Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Arlparra School
Job title Assistant Administration Manager Designation Administrative Officer 4
Job Type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $75,091 - $85,611 Location Arlparra
Position number 48570 RTF Closing 17/09/2025
Contact officer Alan Jones, Senior Business Advisor on or
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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Provide a high level of administrative and business support through the management of front office functions and staff and
provision of financial and information management support to the Administrative Manager, the Principal and teaching staff
in a busy and demanding school environment.
Context statement
Arlparra School, consisting of five sites in the Utopia Homelands 250 kilometers Northeast of Alice Springs, provides
education to students from preschool to secondary and a 0-5 program for children and their careers. It has an enrolment of
approximately 220 students from preschool to secondary, all of whom are Indigenous and most of whom speak Alyawarr or
Anmatjere as their first language.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Responsible for managing the receipting, invoicing, accounts payable/receivable processing and purchase order
preparation and management functions for the school including advising staff on policies and processes.
2. Ensure timely and accurate management of school data and ensure accurate maintenance of all manual and computerized
student records including data entry, data retrieval and report preparation.
3. Provide high level support to the Business Manager in managing the budget and preparing financial and project reports
for School Council.
4. Organise support for front office staff and the management of the front office reception activities including answering
calls, greeting visitors and managing the hire of school facilities.
5. Provide administrative support to the front office, the Principal and teaching staff including word processing, data entry,
administrative and other tasks as directed by the Business Manager.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated sound interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with an ability to interact effectively with
people from diverse cultures and work well with a wide range of people with tact and discretion.
2. Demonstrated experience in the management of cash and purchasing including receipting and banking monies in
accordance with policies and processes.
3. Demonstrated high level administrative and organisational skills, including tracking and managing work deadlines,
adjusting priorities to meet deadlines and working collaboratively with others.
4. Demonstrated high level computer literacy, including experience with the effective use of various office applications.
5. The ability to work in a team and maintain integrity and confidentiality.
Further information
The successful applicant must have, or be in the process of obtaining, a current Working with Children Card and current
First Aid Certificate.