Administration Assistant - Contract 0.4 FTE

St Andrew's Cathedral School; Sydney; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

St Andrew's Cathedral School is seeking an organised Administration Assistant to support event logistics and daily office tasks across the School, reporting to a Deputy Head of School. This contract role starts ASAP, runs two days per week until end of term 4, 2026, and offers a dynamic, collaborative educational environment with opportunities to contribute to student programs.

You will manage diaries, coordinate professional learning events, maintain records and liaise with staff, students,

Qualifications

• Experience in administration, project coordination or similar in a school.
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams and Forms.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
• High attention to detail, professionalism and discretion.
• A proactive, resourceful and solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Experience within an educational setting and familiarity with systems such as Edumate, Schoolbox, Canva or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Diary Management, correspondence and administrative priorities.
• Coordinating professional learning events, workshops, conferences and staff development programs.
• Support new Teacher Induction
• Working with other stakeholders to manage event logistics, communications, registrations, catering, venue bookings and digital platforms.
• Maintaining accurate records, reports, databases and administrative systems.
• Liaising with staff, students, parents, universities and external stakeholders.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Discretion

Tools

Edumate

Schoolbox

Canva

Job description

1d ago , from St Andrew's Cathedral School

St Andrew's Cathedral School is seeking a highly organised, proactive and professional Administration Assistant to contribute to the delivery of key initiatives across the School.

This is a contract role, to start ASAP, two days per week, until the end of term 4, 2026.

What is the Role?

Reporting to a Deputy Head of School, you will provide support while assisting to coordinate the administration and logistics of events and related activities across the School.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Diary Management, correspondence and administrative priorities.
• Coordinating professional learning events, workshops, conferences and staff development programs.
• Support new Teacher Induction
• Working with other stakeholders to manage event logistics, communications, registrations, catering, venue bookings and digital platforms.
• Maintaining accurate records, reports, databases and administrative systems.
• Liaising with staff, students, parents, universities and external stakeholders.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Experience in administration, project coordination or similar in a school.
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams and Forms.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
• High attention to detail, professionalism and discretion.
• A proactive, resourceful and solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Experience within an educational setting and familiarity with systems such as Edumate, Schoolbox, Canva or similar platforms.

Additional Requirements

• Current valid, paid, NSW Working With Children Check (WWCC) or ability to apply.
• Commitment to child safety and the wellbeing of all students.

If you are an energetic and adaptable administrator who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced educational environment and enjoys supporting excellence in teaching and learning, we would love to hear from you.

A detailed position description is attached - top RHS of advertisement.

Applications close: Wednesday 21 October 2026

Interviews will commence as applications are received and, given the urgency of this placement, we reserve the right to close the advertisement once a suitable applicant is engaged.

See here for further employment benefits at SACS: https://www.sacs.nsw.edu.au/employment/

About St Andrew's Cathedral School?

St Andrew’s Cathedral School received Voice Project's Best Workplace Award for staff satisfaction and engagement in 2020, and was recently awarded 5 Star Employer of Choice 2022 by The Educator for positive employee experience. This is an amazing achievement, representative of a supportive, collegiate culture where every staff member is known, valued and equipped to excel in their role.

Who are we?

St Andrew’s Cathedral School (SACS) is an independent,Kindergarten to Year 12 Anglican school located in two high-rise buildings in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.The schooloffers students a strong academic program and extensive opportunities to be involved in sport, music, drama and outdoor education.

As an authentically Christian school in the Anglican tradition, Christian values are embedded in all aspects of daily life, with honesty, integrity, humility, respect and service being foundational to the richness of relationships at SACS. We seek to develop students who think critically and creatively and have hearts that love, minds that grow and lives that give.

Child Safety

SACS is a child safe organisation. Our School promotes the safety and wellbeing and inclusion of all students. In support of SACS’ commitment to embedding child safety (Standard 1), we ensure that our staff are suitable for working with children and young people and that they are supported (Standard 5).

Staff are required to maintain a child safe culture, act in every child’s best interest and to keep them safe from harm, in accordance with the School’s policies and procedures (Standard 10) which reflect the Child Safe Standards.

It is a condition of employment that all new Staff at the School must sign a written statement or complete an electronic acknowledgement that they have read and understand our Child Safe Policy and the Child Safe Codes of Conduct prior to commencing at the School.

Prior to employment at the School, this position requires the successful applicant to havea Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

For more information on Working with Children Checks, please visit the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian website.