This is a permanent part-time (0.8 FTE) position commencing Term 4, 2025
Malvern Springs Primary School (PS), is an Independent Public School catering for children from Kindergarten to Year 6. We are proud of our school and its multicultural community where we foster positive relationships with parents and local community groups.
Everyone at Malvern Springs PS works to ensure all children are happy, have fun, feel safe and achieve success at school. We strive for the highest standards in all aspects of school life so that children thrive. We feel that children learn best when explicit teaching practices are used for basic skills, and we utilize this approach in our school, especially in English and Mathematics.
Teachers are hard-working, flexible, capable, and focused on the care of each child, making sure their individual needs are catered for.
Find out more about our school by visiting malvernspringsps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The School Officer is the first point of contact for our school and is responsible for completing administrative duties including greeting all visitors, answering the telephone, and responding to routine enquiries and requests for information. The successful applicant will ideally have a friendly, positive, and caring attitude and possess the qualities to promote excellence within our school and to interact with parents and the wider community.
You will ideally model effective and quality customer and administrative support service delivery and use good interpersonal and communication skills to work in collaboration with the administration team, school support staff, our school community and teaching staff. In addition, the successful applicant will ideally support student-related activities such as assisting with student enrolment procedures and operate a range of software packages particularly databases and word processing to provide effective marketing and communication strategies.
In this role, you will assist the Manager Corporate Services in the daily financial aspects of the school. The successful applicant should ideally 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 Systems (HRMIS) and Student Information System (SIS) would be highly desirable.
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 Cheryl Toland, Manager Corporate Services on (08) 6296 8240 or cheryl.toland@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 two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A two (2) 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/SS971791
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 20 June 2025
