<p>The College is looking to appoint a highly motivated, suitability qualified Administrative Assistant to support our College Leadership Team. This is a permanent position, with flexibility for full-time or part-time arrangements, to be negotiated with the College Principal, commencing at the beginning of the 2025 College year. </p><p>The College Leadership Team (CLT) Assistant will provide full administrative and secretarial support at a senior level to the CLT through the College Deputy Principal. Reporting directly to the Director of Business Services, the CLT Assistant acts as the administrative point of contact between the College CLT and internal and external stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key responsibilities include:</strong></p><ul><li>Providing senior-level administrative and secretarial support to the CLT.</li><li>Organising meetings and preparing agendas, minutes, and follow-up tasks.</li><li>Managing and updating key documents and systems, including the College’s AIP and the NESA site (knowledge of NESA is an advantage).</li><li>Assisting the College Principal’s PA with minute-taking and meeting preparation as required.</li><li>Supporting the Diverse Learning team with administrative tasks one day per week.</li><li>Coordinating the creation and distribution of certificates, letters, and correspondence.</li><li>Drafting and formatting professional documentation in line with the College’s style guide.</li><li>Acting as a key point of contact between the College’s CLT and internal/external stakeholders.</li><li>Assisting with College events, including logistics and planning.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Essential Criteria:</strong></p><ul><li>Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to detail.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email, and calendar systems.</li><li>Outstanding interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport across diverse stakeholders.</li><li>Self-motivation and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Highly Desirable Criteria:</strong></p><ul><li>Previous experience in a school-based setting and familiarity with NESA</li><li>Willingness to participate in school events, extracurricular activities, and community engagements.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Applicants are encouraged to visit the College website <a href="http://www.stdominics.nsw.edu.au" rel="nofollow">www.stdominics.nsw.edu.au</a> for further information about the College. For enquiries, please contact the Human Resources Manager, Melissa Gorham, via email <a href="mailto:hr&#64;stdominics.nsw.edu.au" rel="nofollow">hr&#64;stdominics.nsw.edu.au</a> </p><p> </p><p>Support Staff at St Dominic’s College are employed under the <strong>NSW Catholic Independent Schools (Support Staff – Model B) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2023</strong> and may attract higher levels of renumeration.</p><p> </p><p>The College offers a variety of benefits for staff including: </p><ul><li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Counselling Service. </li><li>Annual influenza vaccinations provided by the College. </li><li>Catered weekly morning teas. </li><li>Catered staff development and networking days. </li><li>Free street parking. </li><li>Free use of College gym. </li><li>College provided laptops.</li></ul><p> </p><p>If you are interested in joining St Dominic’s College, you are encouraged to submit your application to the Acting College Principal, Mr A Rafferty, via email to <a href="mailto:hr&#64;stdominics.nsw.edu.au" rel="nofollow">hr&#64;stdominics.nsw.edu.au</a> by 9am Monday 2nd December 2024.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Applications should include:</strong></p><ul><li>A covering letter addressing the highly desirable and essential criteria (2 page maximum).</li><li>NSW Working With Children Clearance number and date of birth.</li><li>Current curriculum vitae, detailing professional qualifications.</li><li>Name and contact details for three (3) referees, including your current employer (where applicable).</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Please note, due to the nature of this position, shortlisting and interviews may occur prior to the closing date. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><i>At St Dominic&#39;s College we are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices create a safe and supportive environment for all students. To this end in addition to our general Recruitment and Selection Procedures, we have established Child Safeguarding policies and procedures for recruiting School Board members, Staff, including members of the Executive Team, Direct Contact and Regular Volunteers and Regular Contractors, and for assessing their suitability to work with children.</i></p><p><i>We recognise that children and young people are to be valued and respected and we expect all employees, volunteers and contractors to demonstrate an ongoing and proactive commitment to the safety and wellbeing of all persons with a specific focus on the safeguarding of children. Moreover, it is the expectation of St Dominic&#39;s College that the successful applicant has an understating of children and young people’s diverse needs and unique experience and that all interactions with children and young people foster and demonstrate a commitment to a child safe culture.</i></p><p><i>The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment.</i></p>