Office Manager

**Role Description/Criteria**

Exciting New Role: Office Manager at a Brand New School in Clifton Hill

Are you a highly organized and dynamic individual with a passion for education and administration? We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Office Manager to join our team at a brand new school under MacKillop Education. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the operational success of our school and make a lasting impact in a collaborative and supportive environment.

**Position Purpose**:
The Office Manager will provide crucial administrative support, overseeing office management, reception, and staff areas. You will ensure smooth operations, providing exceptional service to students, staff, and families while contributing to the delivery of high-quality educational programs.

**This is a Permanent Full Time opportunity based in Clifton Hill within our Mackillop Education. The position reports to the Campus Principal.**

**Why Work in Clifton Hill?**

Located just 4 km from Melbourne's CBD, Clifton Hill offers a dynamic yet serene community with easy access to the city's amenities and a peaceful atmosphere. Well-connected by public transport and surrounded by green spaces such as Yarra Bend Park, Clifton Hill provides the perfect balance of convenience, natural beauty, and a diverse, welcoming environment, making it an ideal location to live and work.

**Key Selection Criteria**:
**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- A minimum of a Diploma Qualification or relevant Certificate IV in administration or a related field.
- Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture, values, and the issues faced by Aboriginal children, young people, and their families.
- A commitment to MacKillop's values and objectives, with the ability to represent the organization positively.
- Exceptional customer service skills, able to stay calm and think clearly under pressure.
- Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

**For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.**

**For more information, please contact**:
**_ Our offer_**
- Salary packaging - we can help you to maximize your salary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
- Fitness Passport - which is a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. For a fraction of the price of a regular gym membership.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advice from qualified nutritionists.
- Supportive Environment - Monthly supportive meetings with your direct manager.
- Sanctuary Organisation - MacKillop's work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, whole of organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma, and to heal.

**You must have a**:

- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
- Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
- Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles).

**Our Commitment**:
MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person's ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

**Child Safe Standards**

MacKillop Education 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.

**Application Procedures**

**Details**:
**Address**:25 - 33 Oxford Street
Whittington

**Phone**:5248 2557

**Principal**:Ms Anne Henderson

**Applications Close**:23/03/2025

**Position**: Education Support Employee

**Type**:Ongoing

**Hours per Week**:Full-time

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