About Children's Ground
Children’s Ground is a First Nations organisation. The Children’s Ground Approach is designed and delivered through the leadership of First Nations people. We are committed to systems change to ensure dignity, justice and equity for all children and families. Our work focuses on national reform as well as evidencing a new way of working.
The Children’s Ground Approach is a whole of community, whole of life approach. We privilege First Nations knowledge systems and practice. Over the course of a generation, led by local expertise, we create and deliver an integrated system that is centred on learning, development and wellbeing that responds to the child and their family through the key transition points from pre-birth to young adulthood.
Our approach recognises the cultural, social, and economic strength of our communities. We build on this over a generation to ensure a future for our children and grandchildren that gives them freedom, opportunity and rights to their culture and identity.
Children’s Ground operates in Central Australia and across the Top End, with support provided by a Melbourne-based Shared Services team.
About the role
Reporting to the Community, Programs & Operations Lead, the Operations Coordinator plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth and efficient functioning of operational activities within Children’s Ground – Central Australia. This role encompasses oversight and management of key operational areas, including workplace health and safety (WHS), emergency management, fleet coordination, and facilities maintenance and management. The Operations Coordinator acts as the central point of contact for operational support, driving compliance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements while optimising processes for effectiveness and sustainability.
Additionally, the Operations Coordinator provides logistical and administrative support for staff and organisational initiatives, including but not limited to daily vehicle allocations, pick up and drop off rosters, and WHS including safety checks and hazard reduction.
This position demands a high degree of organisation, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement to maintain operational safety and excellence that supports the organisation's mission and goals. The role will require working regularly in outdoor conditions, in Alice Springs heat, carrying objects up to 15kg in outdoor settings.
Key Responsibilities
What we offer
Salary Classification: Children's Ground EBA Level 5.1 $106,892 + 12% superannuation + bonus leave
Salary Sacrifice options to increase take home pay (dependant on individual circumstances)
A collaborative, purpose driven organisation contributing to First Nations led systems change
How to Apply
We invite you to walk with us on this unique journey. To apply, please submit your current resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and relevant skills.
The preferred candidate will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Clearance (NT).
In line with our workforce development strategy, Children's Ground strongly encourages and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
