Description : Administrative Officer - Bentley Park College. Company : Education. Location : Cairns QLD

About the school
Welcome to Bentley Park College. Our school comprises Primary and Secondary Sectors, including a Special Education Program, on one of the largest school sites in Queensland. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land where Bentley Park College sits - the Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji Clan Group. Their traditional lands extend south of the Barron River to Wrights Creek south of Edmonton, west into the ranges behind Cairns, and east into Trinity Inlet, to the adjacent waters of the outer Great Barrier Reef. We pay our respects to their Elders, their Ancestors and Future Generations. Bentley Park College opened in 1997 as a Primary school and gradually expanded and evolved into Primary and Secondary Sectors. Our students gain the advantage of a complete Prep to Year 12 education in an environment where they are motivated to aspire, learn and achieve.
About the role

You will have responsibility for, but not limited to:

• Perform a variety of day to day administrative and support services that are routine in nature and directed by the Principal or the Business Manager.
• Undertake routine activities including reception (telephone and counter enquiries), arranging appointments, correspondence and general administration, maintaining school records, such as incident reports, student admissions, enrolments and departures, processing incoming and outgoing mail and email, and once approved, ordering and arranging student transport for sport excursions, trips and other school activities.
• Perform a variety of other administrative or support services for school support staff, including printing of timesheets, leave applications and rosters, assisting with arranging approved relief for school support staff as directed.
• Administer day to day financial matters (e.g. process payments and orders, receipting, banking, reconciling invoices for payment, follow-up on late payments as directed by Principal or Business Manager. Input and export financial data to/from OneSchool.

In accordance with the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000, a person is prohibited from working in regulated child-related employment unless the person holds a current Working with Children Check clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
How to apply

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
• Attach a 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

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.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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