About this job
About Us:
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.
Your Opportunity:
As the Corporate Services Officer within our customer focused regional operations team, you will have the opportunity to work directly with our infrastructure advisors, schools and regional staff members by providing administrative services across the range of human resource, financial, facilities, asset and information management functions.
Your Role:
You will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
- Undertake work across a broad range of corporate services activities and undertake a narrow range of duties relating to a specific corporate services function.
- Assist and advise colleagues and managers on human resource, financial, facilities/asset and information management issues.
- Assist with the implementation of initiatives and systemic priorities as they relate to corporate services within Infrastructure Services Division.
- Monitor corporate service activities to ascertain needs and compliance with legislation and departmental policies.
- Maintain and enhance administrative systems and processes to maximise the effectiveness of corporate services within Infrastructure Services Division
- Assist in the preparation of reports, submissions, briefing material and correspondence on human resource, financial, facilities/asset and information management issues.
- Encourage flexibility, responsiveness and continuous improvement in corporate services administrative activities as they relate to the delivery of infrastructure services.
- Oversee the maintenance of office equipment and consumable stock supplies, equipment repairs, disposal and purchase as necessary.
Other responsibilities (as required)
- Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.
About You:
Ideally you will possess sound financial and administrative skills, strive for excellence in customer service, be responsible for your contributions to the team, possess high attention to detail and good written and verbal communication skills.
How to Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a 2-page cover letter indicating your experience and how you will meet the responsibilities of the role mentioned above in the “About the Role” section.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
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).
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