Administration Officer - McAuley Catholic College - Tumut NSW

About Us 
Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn (CECG) plays an integral role in education in the ACT and NSW, operating 56 Catholic Systemic Schools and nine Early Learning Centres. 

CECG is committed to workforce diversity and creating inclusive workplaces. We welcome applications from suitable candidates from all diversity groups to support our system of schools and early learning centres in delivering quality education outcomes for the students in our care. 

About McAuley Catholic College 
Our school has an excellent reputation for high-level academic results and boasts strong and authentic pastoral care. Be a part of the new era in Catholic schooling in the Snowies. Expanding to senior years gives us the unique opportunity to work with students and families for the entirety of their education journey. 

About the Role
School Administration employees provide support to the wider school community, fulfilling the general administrative and reception duties needed within the school.

Benefits and Opportunities 

• Positive and collaborative workplace culture
• Permanent contract
• Access to salary packaging, including novated leasing
• 24 weeks of paid parental leave (maternity/adoption)
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave (paternity/non-initial primary carer leave)

Key Responsibilities

• A wide range of professional support, administration, secretarial and clerical duties, data entry, maintaining email and computerised records, database information, electronic rolls, attendance records, student enrolments, student information and petty cash
• Responding to enquiries from students, parents, employees, and the general public
• Providing administrative support to school executive, including arranging appointments, diaries and preparing both confidential and general correspondence
• Word processing of routine correspondence, including internal and external publications, teacher programmes and teaching aids
• Assisting with the preparation of internal and external publications including school websites, newsletters and other media
• Assisting with the coordination of school functions and events
• Providing technical and user support including help desk, software upgrades, virus protection, printing systems desktop/notebooks and server maintenance

Essential Criteria 

• Must hold a relevant Working with Children registration
• Must have relevant work experience
• Performs duties that typically require a skill level which assumes and requires knowledge and training equivalent to completion of certificate III, or completion of year 12 or completion of certificate II, with relevant work experience
• Applies knowledge with depth in some areas and a broad range of skills in a variety of roles and task
• Uses discretion and judgement in planning and organising and achieving outcomes in time constraints
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, in particular the ability to relate well to students and to work in teams with staff members
• Initiative and the ability to handle several tasks concurrently, working independently and flexibly to adjust to changing situations