Tagai State College is inviting applications for the temporary position of Administration Officer to join our school community. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting a program that will shape the educational experience of our students.
Apply now to be part of this innovative initiative and make a positive impact on the future of education.
About the College
Tagai State College comprises 16 Primary Campuses and 1 Secondary Campus across 15 Islands and 48 000 square kilometres in the beautiful Torres Strait. This position is based at the Secondary Campus on Thursday Island.
About Role
As the Administration Officer, you will play a pivotal role in guiding students through a seamless integration of their QCE studies, Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, and Structured Work Placement, all while focusing on preparing them for employment and ensuring a smooth transition from school to work. The role emphasizes building sustainable partnerships with key stakeholders, including employers, industry bodies, Registered Training Organisations, and related agencies, fostering collaborative efforts to enhance students' career prospects and success in the workforce.
Your opportunity
As the Administration Officer, you will:
- Undertake work across a broad range of corporate service activities, including human resource (HR), financial and facilities, and/or undertake a narrow range of duties relating to a specific corporate services function.
- Assist in identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities for the efficient and effective provision of corporate services to support school operations.
The Administration Officer, reports to the Principal/Executive Principal or nominated delegate
Your role
Responsibilities include (but are 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.
- Provide a range of financial administrative activities and operations including data entry, maintenance of financial registers, computing and clerical support for the effective operations of the office, in accordance with legislative, policy and procedural requirements.
- Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.
Please note: There is no housing attached to this position. Applicants must live or have available accommodation on or close to Thursday Island.
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 2-page written statement in response to 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.