Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Alyangula Area School
Job title Administration Support Officer Designation Administrative Officer 3 92%
Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 27/01/2026 to 26/01/2027
Salary $61,431 - $66,006 Location Alyangula
Position number 48506 RTF Closing 26/11/2025
Contact officer Mel Dougherty, Principal on or
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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
Deliver professional administrative services, including providing financial and administrative support to the Business Manager, the
Principal and teaching staff in a busy and demanding school environment.
Context statement
Alyangula Area School is a remote, P–12 school located on Groote Eylandt, providing education to approximately 260 students
from diverse backgrounds, including around 35% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school is committed to
delivering high-quality teaching and learning through explicit instruction, data-informed practice, and strong community
partnerships. As part of the East Arnhem Region, the school offers a unique two-way learning environment where culture, language,
and local knowledge are embedded within curriculum and daily practice. The leadership team fosters collaborative professional
learning, mentoring, and the consistent application of evidence-based frameworks such as the Berry Street Education Model,
Science of Reading, and AITSL-aligned teacher development
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Deliver professional front office reception duties including answering calls, greeting visitors, scheduling appointments and
providing information to the wider school community.
2. Perform data entry and retrieval of data from the Student Administration Management System and other school data systems,
to ensure the integrity and currency of all manual and computerised student records.
3. Provide administrative support to the front office, the Principal, leadership team, teaching staff and other relevant tasks as
directed by the Business Manager.
4. Responsible for accurate and timely receipting and banking of monies coming into the school, and ordering and maintaining
supplies.
5. Responsible for accurate and timely receipting of monies coming into the school and securing and banking these monies as
required.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience in providing a range of administrative functions and the use of various office systems applications
such as administration management databases, spreadsheets and reporting.
2. Proven ability to develop and maintain working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
3. Sound written, oral and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with people from diverse
cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
1. Ability to monitor own performance and tasks against expected outcomes, deadlines, whilst in a busy, fast-paced work
environment.
5. Current First Aid certificate or the ability to obtain, and willingness to support students with toileting as required.
Desirable
1. Demonstrated experience in the management of cash and purchasing including receipting and banking monies in accordance
with policies and processes.
Further information
The selected applicant must obtain a current NT Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card).