Ask HN: Any admin / office jobs near Brisbane, QLD? Desperate

[DonaldH]

Hi everyone

Due to unfortunate circumstances, my parents are unemployed and about to lose their home - they are both very well educated (both have doctorates) and hard-working, but getting jobs is often more about who you know than what you know, and my parents don't know many people at all. They are two of the loveliest people you could ever know, and I am desperate to help them. They would be happy to do anything, including admin or office work.

[majika]

Sorry to hear that; that's terrible :-(

I'm from Brisbane, but am currently overseas (I'm going home soon!). My only contact who could (maybe) hire someone has just left the country for a few weeks.

What experience do they have? What are their doctorates in? Where in Brisbane are they?

Edit: you could try asking on /r/brisbane too: https://pay.reddit.com/r/brisbane

[DonaldH]

Hey, thank you so much for commenting.

My father has a PhD and my mother's doctorate is in educational management. My mother's experience includes office manager, finance officer, operations / communication officer and site manager. My father has done... everything - lecturer, social worker, program coordinator, truck driver (in his younger years).

I do want to emphasise that they would be happy to do anything that is not labour-intensive (both are in their 50s), and would certainly not consider any work "beneath them."

They are currently based near Ipswich but would not be averse to a long commute.

Thanks again!