Assistant Administration Manager

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Arlparra School

Job title Assistant Administration Manager Designation Administrative Officer 4

Job Type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $75,091 - $85,611 Location Arlparra

Position number 48570 RTF Closing 17/09/2025

Contact officer Alan Jones, Senior Business Advisor on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment

process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the

merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures

plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provide a high level of administrative and business support through the management of front office functions and staff and

provision of financial and information management support to the Administrative Manager, the Principal and teaching staff

in a busy and demanding school environment.

Context statement

Arlparra School, consisting of five sites in the Utopia Homelands 250 kilometers Northeast of Alice Springs, provides

education to students from preschool to secondary and a 0-5 program for children and their careers. It has an enrolment of

approximately 220 students from preschool to secondary, all of whom are Indigenous and most of whom speak Alyawarr or

Anmatjere as their first language.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Responsible for managing the receipting, invoicing, accounts payable/receivable processing and purchase order

preparation and management functions for the school including advising staff on policies and processes.

2. Ensure timely and accurate management of school data and ensure accurate maintenance of all manual and computerized

student records including data entry, data retrieval and report preparation.

3. Provide high level support to the Business Manager in managing the budget and preparing financial and project reports

for School Council.

4. Organise support for front office staff and the management of the front office reception activities including answering

calls, greeting visitors and managing the hire of school facilities.

5. Provide administrative support to the front office, the Principal and teaching staff including word processing, data entry,

administrative and other tasks as directed by the Business Manager.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated sound interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with an ability to interact effectively with

people from diverse cultures and work well with a wide range of people with tact and discretion.

2. Demonstrated experience in the management of cash and purchasing including receipting and banking monies in

accordance with policies and processes.

3. Demonstrated high level administrative and organisational skills, including tracking and managing work deadlines,

adjusting priorities to meet deadlines and working collaboratively with others.

4. Demonstrated high level computer literacy, including experience with the effective use of various office applications.

5. The ability to work in a team and maintain integrity and confidentiality.

Further information

The successful applicant must have, or be in the process of obtaining, a current Working with Children Card and current

First Aid Certificate.