Personal Assistant Claims

Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 125 years.
Avant now represents 85,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.
As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.
 
We are now seeking a Personal Assistant to support our Adelaide Claims team for a permanent, part-time role. The role is working 2.5 days per week and can be flexible to suit your individual requirements. 
 
Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Assist our Claims team to support our members.
• Provide administrative and coordination support to our team including assisting to prepare claims and legal documentation, drafting correspondence, liaising with members, witnesses, experts, court, and tribunal staff.
• Provide assistance to members via Avant’s telephone call service.
• Coordinating meetings and travel arrangements
• Processing invoices, monthly billings, and MasterCard reconciliations.

 
The successful applicant will have:

• Previous demonstrated experience in an administrative position in an insurance or legal environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fast and accurate typing skills.
• The ability to balance multiple priorities, meet deadlines and show attention to detail.
• A high level of competence in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; and
• Experience in preparing and maintaining case files.

 
 
We prefer to deal with candidates directly. For further information, please contact Lisa Craddock, Talent Acquisition Business Partner on lisa.craddock@avant.org.au. To be considered for this role, please be sure to apply directly via our website and as there are mandatory pre-screening questions to be answered. Any applications sent via email will not be considered.
 
Please note:  Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer.  Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons.  

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