About Inner West Council
Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.
The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do.
We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.
Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $17.95/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.
About Children’s Services
Inner West Council operates 11 Long Day Care Centres, 2 Out of School Hours Care, an Occasional Care service, a Pre-School and a Family Day Care network. We currently have multiple vacancies for Diploma qualified Early Childhood Educators to join our professional and friendly Children’s Services team.
Our educators take pride in their Early and Middle Childhood Education profession. We adhere to the guidelines, practices and regulations surrounding the National Quality Standards (NQS) and regularly review Quality Improvement Plans and are implementing the Self Assessment Tool. We strive for excellence and all our centres are meeting or exceeding the NQF standards as rated by ACECQA.
Our staff appreciate that we are a culturally diverse, united and supportive team. Our teams value a positive, inclusive, motivated and collaborative workplace culture.
The purpose of this role is to provide financial and general administrative support to the Children’s Centre Director. This includes administration of the wait list and applications for placements; relevant childcare subsidies; provision of fortnightly financial and operational reports on activity, utilisation and fees income; and assist in the process of child enrolments in the service.
As Administration Officer you will develop and maintain effective relationships with children, families, Educators, community and stakeholders.
You will also contribute to a collaborative teamwork approach and work as an active member within the service team and wider Children’s Services team to ensure efficient and effective administration of the Service Unit as a whole, maintaining a high degree of collegiality.
This is a Part-Time position which requires you to work 15 hours per week over 2-3 days.
Please read the to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.
$25,814.17 p.a. - $30,090.84 p.a. + 12% Superannuation (This is based on 15 hours per week)
Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications * Demonstrated ability to prioritise tasks, work both independently and collaboratively within the team and achieve agreed outcomes on time and to the agreed standards.
- Demonstrated experience of accurate financial monitoring, recording and reporting, including ordering and budgeting.
- Experience in the administration of Childcare Subsidy under the Federal Government’s ChildCare Package or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated skills and competency with Microsoft Office applications, accurate data entry and word-processing skills, including proficiency in CCS approved software packages and corporate software packages, such as Tech1 or other related systems.
- Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service including interacting and communicating effectively with children, parents, staff and other stakeholders, both internal and external.
Enquiries
Jasmina Georgievska, Administration and Support Officer on 9392-5585
Closing Date
Sunday 5th October 2025, 11:30PM
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We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.
All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.
Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.
For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the website.
Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.
This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.
Reasonable Adjustment Assistance
IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. Should you require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please
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About Inner West Council
Inner West Council is among Sydney's larger local government agencies looking after a vibrant community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city's most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we would love it if you can join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community. We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence. The community is at the heart of the organisation and Council puts its values of integrity, respect, innovation, compassion and collaboration at the centre of everything we do. We are here to be of service to the community and make Inner West a great place to be. We expect commitment to these values from all employees in performing their respective roles.