Administration Officer

Indie Education; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging via Maxxia

Paid personal leave

Parental leave provisions

Company leave during December/January

Wellness program access

Uniform, laptop, and mobile phone

Job summary

Indie School Ipswich is seeking a Reception / Admin superstar to join our team. You will support the Head of School, manage enrolments in Sentral, maintain student records, and handle general administrative tasks at our Ipswich location.

Ideal candidates are highly organised, collaborative, and able to work under pressure with strong communication skills. Experience in schools or medical environments is valued.

Qualifications

• Be highly organised and have strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration support to the Head of School.

Skills

Highly organised

Attention to detail

Team player

Work under pressure

Written communication

Oral communication

Microsoft Office

Database knowledge

Reception experience

Administrative experience

Sentral data entry

Tools

Sentral

Job description

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.