Turn your administration skills into community impact!

Are you a proactive and organised administrator looking to make a difference? Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) is seeking a Regional Support Officer – Sunshine Coast to provide administrative support and advice to help ensure the effective day-to-day operations of the Sunshine Coast Branch. Working closely with regional staff, committees, volunteers, and surf clubs, you will provide administrative support across a range of branch functions and contribute to the delivery of regional events, workshops and training.

This is a fixed term opportunity to join our Sunshine Coast Branch team on a casual or part-time basis (up to 25 hours per week) until the end of February 2027, providing parental leave cover.

Why SLSQ? 

• Contribute to an organisation that saves lives!
• Increase your take home pay with Salary Packaging
• Membership to Fitness Passport
• Employee assistance program EAP for health and wellbeing
• Onsite parking

What You’ll Do: 

• Provide day-to-day administrative assistance to regional team members to ensure the effective operation of the Sunshine Coast Branch.
• Provide administration support and advice to Sunshine Coast Branch Committees, Office Bearers and Clubs.
• Prepare and distribute correspondence, letters, memorandums, circulars, and agendas.
• Assist with the preparation and collation of reports, statistics and other administrative information for SLSQ and Branch reporting requirements.
• Support the coordination and delivery of regional events, workshops and training sessions.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with staff, volunteers and key stakeholders.

About You: 

Essential

• A current Working with Children Blue Card, or the ability to obtain one.
• Experience providing efficient and accurate administrative support to a variety of stakeholders.
• An understanding of surf lifesaving or similar community and volunteer-based organisations, including experience working with volunteers.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and submitting clear, accurate reports within required timeframes.
• Strong computer literacy and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills, with the ability to plan, prioritise and meet competing deadlines.
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a broader team.
• Strong attention to detail.

Desirable

• Experience using SLSA’s SurfGuard membership database.

About SLSQ: 

Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) is a vibrant organisation dedicated to saving lives and promoting beach safety across Queensland. Established in 1930, SLSQ supports over 36,000 members across 57 surf lifesaving clubs. With more than 600 employees, SLSQ delivers lifesaving services, community education, surf sports, and training programs that engage over 462,000 people.

Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) is committed to creating a fair, inclusive, and representative organisation. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse individuals, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with disability. We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by Work180. If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please submit this form – https://form.jotform.com/252088501136856.

If you’re a motivated administration professional who enjoys working with people and wants to contribute to an organisation with a meaningful community purpose, we’d love to hear from you!