Address About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About our School
Yugumbir State School was established in 1986. Our school enjoys a very positive reputation, with over 1110 students benefitting from our caring and inclusive school culture.
Our extensive learning program is based on maximising the academic development of every child, complemented by cultural and sporting opportunities, community leadership and personal development. Our school campus is safe and supportive. Classrooms are positive, orderly, work focussed and digitally rich learning environments where all students can grow and learn with confidence.
At Yugumbir State School, families are important to us. Explicit in our goals is the challenge for parents and the school to work harmoniously at all times. Genuine and respectful relationships are at the core of the productive partnerships we strive to develop. The P&C plays a significant role within the school, seeking to maximise parent engagement in school activities.
About the Role
As the Executive Assistant your responsibilities include:
* Provide confidential administrative and secretarial support to the Principal, including word processing, data base and spread sheet applications and produce advanced desktop published documents.
* Oversee the delivery of documentation presented to the Principal, schedule appointments, coordinate and organise meetings, conferences, professional development for staff, room bookings and functions, maintain diaries, take minutes of meetings and distribute to attendees and manage the provision of administrative and secretarial support to conferences as required.
* Maintain effective time management practices for the Principal including coordinating diary appointments, prioritising correspondence, preventing unnecessary interruptions and other calendar events.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
* Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
* A 2-pg written statement in response to 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.
