Administration Officer

Indie Education; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 64,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging via Maxxia

15 days personal leave

Company benefit leave

Wellbeing program

Travel opportunities

Uniform, laptop and mobile provided

Job summary

Indie Education is seeking an organised Reception/Admin superstar for a permanent full-time role based in Ipswich/Brisbane. You will support the Head of School with administration, enrolments in Sentral, records management, and stock control while delivering professional secretarial services.

The role requires strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to meet deadlines. Office-based, Monday to Friday, with salary packaging and enhanced leave benefits provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in reception or administration from a variety of industries.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; intermediate MS Office and databases.
• Previous reception or administration experience in schools, colleges, universities or medical fields is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration support to the Head of School.
• Data entry into Sentral and processing enrolments and reports.
• Maintain student records, determinations and payments; central enrolment function.
• Stock control and supply management for location resources.
• Handle mail, data entry, records retrieval and confidential correspondence.
• Provide full range of secretarial services.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Data entry

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Tools

Sentral

Job description

$71,031 + Super + Salary Packaging + extra leave

Are you organised, eager to learn, and ready to make a meaningful impact? Indie School - Ipswich is looking for our next Reception / Admin superstar!

Indie School provides students theopportunity to learn in a supportiveenvironment using individualised learning and education plans, tailored to each student's own education and life circumstances. Smaller class sizes allow students greater opportunity to identify their strengths and work to improve areas in which they lack confidence.

The greatest difference between Indie School and many other alternative education settings is that ourfoundations lie in Adult Education philosophies. Choice, independence, mutual respect and accountability all have a significant role to play. In return for higher levels of self-responsibility, thestudents can enjoy some greater freedoms.

Our shared mission is to respond to the learning needs of Australian communities in a positive manner, underpinned by strong corporate governance and financial management. Our core values ofRespect,Innovation,Self Development,andTeamworkunderpin every aspect of our work.

We are seeking enthusiastic, friendly and experienced candidates for ourPermanent – Full Timerole of Administration Officer.

Core Workplace Objectives:

• Provide assistance to the Head of School by supporting the key administration tasks required by Indie School.
• Ensure the prioritisation of this task is effective to meet tight deadlines.
• Work collaboratively and demonstrate a proactive approach and commitment to Indie School Program.

Workplace Tasking & Key Responsibilities (About the role):

• Provide administration support to the Head of School.
• Data entry into Student Management System -Sentral (internal training provided), including processing student enrolments and issuing reports.
• Responsible for the explanation and administration of an administrative functions such as maintaining student records, determinations and payments, a centralised enrolment function, manage and control stock, formal auditing of enrolment folders and studentinformation folders and coursework (at own or other locations).
• Stock control, ensuring sufficient supplies of all resources and equipment required by students for your location.
• Mail inward and outward, straightforward data entry and retrieval, and the keeping, copying, maintaining and retrieval of records.
• Initiating and handling correspondence, which may be confidential to assist the Head of School.
• Scanning and filing of both student coursework and general office work.
• Responsible for providing a full range of secretarial services.

About you:

• Be highly organised and have strong attention to detail.
• Be able to work as part of a strong team.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Have strong written and oral communication skills.
• Have intermediate experience of the Microsoft suite and databaseknowledge.
• Previous reception or administration experience froma variety of industries. Previous work experience within a school, college, university or medical field will be highly regarded.

Benefits and Perks:

• As a registered Public Benevolent Institution (PBI), we offer access to salary packaging via Maxxia: up to $15,900 per (FBT) year (plus up to $2,650 for meals & entertainment) to significantly boost your take-home pay!
• 15 days of paid personal leave, plus comprehensive paid parental leave provisions.
• 5 days Company Benefit Leave on top of your annual leave entitlements to be used over the 3 week Company Shut Down Period in December/January.
• Unlimited access to a complimentary wellness program via Sonder for both you and your immediate family, featuring confidential, professional counselling, diverse mental health resources, and broader wellbeing initiatives designed to support personal and family resilience.
• Travel opportunities to visit other sites across Australia.
• Uniform, laptop and mobile phone provided.

Please note: this role is office-based Monday to Friday 8.30-4.30

For this role, applicants must be willing and able to obtain:

• Current Driver’s licence.
• National Police Check (issued within 3 months prior to appointment) and renewed annually.
• Relevant State Working with Children’s Check.

Commitment to Safety & Inclusion:

Indie Education is proud to be a child-safe organisation committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all students. Applicants should familiarise themselves with our child safety policy, code of conduct, and commitment to child safety, available on our website.

Indie embraces diversity and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with disabilities.

Indie Education is a national learning community made up of innovative programs designed to help people thrive. At Indie, you’re part of something meaningful - helping people reconnect with learning and transform their lives.

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Indie Education is a national learning community made up of innovative programs designed to help people thrive. At Indie, you’re part of something meaningful - helping people reconnect with learning and transform their lives.

Indie School: Alternative education for young people aged 15–18, providing flexible, personalised learning.

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