Assistant
Support professionals in carrying out their responsibilities by handling administrative tasks.
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What's it like to be an Assistant?
An Assistant's role usually involves providing administrative support within a team or an individual's office environment. This can include tasks such as preparing reports, organising meetings, answering phones and managing schedules or bookkeeping. Assistants often work in business environments but their role can apply to many public and private sector industries, such as healthcare, education or governmental offices. The level of responsibility and tasks can vary greatly depending on the setting.
Tasks and duties
- Supporting professionals or management staff in their tasks and responsibilities.
- Scheduling and managing appointments, meetings or events.
- Handling correspondence such as letters, emails or calls and directing them appropriately.
- Preparing documents, reports or presentations as required for a supervisor or team.
- Maintaining physical and digital filing systems for record keeping.
- Implementing and monitoring administrative procedures and policies within an organisation.
- Assisting in basic financial tasks such as bookkeeping, invoicing and budgeting.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Assistant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas.
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Latest Assistant reviews
3.0Aug 2023
Reviewer's Qualification
Bachelor of Nursing
Experience
Less than a year
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
The good things
It is engrained in me to care for people. I feel filled by doing so, and working as a Health care assistant provides me such whilst I progress towards developing my Nursing career
The challenges
It can be taxing at times, and cost both my spare time and money to provide proper care for certain patients.
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4.0Nov 2023
Reviewer's Qualification
Bachelor of Engineering (Software)
Experience
1 – 4 years
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
The good things
I work with students fixing IT problems
The challenges
The pay isn’t great and can be stressful
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