Comcare - Australian Goverment
Comcare - Australian Goverment
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Typical duties

The following are typical duties at the APS 1-4 levels:

  • drafting, preparing and/or proofreading documents such as reports, correspondence, and publications
  • copying, collating and distributing documents 
  • providing secretarial support and advice to internal and external committees or other authorities 
  • greeting clients and visitors, responding to inquiries and requests for information and providing information about services 
  • maintaining appointment diaries and making travel arrangements 
  • processing mail, filing correspondence, and maintaining records 
  • data entry, maintenance, retrieval, and reporting 
  • receipt, opening, sorting, and redirection of mail 
  • developing and managing business electronic imaging environment, and imaging incoming correspondence and files as required 
  • storing and despatching publications, forms and bulk stationery 
  • providing courier services 
  • managing or undertaking administrative activities associated with different functional areas, including accounts receivable/payable, procurement, recruitment, publications, learning and development, health and safety, and publications
  • supervising, guiding and/or training other staff as required
  • sorting information and documents for filing according to database and record management system protocols and legislative requirements
  • preparing guidelines, manuals, policies and procedures, and/or delivering training in database and record management systems, protocols and legislative requirements
  • classifying and coding information and documents for inclusion in database and record management systems
  • updating and modifying records 
  • liaising with staff and other internal and external stakeholders about a range of matters relating to the organisation's operations 
  • filing information and documents in database and record management systems
  • identifying and retrieving information and documents for users
  • recording file and document movements
  • labelling storage locations, and assembling and labelling new files
  • removing inactive and dead files
  • supervising, guiding and/or training other staff as required
  • applying legislation and regulatory requirements
  • coordinating and facilitating communication and consultation mechanisms
  • registering and assessing workers’ compensation claims
  • determining and managing workers’ compensation claims and appeals
  • processing claims for treatment and other benefits within the provisions of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
  • liaising with, and providing advice to, employers to develop return to work strategies
  • liaising with general practitioners, specialists and other allied health professionals
  • reviewing, developing and implementing improvements to claims management processes and procedures
  • reporting on claims management activities
  • supervising, guiding and/or training other staff as required.