Administration Officer - Cleveland Education And Training Centre

Cleveland Education and Training Centre is now accepting applications for a highly motivated and proactive Administration Officer (AO3) to join their team on a permanent, full-time basis. You will play an active role in supporting the leadership team maintain operational efficiency within the school. You will also have the opportunity to relieve as Business Manager to assist with a 48 week education delivery within the school. If this sounds like you, apply today!

About us:

Cleveland Education and Training Centre (CETC) is a Department of Education school operating within the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville. The Centre's catchment comprises the area graphically north from Rockhampton, west to the border and includes island communities off the Queensland coastline. Young people incarcerated by the court system are from ten to eighteen years. CETC is a service provider within the Detention Centre therefore all staff are required to comply with a range of safety and security protocols. From 2022 CETC has delivered education programs within the Detention Centre for 48 weeks of the year. Staff will be required to operate on a roster where leave allocation falls outside the mainstream school holiday periods. All new staff employed will need to be willing and able to take leave outside the school holiday periods to accommodate rosters.

Your role:
Responsibilities include -

• Requisitions and purchase orders.
• Support BM with financial, payroll and human resource requirements.
• Provide high level confidential administrative and secretarial support to the Executive leadership team and Business Manager.
• Use information management systems including administration, human resources and financial management systems to process information and produce reports and coordinate the dissemination of information to office personnel.
• Complete duties that will involve word processing, data base and spread sheet applications and produce advanced desktop published and adobe documents.
• Assist with relief of other administration staff to ensure operational needs are met during the 48 weeks of education delivery. This will include enrolment of students and student attendance/absences.

Our ideal candidate:

• Shows initiative, have strong interpersonal skills, and have experience in supporting administration, finance and payroll operations.
• Highly reliable, have effective time management and attention to detail skills. This role will require an individual with strong communication skills to assist and engage with school community in a friendly and professional manner on a daily basis.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history) 
• Attach a 2-page response to the How you may be assessed section of the attached role description.  

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. 

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )