School Support Officer (Sso) - Administration

O'Connor Catholic College; Armidale; Presencial; AUD 47.000 - 61.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

O'Connor Catholic College in Armidale, NSW seeks a School Support Officer (SSO) - Administration for a temporary, part-time contract (0.78 FTE). The role begins 27 January 2027, with applications closing 10 November 2026.

The SSO will assist the administration team, liaise with parents and staff, and help maintain efficient office operations in a Catholic school setting. The successful candidate will have strong communication skills, organisational ability, and experience in an educational

Formación

• Experience in a child-related environment and school setting.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills with stakeholders.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise and manage deadlines in a busy office.
• Proficiency with office technology including word processing, email, spreadsheets, databases and presentations.

Responsabilidades

• Support the administration team to ensure the smooth, efficient running of the office.
• Liaise between parents, students and teaching/support staff to facilitate information flow.
• Assist with routine administrative tasks, document handling and data entry.
• Demonstrate professionalism and maintain confidentiality in a busy school environment.

Conocimientos

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organisational skills

Office software proficiency

Teamwork

Herramientas

MS Office

Spreadsheets

Databases

Presentations

Descripción del empleo

School Support Officer (SSO) - Administration

Contract Type: Contract Position Part Time (0.78 FTE)

Applications Close: 10 November 2026

School Support Officer - Administration. Temporary, part-time (60 hours per fortnight), commencing 27 January 2027.

Position Purpose

The position of School Support Officer (SSO) - Administration exists to support the strategic agenda of the Principal and the School Executive with a key focus on supporting the administration team. The SSO Administration also assists with the smooth, efficient running of the office and liaison between parents, students and members of teaching and support staff.

Commencement

The commencement date for this position will be 27 January 2027 or as negotiated with the successful applicant.

Selection Criteria

• Ability to work in a child-related environment enabling effective response to a wide range of stakeholders, principal, teachers, CSO staff, parents, diocesan clergy, and community enquiries.
• Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise with people at all levels (e.g. staff, parents, students and the wider school community) in an informative, accurate and positive manner.
• Highly developed written communication skills with the ability to maintain strong attention to detail and take pride in the quality of work produced.
• Ability to prioritise, organise and complete work within established deadlines, and to maintain a consistent level of professionalism.
• Sound knowledge of administrative systems and procedures, and proficiency with office technology, particularly word processing, email, spreadsheets, database and presentation programs.
• An ability to work effectively within a busy team environment, and also to work unsupervised.
• First Aid certificate
• Previous experience in a school environment.

Affiliation: Catholic
Teaching Level: Secondary
Gender: Coed

510 Students
55 TeachingStaff
25 Non-Teaching Staff

O'Connor Catholic College is a co-educational Year 7-12 Catholic school, catering for 520 students, located in Armidale, New South Wales.Founded in 1975 after the amalgamation of two of Armidale's oldest schools: St Ursula's and De La Salle College, O'Connor continues the proud tradition of excellent Catholic education in Armidale.