Administration Officer (Cooktown)

Keeping services moving, connecting care to community
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Administration Officer

Cooktown | Permanent Full-Time

Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn?

Contact Sonnette Harrigan on 04•• ••• 243 - she'd love to hear your story and answer any questions about the role.

About the Role

Join the Torres and Cape Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (MHAODS) as part of a multidisciplinary team providing essential administrative, reception, and clinic support.

You will coordinate travel and logistics for clinical staff travelling across Cape York communities, ensuring smooth operations and accurate, timely communication across the service. Attention to detail is essential as you support managers, clinicians, clients, and the broader administrative team.

Why This Role Matters

Your work plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of mental health services across remote communities. By ensuring coordination, accuracy, and efficiency, you enable frontline clinicians to focus on delivering high-quality care.

What's on Offer

• Salary range: $79,272 – $88,158 p.a.
• Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• Generous leave entitlements, including 17.5% annual leave loading

Life in Cooktown

Your next adventure awaits in Cooktown - where rainforest meets reef, and every day brings new opportunities to live, work, and explore in tropical North Queensland.

• Explore Finch Bay and Cherry Tree Bay
• Fish from the jetty, estuaries, or nearby reefs
• Discover walking trails around Mount Cook
• Learn about the deep connection between local Aboriginal communities and Country
• Enjoy a relaxed, laid-back coastal lifestyle

Grow your future, live your adventure

Working in Torres and Cape HHS means building a career with purpose while experiencing personal and professional growth in a truly unique part of Australia.

Explore more about the region via Torres and Cape HHS and the Cooktown and Cape York the Tropical North Queensland website.

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Torres and Cape HHS Values - Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies