Administration Officer - Coolum State High School

Queensland Government; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Coolum State High School, part of the Queensland Government education system, is seeking a capable administrative professional to support day-to-day management of school-based staff. The role focuses on recruitment, induction, training, and injury management support, while ensuring policies and procedures are followed across the school.

You will assist with workforce planning, maintain accurate staff records, monitor training compliance, and help identify development opportunities for support

Qualifications

• Experience with recruitment and staff selection processes.
• Ability to interpret departmental policies and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Interpret departmental and school policies and ensure legislative compliance.
• Assist the Principal/Executive Principal/Business Manager with workforce planning and identifying staffing needs.
• Monitor workloads, track staff data and replacement needs, and arrange training opportunities.

Skills

Recruitment coordination

Induction & training

Injury management support

Policy interpretation

Data tracking & reporting

Workforce planning

Communication & liaison

Education

Diploma in Human Resources (or related field)

Tools

HR information system

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

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 approximately 1555 students.Coolum State High School is a friendly community school which embraces the underlying culture of care, respect and excellence, offering a comprehensive curriculum and co and extra curricula activities from Years 7 to 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.Interested? To Apply:Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.