Administrative Officer
Queensland Department of Education
Date: 1 week ago
City: Townsville, Queensland
Contract type: Full time
North Shore State School welcomes applications for a temporary flexible part-time (3 OR 4 7.25hr days per week - 0.6 or 0.8FTE) Administrative Officer for a fixed term of 12 months. In this role you will be working within a busy school office environment providing administrative support for enrolments, accounts receivable, student attendance among some of your duties. The successful applicant will be required to demonstrate a high standard of organisational, administrative and communication skills.
About The Department
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About North Shore SS
North Shore State School officially opened in January 2018, becoming the newest State School to be built, in the rapidly growing Nortnern Beaches area of Townsville. North Shore currently caters for around 700 students from Prep to Year 6. Every year we continue to grow our students and school community population with a focus on building a positive culture for learning that all parents and carers can be proud of.
Students attending our school will be educated by quality teaching staff in a modern and state-of-the-art facility, ensuring they have everything they need to be successful and confident learners in the 21st Century.This includes a prep learning hub, science and technology centre, music rooms and outdoor learning spaces and Multi purpose hall, ensuring our students are active and hands-on with their learning.
We aim to provide a school that demonstrates high expectations across all academic, social and behavioural areas. A school that all students, staff, parents and community are proud to be a part of.
About The Role
Responsibilities include:
Highly desired skills and experience;
Interested? To Apply:
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
Occupational group Administration
About The Department
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About North Shore SS
North Shore State School officially opened in January 2018, becoming the newest State School to be built, in the rapidly growing Nortnern Beaches area of Townsville. North Shore currently caters for around 700 students from Prep to Year 6. Every year we continue to grow our students and school community population with a focus on building a positive culture for learning that all parents and carers can be proud of.
Students attending our school will be educated by quality teaching staff in a modern and state-of-the-art facility, ensuring they have everything they need to be successful and confident learners in the 21st Century.This includes a prep learning hub, science and technology centre, music rooms and outdoor learning spaces and Multi purpose hall, ensuring our students are active and hands-on with their learning.
We aim to provide a school that demonstrates high expectations across all academic, social and behavioural areas. A school that all students, staff, parents and community are proud to be a part of.
About The Role
Responsibilities include:
- Perform a variety of day to day administrative and support services that are routine in nature and directed by the Principal or the Business Manager.
- Undertake routine activities including reception (telephone and counter enquiries), arranging appointments, correspondence and general administration, maintaining school records, such as incident reports, student admissions, enrolments and departures, processing incoming and outgoing mail and email, and once approved, ordering and arranging student transport for sport excursions, trips and other school activities.
- Perform a variety of other administrative or support services for school support staff, including printing of timesheets, leave applications and rosters, assisting with arranging approved relief for school support staff as directed.
- Administer day to day financial matters (e.g. process payments and orders, receipting, banking, reconciling invoices for payment, follow-up on late payments as directed by Principal or Business Manager. Input and export financial data to/from OneSchool.
- Assist with organising school maintenance and safety inspections as directed by the Principal or Business Manager; assist with the operation and control of school hire schemes and arrange bookings for community use of school facilities; undertake stock-takes of school plant and equipment.
Highly desired skills and experience;
- Experience with OneSchool and other DoE platforms preferred
- Proven ability to work independently and harmoniously within a team environment to achieve quality outcomes
- Demonstrated experience and a high level of organisational, communication (written & oral) and time management skills
- Adaptability, initiative, and transferrable skills
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
Occupational group Administration
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