Junior School Administration Support

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 1451024

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.

**SC2** Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.

**SC3** Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.

**SC4** Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.

**SC5** Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.

**SC6** A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

**Role**:
**Patterson River Secondary College is seeking a dedicated and organised person to fill the role of administration support for our junior school (years 7-9). The role is full-time and includes a range of functions to support students, families, and level coordinators across the junior school.**

**Patterson River is a great place to work. In the recent 2024 Department of Education Staff Opinion Survey, our positive endorsement rates were 50% greater than similar schools and categorized as an 'Influence' school for School Climate and Leadership. While we consistently outperform state and similar schools across the survey modules, we recorded particularly strong results in the areas of Cultural Leadership, Instructional Leadership as well as Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum.**

**Responsibilities**:
Liaises with Assistant Principals (school & student operations) as well as sub school leaders and coordinators to ensure smooth coordination of attendance, year level activities and student management.

**Competencies**
- Strong administration skills
- Highly organised
- Ability to keep accurate records
- Data entry
- High levels of ICT skills, including Compass and Microsoft Office
- High levels of confidentiality.

**Key responsibilities**
- Tracking of daily roll marking and attendance
- Signing students in & out of school for late arrivals/early departures
- Assisting parents and carers with general inquiries relating to junior school
- Supporting year level coordinators with general administrative tasks, including documentation, Compass chronicle entries and communications
- Organising parent meetings with coordinator calendars
- Assisting with NAPLAN administration
- Preparing key student information for sub school meetings to allow case management of at-risk students
- Organises induction of new students and families into the school (liaising with AP & Sub School Leader)
- Manages administrative responsibilities associated with suspensions and student exits
- Providing administrative support to the general office during times of unusually high demand and to cover absences
- Other duties as directed by the Principal Class.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Other Information**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:
Patterson River Secondary College is a friendly, high performing school. We work to create a supportive and productive learning community where students are challenged by high expectations and encouraged to achieve their personal best in all endeavours. Our College values of Persistence, Excellence, Community & Respect guide our decision making and actions. Patterson River has close connections with the community and sees itself as an important hub of the local community.

Set next to the Seaford Wetlands and within walking distance of the beach, our school enjoys beautiful surrounds. Our grounds are spacious and contain severa