About this job
Estimated start date: January 2025
Position tenure: Part Time | Permanent
Weeks worked: School term weeks only (holidays unpaid)
Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required: 30 hours per week - required to work Monday to Friday.
Salary level, range or hourly rate: School Officer Level 4 - $35.90 - $37.03 per hour(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)
Employment conditions: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement
St Joseph's Tobruk Beenleigh is a high quality Catholic primary school with an approximate enrolment of 520 students, situated in the growing area of Beenleigh, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Our school imbued with the spirit of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, whose example including that of St Joseph, calls us to live the values of our school – Courage, Faith, and Love. St Joseph’s has a rich tradition of providing an inclusive Catholic education, in partnership with our families, inspiring future generations to create a preferred and hope-filled future. Our growing community respects the Gugingin country on which we work, offering contemporary learning and teaching environments, in-class support staff, with additional curriculum planning time provided. Please see our website for more information. Explore our school website to learn more about us.
We are seeking a welcoming, motivated, and professional front office and administration support officer to join our school administration team. You will work collaboratively as part of a strong team serving the needs of students, families and staff at St Joseph's Tobruk, Beenleigh. You will be responsible for providing effective and efficient administrative services in a wide variety of tasks and activities to maintain and enhance school operations. Across the working week, you will be on the front reception as well as administration support office.
Typical duties include:
- Answering phone calls; handling enquiries and reception counter; student, parent and staff liaison; correspondence; student absentee recording; data entry; sick bay and first aid duties and other administration tasks as required.
- Administrative tasks within our student support team.
- You will demonstrate outstanding levels of professionalism, privacy and discretion.
- You must possess good clerical skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- A high level of communication and interpersonal skills are required.
The successful applicant will be able to:
- Provide administrative and operational support on a diverse range of matters.
- Develop and/or administer processes and procedures, and respond to enquires.
- Attend to local administrative systems and provide recommendations for enhancement.
- Ensure compliance with government and departmental legislation, directives, policies and standards.
- Facilitate work to meet deadlines and commitments and to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
- Support staff as required, ensuring high standards of administrative support.
To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:
- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.
- Have a commitment to Safeguarding
- The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct Working With Children (WWC) and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
Please note applications for this role may be considered as they are received, and an appointment made prior to the advertised close date.
Equity and inclusion are at the core of our Catholic values and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role.
Contact: Kevin Billion
Contact number: 0732872798
Contact email: pbeenleigh@bne.catholic.edu.au
Closing date: 08-Dec-2024