Administration Officer - Coolum State High School

Queensland Department Of Education; Coolum Beach; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Department of Education in Coolum State High School is seeking an Administration Officer to support daily school operations and manage administrative tasks. You will assist with recruitment, induction, and training of support staff, while ensuring policy compliance and accurate records.

This role focuses on coordinating workforce needs, monitoring training validity, and aiding the Principal/Business Manager in day-to-day administration.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience providing administrative support in a busy environment.
• Ability to interpret policies and adhere to procedures.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to day-to-day management support within the school, including recruitment and induction of staff.
• Interpret departmental policies and ensure legislative and procedural requirements are met.
• Assist leadership with workforce planning, records, and compliance training.
• Supervise support staff workloads and coordinate professional development opportunities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Administrative support

Job description

Administration Officer - Coolum State High School

Queensland Department of Education – North Coast QLD

Join the team at Coolum State High School as an Administration Officer and play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of a busy and dynamic school environment.

Bring your strong organisational skills, attention to detail and commitment to providing high-quality administrative support to a welcoming school community.

About us:

Coolum State High School is a co-educational school which was established in 1985 and has grown steadily to the current enrolment of approximately1555students.

Coolum State High School is afriendly community school which embraces the underlying culture of care, respect and excellence, offering a comprehensive curriculum and co and extra curricula activities fromYears 7to 12.

The school is located in the Sunshine Coast Region midway between the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers.

It is situated 3 kilometres north of the Coolum Beach township in an idyllic setting, bordered on three sides by national park and is in close proximity to the beach.

The school enrolment catchment includes not only the Coolum Beach community but south to Marcoola, north to Marcus Beach and the communities west to Yandina Creek and Verrierdale.

Your opportunity:

• Contribute to the day to day management support staff within the school/college, including identifying corporate service issues, coordinating recruitment and selection, induction and training of support staff and where necessary, provide Injury Management support for staff.
• Interpreting departmental and school policies, guidelines and ensuring legislative and procedural requirements are met.
• Assist the Principal/Executive Principal/Business Manager in identifying workforce needs including maintaining accurate records, tracking staff data, monitoring staff replacement and ensuring all relevant compliance training is valid and current.
• Assist with the daily supervision of support staff by monitoring workloads, identifying workforce skills needs, and highlighting any performance issues to the Principal/Executive Principal/Business Manager, including research of professional development opportunities for support staff.

Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

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.