This is a permanent full time position commencing Term 2, 2025
Our vision at Nollamara Primary School (PS) is to create a dynamic and safe learning community inspired by cultural diversity, partnerships and educational innovation striving for academic and civic excellence for all out students.
Nollamara PS has an enrolment approaching 450 students and approximately 75% are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and has an Intensive English Centre. The office is a busy, dynamic and fast paced environment where an individual’s ability to work as part of a team is essential to the role of School Officer.
Find out more about our school by visiting nollamaraps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The successful applicant will be the first point of contact for our school and shall be responsible for completing administrative duties including greeting all visitors, answering the telephone, and responding to routine enquiries and requests for information. The successful applicant should ideally have a friendly, positive, and caring attitude and possess the qualities to promote excellence within our school.
In this role, your duties will include processing both mainstream and Intensive English Centres (IEC) enrolments, student attendance, maintaining IEC bus timetables, booking interpreters, keeping track of student numbers and assisting the Manager Corporate Services in the daily financial aspects of the school. Some knowledge of visas would be desirable. The successful applicant should have the capacity to coordinate financial tasks including processing of electronic funds transfer (EFT) payment batches, invoicing, receipting and cash management. Knowledge of school base systems such as Integris, RM Finance, Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) and Student Information System (SIS) would be highly desirable. It would be advantageous to have experience in a range of Microsoft Office packages to enhance our administration processes and provide effective marketing and communication strategies.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Louise Treloar, Manager Corporate Services on (08) 9413 1550 or Louise.Treloar@education.wa.edu.au
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one (1) being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A four (4) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated experience in providing effective administrative support with the ability to organise and prioritise tasks effectively.
- Demonstrated experience in financial processes and procedures, including the handling of debtors, creditors, reconciliations, and /or preparing financial returns.
- Demonstrated ability in using computers and a range of application software packages, particularly databases, spreadsheets and word processing.
- Demonstrated good verbal and written communication skills and experience in the application of customer service principles and practices.
- Demonstrated good interpersonal skills and ability to work unsupervised and in a team environment.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS969902
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Tuesday, 3 June 2025
