Assistant Office Coordinator This is permanent part time paid position. The CSO Assistant Office Coordinator supports the Office Coordinator in the running of the Central Service Office. To that end, the Assistant Office Coordinator must be proficient in all aspects of running a small office that includes retail activities. Given the services the office provides, the role requires a thorough and practical understanding of Alcoholic Anonymous’ Steps, Traditions and Concepts. As the CSO employs a limited number of staff, it is expected that within reason, the role will cover for the Office coordinator in times of planned and unplanned absence. More specifically your duties will include the following:

• Receive and action general enquiries by phone, email and in person
• Enter sales in MYOB, and issue invoices
• Collate orders and dispatch by post
• Order and receipt in stock
• Assist with the maintenance and distribution of outgoing communications
• Provide direction and assistance to on-site volunteers
• Pay invoices (subject to approval) and execute transaction in MYOB
• Execute other transactions in MYOB (including Pathfinder sub-account) subject to level of training
• Receive and record ad hoc cash donations
• Undertake in person bank transactions
• Undertake scheduled bank reconciliations
• Act as Secretary for the CSO Steering Committee and Reps Meetings in the absence of the Office Coordinator
• Provide reports to the Steering Committee and Reps Meetings in the absence of the Office Coordinator regarding the functioning of the CSO
• Distribute and file relevant agendas, minutes and reports

In determining suitability for the role, the following criteria are considered essential:

• Knowledge of AA’s Steps, Traditions and Concepts
• Knowledge of in-person banking procedures
• Knowledge of digital banking procedures
• Basic understanding of bookkeeping
• Knowledge of CSO Constitution and standing orders
• Intermediate skills using MS Office
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
• Skilled at stocktaking
• Skilled at conducting Bank Reconciliations

The following criteria are considered desirable:

• Experience with MYOB, XERO or more sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning software
• Tertiary or vocational training in administration or related field

If you require further information about this role, please contact the Office Coordinator, Teresa: (07) 3255 9962. Applications to be sent to admin@csobrisbane.org by close of business 28 February 2025. 

Sobriety length: Two years minimum

Rotation Term:  Two years

• Organise FUN and fund-raising activities through organising sub-committees,
• Where possible and convenient, attend AA meetings, weekends, rallies, conventions and other functions,
• Arrange beforehand with function and rally organisers for permission to have a literature table at events and liase with CSO on managing literature table,
• Attend monthly Steering Committee meetings (on Zoom) and quarterly CSO Reps meetings in Annerley, and
• Provide written reports to Steering Committee and CSO Reps.

Nominations taken at the next CSO Reps meeting on Sunday 9 February. You must be a CSO Rep or Alternate CSO Rep for your group to nominate.

You are welcome to attend a Steering Committee meeting as an observer to see how it operates.

If interested, please contact the CSO Brisbane office admin@csobrisbane.0rg or phone 3255 9962 with your interest or for further information.

All donations are welcome to the Redcliffe Peninsula Rally account

BSB 034-033 Acc 438733

 

New meeting starts 30 January 2025

Thursdays 7pm to 8pm

51 Passage St, Clevland, QLD 4163, Located behind the Catholic Church Hall, McKinley Centre- Star of the Sea

Women’s speaker meeting, child friendly

This meeting is a branch of Cleveland Into Action Group – Emotional Sobriety

Contact: Lynda 0460 293 705

Thursdays – 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Living Temple Church, 24 Tooloona St Tugun. Rotating Format

Alphaholics,  Saturday 6.30pm-7.30pm

Uniting Church, 25 Milton Street, Alpha

Wednesdays, 7.00pm – 8.00pm

CQU Theatre 2, Sydney Street, Mackay

Contact: John M. – 0458 339 463

This meeting has closed. Last meeting was 1^st December.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this meeting has closed.

Tuesday Meeting at 6pm at 11 Turnbridge St Nelly Bay is now closed.

The Saturday meeting at 10am, same location, is still open and running.

New time 6:45 to 7:45pm

Coomera Community Centre, 133 Finnegan Way, Coomera, QLD

This meeting is now meeting on Monday at 11am.

From 5 Feb 2025 Nanango AA group will meet on Wednesday’s at 9.30am

St Patrick’s Church Hall
Cnr Alfred and Gipps St
Entry via Alfred St
Nanango QLD 4615
All welcome
Diane B 0432 095 892

This meeting has changed its start time to 8.00am

Mooloolaba Beginners Meeting Thursday Nights at Uniting Church Hall, Meta St Mooloolaba
Change of tine to 7pm-8pm

New Venue: to the West Street Hall ,13 West Street Childers 4660.

New Venue: Gladstone Precinct facility, on Monday mornings at 11am.

As of the 4th March will be changing to the Landsborough Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 27 Maleny road,

Landsborough. 12.30-2pm Tuesdays.

New Venue From 3 March 2025

Palm Beach Community Centre
1 Thrower Drive,
Palm Beach Qld 4221
Multi Purpose Hall 1

As of the 4th March the Landsborough meeting is moving venues to the Landsborough Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 27 Maleny Road, Landsborough, 12.30-2pm.

Enoggera Monday Big Book Meeting (10am) will have a temporary venue change from

3rd February up to and including 24th February

To:  Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

Church Hall, 18 Halle Street, Everton Park

We will make sure a sign will be at the usual venue directing to the change of address.

 

This group has changed venue to: Lakeview Espresso – 100 Burleigh St Burleigh Waters

Venue address has changed to:

Salvation Army, 72 Hoare St Manunda

Venue change: Dr Price Rooms 6 Little Street Toowoomba Friday’s 6-7pm

Meeting has moved to 19 Holack Street, North Mackay.