Senior School Support Officer
Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time
Applications Close: 9 April 2025
<p><br><br><strong>St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Cronulla</strong> <br><strong>Commencement Date:</strong> Monday, 28 April 2025 <br><strong>Closing Date:</strong> Wednesday, 9 April 2025 <br><strong>Capacity:</strong> Full-Time, Permanent<br><br><strong>Don't miss this exciting opportunity to join St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla as a Senior School Support Officer.</strong><br><br>Be part of St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Cronulla's dedicated team, shaping the next generation with quality education and unwavering values. Apply now and embrace an exciting journey of 'nurturing faith, empowering minds, inspiring action'.<br><br><strong>About Our School</strong><br><br><a href="https://stacronulla.syd.catholic.edu.au/">St Aloysius Catholic Primary School</a> is located in the beautiful beachside suburb of Cronulla. It caters to the educational needs of both girls and boys from Kindergarten to Year 6. As a small school, we believe we offer students a unique and personalised, contemporary education that allows them to achieve their best in a number of curricular and extra-curricular domains. Our highly skilled, passionate and enthusiastic teachers are committed to ensuring that every student receives an education that equips them with the necessary skills needed for an increasingly changing world.<br><br><strong>Position Highlights</strong><br><br>We are seeking an experienced, innovative, and passionate Senior School Support Officer (Level 6 qualifications) to manage our school office. You will coordinate office administration, oversee finances and perform the higher-level office duties as directed by the School Principal. <br><br>This is a full-time, permanent position, commencing on Monday, 28 April 2025. <br><br><strong>Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools</strong><br><br>In joining <a href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/">Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS)</a>, you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.<br><br>SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings. Over 51% of results were Band 5 or 6, and our students achieved 2,819 Distinguished Achiever mentions.<br><br>Be part of a system that fosters academic, creative and vocational success, shaping future leaders every step of the way.<br><br>In addition, we offer:</p><ul><li>remuneration package valued at up to $106,519. Base salary of $95,533. Salary calculated on averaged conditions (generally only required to work during school term time)</li><li>salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually</li><li>up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students</li><li>ongoing training and development opportunities</li><li>discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products</li><li>generous Employee Referral Program.</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong><br><br>As the Senior School Support Officer (Level 6), you will provide a high-level of support to the Principal and leadership team. As an integral member of the school community, you will demonstrate <strong>St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Cronulla</strong>'s values and professional standards in interacting with students, staff, parents and the community.<br><br>Your responsibilities include but are not be limited to:</p><ul><li>delivering high level administrative support to the Principal, school leadership team, teaching and support staff</li><li>engaging in regular communications with the Principal and school community members on administrative systems, including work health and safety, finance, recruitment, staff development, maintenance of facilities, and coordinating work priorities in the school office</li><li>managing financial administration</li><li>overseeing site induction and maintaining health and safety systems and records</li><li>efficiently managing registers</li><li>exhibiting management prowess in administration, human resources, finance, school fees, office leadership, and other related reports for the Principal</li><li>any other duties as directed by the Principal.</li></ul><p>To thrive in this role, you will possess:</p><ul><li>proficiency in administrative and clerical tasks</li><li>experience and competence in financial and/or administrative management</li><li>familiarity with emerging technologies like Google Suite, Oracle, Microsoft Office software, Google Chrome, Compass, CiAnywhere, along with a solid grasp of Facilities tasks and WHS</li><li>valuable personal qualities such as tact, reliability, and the ability to work in a team effectively</li><li>a commitment to honesty, discretion, and maintaining confidentiality</li><li>a strong work ethic and willingness to learn new systems and processes</li><li>prior experience working with children or in a school environment</li><li>strong interpersonal and organisational abilities including the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines</li><li>a willingness to respect, support and uphold the mission, ethos and teachings of the Catholic Church and the values of Sydney Catholic Schools.</li></ul><p>You will have attained:<br> </p><ul><li>a minimum of five years of administrative/clerical experience</li><li>experience in a team leader/supervisor or personal/executive assistant capacity</li><li>proficiency in financial and administrative management.</li><li>a Certificate III/IV (TAFE NSW) or equivalent post-secondary qualification in administration, human resources, finance, accounting, or a related field.</li></ul><p><strong>Application Process</strong><br><br>Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To complete the application process, please ensure you include the following addressed to Mrs Sheree Rose (Principal);</p><ul><li>current CV</li><li>cover letter</li><li>three referees, including your current employer/principal (where applicable) and your last employer.</li></ul><p>Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team.<br><br>For internal employees, apply via the 'Careers' tile in Employee Self Service.<br><br>If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).<br><br><strong>Statement of Commitment to Child Safety</strong> <br><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12NXlXECGafjFW1YktzO9pufOa_ypn22x/view">Click here</a> to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.<br><br><strong>Working With Children Check (WWCC)</strong> <br>This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.<br><br><i>SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.</i><br> </p>