Administration Officer - Waterford West State School

Are you an organised, proactive professional who enjoys making a difference behind the scenes?

We’re looking for an Administration Officer to join our team and support the smooth and efficient delivery of our school’s corporate services across areas such as human resources, finance and facilities. In this varied role, you’ll provide valuable administrative support while identifying opportunities to improve processes, enhance efficiency and find smarter ways of working.

If you’re solutions-focused, organised and enjoy contributing to a positive and well-run workplace, we’d love to hear from you!

About our School:

Waterford West State Primary School is a welcoming and dedicated learning community committed to providing engaging, high-quality learning experiences for every student from Prep to Year 6. We foster a culture of high expectations, where students are encouraged to believe in themselves, become lifelong learners and make a positive contribution to society. Strong partnerships with families and the wider community are at the heart of our approach, helping us create a supportive environment where students and staff can thrive.

Your opportunity:

As the Administration Officer, your responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Contribute to the day to day management support staff within the school/college, including identifying corporate service issues, coordinating recruitment and selection, induction and training of support staff and where necessary, provide Injury Management support for staff.
• Interpreting departmental and school policies, guidelines and ensuring legislative and procedural requirements are met.
• Assist the Principal/Executive Principal/Business Manager in identifying workforce needs including maintaining accurate records, tracking staff data, monitoring staff replacement and ensuring all relevant compliance training is valid and current.
• Assist with the daily supervision of support staff by monitoring workloads, identifying workforce skills needs, and highlighting any performance issues to the Principal/Executive Principal/Business Manager, including research of professional development opportunities for support staff.
• Develop, monitor and track Blue Card processes and Accumulated Days Off (ADO) arrangements, assist with timesheet recording and signatories for support staff and provide advice to staff of leave entitlements

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 in response to the attached role description.
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description

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.