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Linda Canfield

Salisbury West,Vic

Summary

Coordinator provides excellent office management and administrative support. Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines. Creative problem solver with strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Social Support and Meals on Wheels Coordinator

Loddon Shire Council
03.2012 - 05.2022

Duties:

Social Support Activity Groups, planning & developing of activity programs

  • Assist clients to participate fully in decision making aspects of the program planning process where appropriate
  • Deliver appropriate activities in a variety of community settings, based on the activities program
  • Monitor wellbeing of members and reporting any changes or concerns
  • Club 5-8, Planning and development of implementation of the annual club 5-8 calendar of events
  • Combined Seniors Activities, plan and facilitate combined senior’s events
  • Combined indoor bowls completion
  • Combined seniors Christmas events
  • Victorian Seniors Festival
  • Aged & Disability volunteer programme
  • Maintaining rosters
  • Planning and delivering of support and training activities
  • Recruitment and induction
  • Introduction of new volunteer opportunities of Health Assessments
  • Complete Risk Assessments.
  • Gathered and organized materials to support operations.
  • Enhanced operational workflows by maintaining well-organized documentation systems and updating records accurately as needed.
  • Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates, fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Entered data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.

Office Manager / Medical Receptionist

High Street Health Clinic Wedderburn
04.2008 - 03.2011
  • Duties: Customer Relations
  • Telephone enquiries
  • Appointment bookings by phone and in person
  • Billing for medical and related services
  • Maintain medical records
  • Handling cash
  • Prepare all correspondence
  • Basic bookkeeping.
  • Provided exceptional customer service when addressing client inquiries or concerns via phone calls or email correspondence.
  • Maintained accurate financial records by reconciling accounts payable/receivable transactions regularly to ensure balanced budgets.
  • Handled sensitive information with discretion, maintaining confidentiality of company documents and personnel records.

Service Delivery Support Officer

Loddon Shire
01.2008 - 01.2011
  • Duties: Provide general administrative support to the Community Services team
  • Carry out Initial Contact for all service referrals into the Aged & Disability Department
  • Assist with the preparation, distribution and maintenance of weekly rosters for Aged and Disability Services Staff
  • Preparation of accounts payable for authorisation
  • Data entry for Packaged Care ‘TCM’ Program
  • Provide program specific administrative support for the Planned Activity Group and Senior Citizens programs
  • Planning & Organisation of trips for Club 5-8
  • Data Entry for HACC Xpedite program
  • Preparation of data acquittal reports
  • Assist with Client service provision duties
  • Assist with the preparation and distribution of service provision accounts for clients of Aged and Disability Services, including brokered services.

Computer Clerk – Front Desk – Health Information Services

Bendigo Health
01.2005 - 01.2008
  • Duties: Telephone enquiries
  • Handle incoming facsimile requests for medical information for doctors and other hospitals
  • Assembling medical records
  • Completion of discharges
  • Filing pathology and relevant correspondence
  • Retrieve medical records and forward to relevant clinics
  • Data entry.

Medical Receptionist/Computer Clerk

Community Health Bendigo
01.1997 - 01.2000
  • Duties: Customer Relations
  • Telephone enquiries
  • Appointment bookings by phone and in person
  • Billing for medical and related services
  • Maintain medical records
  • Handling cash
  • Prepare all correspondence
  • Medicare Officer.

Office Administration Traineeship

Stock Audit International Bendigo
01.1996 - 01.1997
  • Duties: Customer relations
  • Telephone enquiries
  • Accounts, invoicing, payroll
  • Bookkeeping skills both on computer and manually (ie cash receipts/payments to trial balance).

Education

01.2022

Diploma Community Service Management

Warner Institute of Buisness
Melbourne, VIC
06.2013

01.1996

01.1992

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Data Entry
  • Work Planning and Prioritisation
  • Project Coordination
  • Discretion and Confidentiality
  • Schedule Coordination
  • Document Management
  • Scheduling and calendar management
  • Process Improvement
  • Staff Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Meeting Coordination
  • Event Planning
  • Event Coordination
  • Database Management
  • Staff Supervision
  • Best Practices Implementation
  • Professional Networking
  • Budget Planning
  • Team/ Administrative Oversight
  • Client Scheduling
  • Consulting
  • Multitasking and Organization
  • Team Leadership
  • Decision-Making
  • Documentation and Recordkeeping
  • Phone and Email Etiquette
  • Handling Complaints
  • Customer Service Management
  • Staff Development and Training
  • Administration and Operations
  • Office Management
  • Documentation and control
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Support Services
  • Motivational Leadership
  • Policy and procedure modification
  • Goal Setting
  • Performance Management/Improvement
  • Program Development
  • Staff Scheduling
  • Travel Coordination

Software Packages

Microsoft Outlook, Medipak, Mediflex, Medical Director, Homer, Novell, Xpedite, Lynx, TCM, Xpedite, 

Personal Information

Marital Status: MARRIED

Timeline

Social Support and Meals on Wheels Coordinator

Loddon Shire Council
03.2012 - 05.2022

Office Manager / Medical Receptionist

High Street Health Clinic Wedderburn
04.2008 - 03.2011

Service Delivery Support Officer

Loddon Shire
01.2008 - 01.2011

Computer Clerk – Front Desk – Health Information Services

Bendigo Health
01.2005 - 01.2008

Medical Receptionist/Computer Clerk

Community Health Bendigo
01.1997 - 01.2000

Office Administration Traineeship

Stock Audit International Bendigo
01.1996 - 01.1997

Diploma Community Service Management

Warner Institute of Buisness

Linda Canfield