Administration and Compliance Coordinator

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrificing benefits

Superannuation 12.75%

Job summary

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd is seeking an Administration and Compliance Coordinator in Rockhampton to coordinate and complete school administration compliance tasks, focusing on regulatory guidelines and safeguarding of children. The role involves maintaining records and working with staff and stakeholders to ensure a safe learning environment.

The successful candidate will have strong communication skills, a current Blue Card, and experience with Microsoft Office and admin systems.

Qualifications

• Current Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
• Current First Aid certificate or ability to obtain
• Current Driver Licence
• Ability to engage and work positively with vulnerable and/or at-risk Young People
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, including minute taking, report writing and stakeholder engagement
• High-level proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and other administrative systems

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, maintain and complete specific school administration compliance requirements
• Support delivery of quality services that contribute to a safe, responsive and well-organised learning environment for Young People, staff and stakeholders
• Maintain key records and systems in alignment with school registration guidelines
• Assist with preparing acquittals, reports and submissions based on data collected from groups within the organisation

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Minute taking

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Administrative systems

Job description

Administration and Compliance Coordinator

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd - Rockhampton QLD

Administration and Compliance Coordinator: Rockhampton Flexible School

• TENURE: Full-Time, Permanent
• START DATE: October 2026 (ASAP)

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Administration and Compliance Coordinator main responsibility is to coordinate, maintain and complete specific school administration compliance requirements. The focus of this position is ensuring compliance against key school registration guidelines.

The position involves working directly with children and young people on a daily basis and therefore must be able to demonstrate an understanding of appropriate child safeguarding behaviours when engaging with children. All young people are owed a duty of care while in the supervision of the position.

The position manages key records and systems and supports the delivery of quality services that contribute to a safe, responsive and well-organised learning environment for Young People, staff and stakeholders.

These expectations of the Administration and Compliance Coordinator are shaped by the four touchstones of the EREA Charter,

• Inclusive Community;
• Liberating Education; and
• Justice and Solidarity.

ABOUT YOU

ESSENTIAL

• A current Working with Children Check, i.e. a Blue Card.
• A current First Aid certificate or ability to obtain.
• A current Driver Licence.
• Ability to engage and work positively with vulnerable and/or at-risk Young People.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, including minute taking, report writing and stakeholder engagement.
• High-level proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and other administrative systems, with the ability to learn new technologies and databases.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE

• Minimum five years' experience in Administration.
• Proven ability to manage time, work autonomously, problem solve and use initiative as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated experience with office systems and service delivery functions.
• Proven ability to coordinate collection of qualitative and quantitative data from groups within the organisation to compile accurate acquittals, reports and submissions.
• Strong understanding of records management, information governance, privacy and confidentiality requirements.
• Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
• 12.75% Superannuation contribution

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,700 young people in 22 Flexible Learning Schools (12 based in Queensland and 10 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 800 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.

The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.

All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA's commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.