMHS, located on The Prince of Wales Hospital campus, Randwick. 

Additional Benefits

• Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing. Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & Wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

Are you ready to join us?

We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:

1. Describe a time when you supported a busy team, manager or executive while managing competing priorities and tight deadlines. How did you organise your workload, communicate with stakeholders and ensure accuracy and quality in your work?

2. Provide an example of how you have used administrative systems, software and office processes to improve efficiency, accuracy or service delivery. Include the systems used and how you ensured information was managed appropriately.

3. Provide an example of a complex administrative issue or challenge that required you to gather information from multiple sources, exercise judgement and implement a solution. What was your approach and what was the outcome?

How to Apply
Click APPLY to submit your application
Application close: 23 August 2026

For more information we encourage you to contact Kellie Matthews on **************@health.nsw.gov.au

Interviews are expected to be held between 31 August 2026 and 4 September 2026

Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Need more information? 
  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
  2) Find out more about applying for this position

Our values and commitment to diversity
 

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email ***************@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. Please visit the SESLHD Disability Recruitment page for more information

Information for applicants:

• An eligibility list may be created for future Permanent Full Time positions
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained withing the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed or compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (***************@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website