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Assistant Manager
- Part-time, 24 hours per week, Maximum Term (1 year)
- Logan Central, QLD
ADRA Australia is seeking a part-time Assistant Manager to join our team at ADRA Logan Community Centre. You will be part of an experienced and fun team that is focused on serving the community.
This role encompasses two areas of responsibility:
The Assistant Manager works alongside the Centre Manager to ensure that all community services align with ADRA’s mission and strategic direction, responding effectively to the current and emerging needs of individuals and families in the Logan region. The role includes overseeing the recruitment, induction and ongoing management of volunteers across the Logan Community Centre and Op Shop.
In addition, the Assistant Manager is responsible for supervising the Emergency Relief program and ensuring year compliance with Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Food Safety policies throughout all centre operations.
Services offered by the ADRA Logan Community Centre include (but not limited to) the provision of food (food parcels as well as a weekly soup kitchen), clothing, furniture, emergency relief and assistance to those in need and also those suffering the effects of relocation because of domestic violence. Services also include an Op Shop as well as running nationally recognised accredited courses and community training courses.
You will be responsible for living out our values of Connected, Courageous and Compassionate in all interactions with the team, volunteers and trainees. You are a people person and thrive in communicating with others, while being able to work efficiently, accurately, professionally and in a timely manner to provide a best-in-class assistance to the Centre Manager as well as to the Centre as a whole.
The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.
Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.
Ballina Op Shop Manager
- Part-time, Fixed Term Contract (24 hours per week)
- ADRA Op Shop Ballina, NSW
ADRA Australia is seeking an organised Op Shop Manager who will enjoy the opportunity to use their superior administrative skills to work with and support the National Programs team.
As the Op Shop Manager, you will oversee the daily operations of the Op Shop, fostering a welcoming and positive environment for volunteers and the local community while upholding ADRA’s vision, mission, and policies as outlined in the National Programs Operations Manual. Your responsibilities will include recruiting, onboarding, and managing volunteers, maintaining shop presentation, and building relationships within the community. You will also ensure compliance with Safeguarding policies, maintain accurate records, provide regular reports, and manage expenditures within the approved budget. This role requires strong leadership and organisational skills to ensure the shop operates smoothly, ethically, and effectively.
As the successful applicant you are a servant-leader who is passionate about ADRA’s purpose, “to serve humanity so all may live as God intended” and are committed to meeting the challenges of this diverse role with enthusiasm, collaboration, and teamwork.
The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.
Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.
About ADRA Australia
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is the official humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As part of the global ADRA network which reaches into more than 100 countries, we are motivated by our faith, to enable people and communities in Australia, the South Pacific, Asia and Africa to improve their health and livelihoods and assist people to prepare for and recover from disasters around the world.
ADRA Australia holds full accreditation with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and the Australian Council for Social Services (ACOSS).
Our Values
We conduct our work by being:
Connected – working collaboratively for the best outcome for those living in poverty or distress.
Courageous – persevering through challenging situations.
Compassionate – empathising with the communities we work with and with each other.
ADRA Australia is a child safe organisation and screens applicants for suitability to work with children, successful applicants will be required to obtain a police check. Police checks must be conducted for each country in which the individual has lived for 12 months or longer over the last five years, and for the individual’s country of citizenship (including dual citizenship holders). Individuals need to provide their consent to a criminal record check and should be informed of the purpose for which the resulting police clearance certificate should be used. ADRA Australia recognises that in limited instances it may prove impossible to obtain a reliable criminal record check. A statutory declaration outlining efforts made to obtain a foreign police check, and disclosing any charges and spent convictions related to child exploitation, may be accepted in lieu.
ADRA Australia is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. A copy of relevant policies are available on request. The appointing body reserves the right to fill positions at its discretion. Successful applicants will already have the legal right to live and work in Australia.