Administrative Assistant

**Full-time and part-time positions available with free onsite parking**:

- **Fantastic opportunity to support staff and students and join a flexible, innovative, & supportive work environment**:

- **Be an integral part of Excelsia College's life-transforming global Christian learning community**

**About Us**

Excelsia College was founded in 1983 as Australia's first Christian arts college and, together with Indiana Wesleyan University, we are part of a global Christian learning community with big plans to take Christian higher education to the next level in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Excelsia College has attained Self-accrediting Authority and is on a trajectory to achieve Australian University status.

**About the Role**

The role of Administrative Assistant ensures supporting the day-to-day administration of various departments to ensure effective operation. Primary responsibilities include:

- Coordinates various administrative projects to ensure and enhance the smooth running of the Schools;
- Provides exceptional customer service as the first point of contact for the department with internal and external enquiries;
- Manages reporting, benchmarking, and learning administration in the College LMS;
- Serves as a department and College team player to share best practice with regards to student experience, system upkeep, organisation, and planning.

**Selection Criteria**

Essential:

- Committed Christian, involved in a local congregation;
- Post-secondary qualification;
- Administration and project management skills with previous work in a higher education environment is strongly preferred;
- Experience in business administration and/customer service;
- Knowledge of a learning management system (such as Moodle) and database (such as Paradigm) is an advantage;
- Technological literacy and a good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and a team player attitude;
- Proven organisational skills with the ability to multi-task prioritise and meet deadlines;
- Must have acute attention to detail and high level of accuracy;
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work appropriately with students, faculty, and administrators, independently as well as in a busy team environment.

This position is based in Macquarie Park.

**How to Apply**

**Excelsia Benefits**
- Maximise your "take home" income through our Salary Packaging scheme.
- Enjoy flexible and family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions.
- Experience working in a culturally rich environment, with opportunities to celebrate diversity and engage in spiritual devotions.
- Upskill with our substantial tuition discount to eligible staff and their immediate families when undertaking further study at the College.
- Our employees have access to Wagstream, a financial wellbeing app that offers instant access to

earned wages, the ability to save before you're paid, financial education and much more.
- Excelsia College is a smoke free campus._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Maternity leave
- Salary packaging

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Macquarie Park, NSW 2113: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Microsoft Office: 1 year (preferred)
- Administration: 1 year (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)