**Welcome to Southport State High School**:
Our school is a centre for secondary education that is focused on personal excellence for all students. We have a proud tradition of being a supportive and caring community that delivers outstanding educational training and opportunities for all students. We strive constantly to create a relational environment in which a commitment to personal excellence flourishes. We offer students the opportunity to accelerate, be challenged and to find a pathway that will ensure success. We develop and foster leadership and personal growth to complement the academic, artistic, technical and sporting opportunities that our school provides. We welcome you to our school community and a culture in which we believe that every student can thrive and excel and thank you for entrusting Southport State High School with your child's education.
**Your role**:
As the Executive Services Officer your responsibilities include:
- Organise the Principal for liaison with senior government, private sector executives and community representatives in order to expedite the business activities of the school/college and the Department.
- Provide a comprehensive range of executive and administrative support services including preparation of accurate and timely reports, correspondence and other documents, financial management, and procurement.
- Undertake a variety of research, project and committee support activities, including coordination and preparation of plans, reports, correspondence and other documentation.
- Maintain effective time management practices for the Principal including coordinating diary appointments, prioritising correspondence, preventing unnecessary interruptions and screening telephone calls.
- Monitor progress and report to the Principal on various projects and action items, undertake investigation, research and analysis of sensitive and confidential matters.
- Provide executive support for meetings chaired by the Principal including preparing agendas, papers and minutes, prioritising correspondence, and responding to outstanding queries and requests for information.
- Develop and manage provision of administrative support to school operations in accordance with school guidelines developed in consultation with external sources. Involves identifying problems, conducting research, seeking expert advice (where necessary) and recommending solutions.
- Arrange appointments, meetings and conferences including venues, travel arrangements and accommodation and exercising assigned financial, purchasing and administrative authorities.
**How to apply**:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
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. When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.