Administration & Operations Officer

Grace Lutheran College; Blackbutt; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Grace Lutheran College is seeking a part-time, term-time Operations Administration Support Officer to provide administrative support to the Director and onsite staff at Googa Outdoor Education Centre. You will help ensure safe, compliant and engaging outdoor education programs while supporting day-to-day operations and delivering positive experiences for students and visitors.

The role involves accounts, payroll, bookings, record management, and coordinating supplies and logistics to support

Qualifications

• Current Blue Card.
• Current manual driver's license.
• Current Senior First Aid certificate (with current CPR).
• Certificate III or IV level or equivalent relevant experience.
• Current Wilderness or Remote First Aid certificate.
• Active member of a Christian denomination.
• Willing to live and work in a small Christian community.
• Prepared to work irregular hours, weekends, public holidays and school holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across accounts, payroll, staff leave, bookings, and record management.
• Coordinate supplies, logistics, and operational activities to support the smooth running of the Centre.
• Support a safe, welcoming, and Christ-centred environment for students and staff, including workplace health and safety administration and general student support
• Be proactive in supporting a culture of meaningful work in a unique workplace.
• Contribute to the community experience of students and staff in the context of a Christian centred approach.
• Demonstrate and practice an awareness and response to student needs in the context of this administrative role.
• Be proactive in restorative practices.
• Ensure adequate records are kept in line with Googa OEC procedures.

Skills

Blue Card

Manual Driver's License

Senior First Aid (CPR)

Christian denominator

Irregular hours willingness

Small community living

Education

Certificate III/IV or equivalent

Wilderness/Remote First Aid

Job description

We are seeking a part-time, term-time Operations Administration Support Officer to provide administrative support to the Director and onsite staff team at Googa Outdoor Education Centre. In this varied role, you will help ensure the smooth delivery of safe, compliant, and engaging outdoor education programs while supporting the day-to-day operations of the Centre and contributing to positive experiences for students and visitors.

The Place

Googa is a former forestry camp set in the Blackbutt Ranges, approximately two hours from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The closest town is Blackbutt (approximately 9 km), with the closest city being Toowoomba (approximately 90 km). Googa has a lease over six hectares of land adjacent to a further 120 hectares owned and managed by Googa. Googa is in the process of expanding its operation with the development of another campus on this land. The centre also has access to large areas of State Forest and private land for hiking and camping.

Googa Outdoor Education & Retreat Centre (“Googa”) operates as a partnership of schools and colleges of the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District. The owner schools are Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell & Caboolture, Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf and Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosa.

Facilities at the camp are deliberately simple. Googa runs programs of various lengths for primary and secondary students however the majority of the year is programmed with four-week experiences for Year 9 or Year 10 students.

The Role

Provide administrative support across accounts, payroll, staff leave, bookings, and record management.

Coordinate supplies, logistics, and operational activities to support the smooth running of the Centre.

Support a safe, welcoming, and Christ-centred environment for students and staff, including workplace health and safety administration and general student support

Responsibilities

Be proactive in supporting a culture of meaningful work in a unique workplace.

Contribute to the community experience of students and staff in the context of a Christian centred approach.

Demonstrate and practice an awareness and response to student needs in the context of this administrative role.

Be proactive in restorative practices.

Ensure adequate records are kept in line with Googa OEC procedures.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Current Blue Card.

Current manual driver's license.

Current Senior First Aid certificate (with current CPR).

Certificate III or IV level or equivalent relevant experience.

Current Wilderness or Remote First Aid certificate.

Active member of a Christian denomination.

Willing to live and work in a small Christian community

Prepared to work irregular hours, weekends, public holidays and school holidays

Anticipated Commencement Date: as negotiated.