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.