Executive Assistant

**About the School**: Our school's beginnings were in 1922. In 1989 the Correspondence Pre-School, Primary Correspondence and Secondary Correspondence Schools amalgamated to form Brisbane School of Distance Education (BrisbaneSDE). Our school has a history of providing a unique learning environment for students who are located in a variety of settings across Queensland, Australia and the world. We are a leader in online delivery of learning for students. We are dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning through thoughtful innovation, inspiration and inclusion for each student who attends our school. Student learning is provided through flexible, individualised and quality curriculum programs, combined with a focus on the very important teacher-student relationship and Home-based Supervisor involvement. Through forward-thinking use of digital technology, we provide live group lessons including support materials with a focus on Excellence in Virtual Learning. BrisbaneSDE provides lessons in an on-line environment to over 3000 students. Our school is devoted to professional development and staff well-being, while upholding their motto of "each student succeeding". The school is proud to be involved in the Rainbow Liaison Officer program, support students with all abilities and gender diversity within the school. BrisbaneSDE upholds the vision of the Proud at Work workforce strategy and believes the school should be an environment where staff and students feel safe, supported and valued for who they are. **About the Role**:Responsibilities include**: - Oversee the delivery of documentation presented to the Principal/Executive Principal, schedule appointments, coordinate and organise meetings, conferences, professional development for staff, room bookings and functions, maintain diaries, take minutes of meetings and distribute to attendees and manage the provision of administrative and secretarial support to conferences as required. - Maintain effective time management practices for the Principal/Executive Principal including coordinating diary appointments, prioritising correspondence, preventing unnecessary interruptions and other calendar events. - Monitor and screen incoming telephone calls and correspondence to the office and where necessary direct these to the appropriate areas. - The role directly supports the Deputy Principals and is supervised by the Principal's Executive Services Officer. Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities. **The ideal applicant will have the following skills**: - Excellent communication skills. - Ability to work independently. - Ability to multi task and take direction from multiple Deputies. - Ability to commence work by 8.00am daily. - Knowledgeable with One School functionality. - Knowledge of Education Qld policy and DOE standards are critical. Whilst this is advertised as a fulltime position Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. **Interested? To Apply**: - Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history, one of which should be a current manager). - Attach a 2-page response, addressing the 3 competencies in the "How you will be assessed section" of the attached role description. We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 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.