About the role
Mater Private Hospital Springfield is seeking an experienced Administration Coordinator to join our team in a full-time, permanent position.
Based at our growing Springfield campus, this is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal leadership role within a busy hospital environment, providing high-quality administrative coordination while supporting clinicians, staff, patients and families. You will lead day-to-day administrative operations, drive continuous improvement, and contribute to efficient, patient-centred service delivery in line with Mater’s Mission and Values.
Salary range: $54.57 – $59.38 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you will lead and coordinate administrative services to ensure operational excellence and a positive experience for patients and staff.
Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinating day-to-day administrative operations across Mater Private Hospital Springfield
- Leading, supporting and developing a team of administration staff, including rostering, leave management and recruitment support
- Ensuring high standards of administrative quality, data integrity and compliance
- Managing resources effectively to support financial and operational efficiency
- Building strong relationships with clinical and operational stakeholders
- Identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives
- Supporting performance management, workforce engagement and a positive team culture
About you
You are an experienced administrative leader who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional service.
You will bring:
- Proven experience in a complex administrative setting, ideally within healthcare
- Demonstrated experience leading and supporting administration teams
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance competing priorities
- Well-developed problem-solving, decision-making and change management capabilities
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail and strong computer literacy, including Microsoft Office
- Tertiary qualifications in business or leadership (highly regarded but not essential)
- A commitment to Mater’s Mission, Values and patient-centred care
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
- Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
- Convenient, discounted on-site parking
- Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
- Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE
Applications close on Sunday 4th January 2026. Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!
Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.
For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.
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Please be advised that our recruitment process may be temporarily paused for the holiday period. If this is the case for the role you have applied for, we may not start contacting applicants until January 2026. We appreciate your patience and look forward to connecting with you at that time
