Australia: Clerical Leader (Sydney Temple)

The Temple Department is seeking to appoint a Clerical Leader based in the Sydney Temple office. We are seeking an organized, proactive, patron-focused leader who feels that they are willing and able to serve in a temple environment. This permanent full-time role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to all who come to the House of the Lord. 

The successful applicant will report to the Temple Recorder and play a key role in supporting patrons, and the Temple Presidency coordinating administrative functions, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of the temple office. 

As the Clerical Leader, your responsibilities will include: 

• Assist patrons preparing to receive sacred ordinances. 

• Support patrons and priesthood leaders by helping resolve complex enquiries in a courteous, confidential manner. 

• Assist patrons with temple housing bookings and payments. 

• Manage and ensure timely payments to approved vendors. 

• Maintain and regularly update temple worker databases, ensuring information is accurate. 

• Monitor inventories to ensure adequate office and operation supplies.  

The ideal applicant will demonstrate: 

• An attitude of serving with kindness and reverence. 

• Outstanding customer service and interpersonal skills. 

• And have a minimum of two years of office management experience along with two years of temple computer systems, Family History, or related fields, or equivalent education experience. 

• Supervisory skills with the ability to motivate and support staff to maintain high standards of accuracy and embrace new processes. 

• Attention to detail when processing bookings, payments, and confidential records. 

• Sound judgement and problem-solving ability when handling enquiries and resolving issues. 

• Integrity, discretion, and the ability to maintain confidentiality. 

• The ability to prioritize competing tasks and remain calm in a sometimes-busy temple office. 

The applicant must have the following: 

• Proof of legal right to work in Australia. 

• A police background check may be required.