School Administrative Manager, Level 3 - Full Time - Ongoing - Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus

NSW Department of Education; Tuncurry; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus, under the NSW Department of Education, seeks a School Administrative Manager to oversee financial and administrative systems and supervise administration officers. The role supports student welfare and wellbeing in collaboration with the principal and teaching staff.

The position involves managing school operations, coordinating resources, and maintaining efficient office practices within a culturally responsive environment that aligns with Aboriginal

Qualifications

• Working with Children Check clearance is essential
• First Aid certificate or willingness to undertake First Aid training
• Training in administration of medications for student needs
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Capacity to supervise staff and manage office resources
• Experience with computerised financial/administrative systems
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Aboriginal education policy is desirable

Skills

Teamwork

Financial management

Administration

Office management

Communication

Resource planning

Deadline management

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Policy knowledge

Education

Working with Children Check Clearance

First Aid Certification

Administration of Medications training

Aboriginal education policy knowledge

Experience with computerised financial/administrative systems

Job description

About the Role

The School Administrative Manager is responsible for the efficient management of school financial and administrative systems, as well as supervision and training of school administration officers. Manages the provision of support for school activities and routines, including student welfare and wellbeing, and works with the school principal, the school executive and teaching staff as required.

Essential Requirements

• Working with Children Check Clearance
• First Aid Certificate or willingness to undertake First Aid training.
• Administration of Medications – training to be provided based on student needs.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Capacity to supervise staff.
• Demonstrated capacity to exercise initiative, organise resources and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake financial and accounting responsibilities including use of computerised financial/administrative systems.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage an office.
• Ability to interact with school staff, students and members of the school community.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the department’s Aboriginal education policy

Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus

Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus is one of three campuses that constitute Great Lakes College. Our campus is for students in years 7-10. We deliver a comprehensive and responsive curriculum for students in Stage 4 and Stage 5. Through agreement with the Senior Campus of Great Lakes College, we facilitate early commencement of Stage 6 subjects to provide a responsive and flexible education pathway for individual students. Our diverse curriculum offering is further strengthened by access to Vocational Education Training with external Registered Training Organisations and the provision of a Trade Training Centre on site. We have an Education Support Unit containing six classes. Students with additional learning needs have access to specialised learning for intellectually mild, moderate and severe cognitive disability. We also provide support through a multicatergorical class for students with additional emotional and cognitive needs. Situated on the lower Mid North Coast of NSW, the school is built on the traditional lands of the Worimi people and 18% of our students identify as First Nations people. The Gathang language is the first language spoken in the area. An additional 2% of our student population has a language background other than English.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage . To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.