Administration Support Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Gillen Primary School

Job title Administration Support Officer Designation Administrative Officer 3

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $66,773 - $71,746 Location Alice Springs

Position number 48057 RTF Closing 26/10/2025

Contact officer Nadine Branagan, Business Manager, 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

Deliver professional administrative services, including providing financial and administrative support to the Business Manager, the

Principal, leadership team and teaching staff in a busy and demanding school environment.

Context Statement

Gillen Primary School provides education to approximately 290 students from Preschool to Year 6, 70% of whom are Aboriginal.

The Administration Officer is pivotal in the management of the school's systems, policies and processes. The school utilises the

Student Administration Management System (SAMS) database to record student and school data and information and attendance.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Deliver professional front office reception duties including answering calls, greeting visitors, scheduling appointments and

providing information to the wider school community.

2. Management of data systems including entry and retrieval of data from the Student Administration Management System and

other school data systems, to ensure the integrity and currency of all manual and computerised student records.

3. Ensuring attendance data is accurate and up to date.

4. Provide administrative support to the, the principal, leadership team, teaching staff and other relevant tasks as directed by the

Business Manager or Assistant Business Manager.

5. Responsible for accurate and timely receipting and banking of monies coming into the school via the front office, and ordering

and maintaining the first aid room, print room and supplies.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated experience in providing a range of administrative functions and the use of various office systems applications

such as SAMS administration management, databases, spreadsheets and reporting.

2. Proven ability to develop and maintain working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and the wider school

community.

3. Sound written, oral and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with people from diverse

cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.

1. Ability to monitor own performance and tasks against expected outcomes, deadlines, whilst in a busy, fast-paced work

environment.

5. Current First Aid certificate or the ability to obtain.

Desirable

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

with policies and processes.

Further information

The successful applicant must have no significant criminal record confirmed by a Police Criminal History check and have, or be in

the process of obtaining, a current Working with Children Card and current First Aid Certificate.