Hire a General Virtual Assistant.
They run your inbox, calendar, customer admin and calls.
Also called: Virtual Assistant, Dedicated Virtual Assistant, General VA
From AUD $4.50 an hourAUD $4.50-22.50/hr
- Coaches & info products
- Media & creators
- Professional services
- Works your hours
- Philippines hub, 2 to 3 hours behind Sydney
- Month to month
- Triages the owner's inbox dailyInbox & calendar
- Answers customer and client enquiriesClient & customer admin
- Answers and returns calls, confirms appointmentsCalls
- Schedules social posts and newsletters from supplied contentContent & community supportDoing
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Slack
- Zoom
- Calendly
- Trello
Pick the level. See the price.
AUD $4.50an hour
Level 1 of 4, also called junior.Data entry, inbox sorting, scheduling through a booking tool, scheduling social posts.
- Daily task log
- Updated CRM records
- Scheduled content calendar
AUD $9an hour
Level 2 of 4, also called mid-level.Owns whole workflows with light review.
- Client onboarding pack and checklist
- Weekly invoicing and accounts-receivable report
- Sent newsletters and published social calendar
AUD $14an hour
Level 3 of 4, also called senior.Runs the back office of a small business.
- Working automations
- Launch or production timeline with owners
- Monthly operations summary for the owner
AUD $22.50an hour
Level 4 of 4, also called lead or specialist.Manages two to five VAs and designs the SOP library and QA process.
- VA team rota and capacity plan
- QA scorecards and weekly quality reviews
- Tool stack recommendation with costs
Per hour, all-in: recruiting, testing and management. Prices exclude GST.
What you hand to your General Virtual Assistant
Tasks
Inbox & calendar
- Triages the owner's inbox daily
- Manages bookings and reminders through Calendly or Acuity
Client & customer admin
- Answers customer and client enquiries
- Runs client onboarding
- Keeps the CRM up to date with contacts, deal stages and notes
Calls
- Answers and returns calls, confirms appointments
- Makes simple outbound calls
Content & community support
- Schedules social posts and newsletters from supplied content
- Creates simple on-brand graphics in Canva
- Moderates comments and community spaces
Finance & data admin
- Raises invoices in Xero, QuickBooks or Stripe
- Uploads receipts to Dext and keeps simple spreadsheets and reports current
- Researches and builds lead, prospect or supplier lists
Process & organisation
- Turns the owner's Loom walkthroughs into written SOPs and checklists
- Keeps the task board and shared drive organised
Week one
- Slack or WhatsApp channel set
- 60-minute task inventory call
- Owner records Looms of the top five tasks
- Task board built in Trello, Asana or ClickUp with recurring tasks and due dates
Tools
Works inside your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, under your admin settings.
- Microsoft 365Copilot
- Google WorkspaceGemini
AI
AI clears the admin backlog faster. Your General Virtual Assistant uses it for first drafts, summaries and tidy-ups, then checks every detail before anything goes out.
Inbox triage and reply drafts
Copilot in Outlook or Gemini in Gmail sorts the inbox and drafts replies in your voice. Your General Virtual Assistant edits them and sends only what you've delegated.
Meeting notes into actions
Teams or Meet recaps become minutes, an action list with owners and dates, and the follow-up emails, checked against what was said.
Research and briefing packs
A first scan with Perplexity, ChatGPT or Claude, every source opened and checked, then a one-page brief before your meeting.
Documents, sheets and templates
Copilot in Word and Excel, or Gemini in Docs and Sheets, to format documents, clean lists, write formulas and turn notes into templates.
Travel and diary options
AI shortlists flights, venues and meeting times against your rules. Your General Virtual Assistant confirms the details and books.
Our rule: business-grade AI only, never free or personal accounts.
Prefer no AI on a task? Tell your General Virtual Assistant and they won't use it.See AI & automation roles
Tested before you meet them
- English and customer writing testAll levels30 min
- Small-business admin day simulationAll levels60 min
- Core tools testAll levels30 min
- Data entry speed and accuracy testAll levels15 min
- Phone role-play (voice-enabled seats)All levels15 min
- Second-language test (bilingual seats)All levels30 min
Sample shown
93%
- Skills tested: A skills test for the role, marked by a senior
- English and comms: written English tested, spoken English checked on a call
- ID, work history and references: photo ID, past roles and two referees
From booked call to day one
Step 1: Book a demo
Tell us the role, your hours and your tools.
Step 2: Meet your shortlist
Their level and hourly price, tested before you meet.
Step 3: Pick your person
Month to month. We handle the contract, the equipment and the onboarding, and make sure it all runs.
Step 4: They start work
In your tools, within 12 to 48 hours of a successful interview.
Questions answered
An Intern General Virtual Assistant is AUD $4.50 an hour, Intermediate AUD $9, Expert AUD $14 and Specialist AUD $22.50, full time (38 hours a week). That is all-in: recruiting, testing and management, month to month. Prices exclude GST.
Inbox & calendar, client & customer admin, calls and content & community support, run to your priorities. You choose what they own first.
Six practical tests, marked by a senior, including english and customer writing test, small-business admin day simulation and core tools test. You see the score before you meet.
Tell us and we replace them free, with a new shortlist of tested people to meet. Seats are month to month with 30 days' notice.
Meet the people who fit your work.
A 15‑minute call on Teams. You leave knowing the level you need and its hourly price.