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Front Office Administrator

Position Type
School Operations
Commence Date
15 Jan 2025
Employment Status
Permanent / Ongoing
FTE/Hours per week
Part Time
Subject(s)/Grade
Grade 3

Role Details

St Thomas More School offers an exciting opportunity for an integral role in our school. The Front Office Administrator will join the team for 2 days per week. Flexibility to be available during the rest of the week is essential to cover leave and high workload periods throughout the year.

  • Permanent role to begin January 2025
  • 2 days per week – Wednesday & Friday
  • 2 weeks prior to school commencement + 40 term weeks
  • Availability to work additional days as required
  • Education Support Officer Grade 3

The Front Office Administrator requires advanced customer-service and interpersonal skills, as the central point of communication and care, for students and their families. They are to consistently demonstrate the school’s vision, mission, and Mercy values. This position requires high-level administration and organisation skills to calmly maintain the flow of people, enquiries and administrative activities associated with the day-to-day running of the front office.

The Front Office Administrator encompasses skills in managing reception duties at the front office, word processing, data entry, report generation, database management, parental consents, school uniform purchases and other general administrative tasks. The role is also required to provide First Aid and general health services to students, which includes being responsible for health plans, medication and maintaining accurate school medical records.

Please read the attached Position Information Document for full details of responsibilities for the role.

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Screening requirements apply.

 

St Thomas More School

Elizabeth Park
Co-Ed
R-6
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How to Apply

Only applications including all elements below will progress: 

  • Completed CESA Employment Declaration Form to commence screening.
  • Cover letter including response to the Duty Statement section of the Position Information Document.
  • Resume including 3 current referees with business and mobile phone numbers, including your current principal.
  • Mandatory certificates or indicate your willingness to undertake this training prior to commencement:
    • Working with Children Check
    • Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse & Neglect – original full day and updates
    • First Aid
Direct Applications To
The Principal
Attention Of
Chris Platten
Phone
08 7285 1500
Email
employment@sttmore.catholic.edu.au
Close Date
5pm Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

It is required that a CESA Employment Declaration be completed and submitted with your application.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and we reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates and appoint prior to the closing date. 

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