• Based at the APS National Office in Melbourne’s CBD
• Key role within APS Medicare Assessment Team
• Two  days per week fixed term contract for 12 months

In November 2006, the Australian Government introduced the Better Access to Mental Health Care initiative, a major aspect of which was the introduction of Medicare rebates for people with mental health disorders who access the services of psychologists. The Australian Government has given the APS the responsibility to undertake the process for assessing the eligibility of psychologists to provide clinical psychology services under the Better Access initiative.  

The Administrative Assistant position will work as a member of the APS Medicare Assessment Team, with a particular emphasis on the initial processing of applications and providing administrative support to the Coordinator of the APS Medicare Assessment Team. 

Specific duties of the position include initial finance processing of applications; generation of initial and end-point letters for all Medicare applications; responding to queries from psychologists about the eligibility process; administering the case study process; keeping accurate statistics and data collection; and maintaining effective filing and data keeping processes.  

Candidates for this position will need to have knowledge of postgraduate training requirements in psychology. In addition, candidates will possess good interpersonal skills with the confidence to provide thorough responses to enquiries from psychologists.  Candidates will also be able to demonstrate organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail.  

This role would suit a currently enrolled psychology student (advanced undergraduate or post-graduate student) who is seeking to begin a career with the premier professional association for psychologists in Australia. 

This position is for a fixed term for two days per week for a period of 12 months.  There is flexibility with regard to the choice of the days of the week.