Expressions of interest are invited for a temporary Administrative Officer position at Pine Rivers Special School, commencing in Term 3, 2025.

We are seeking a motivated, organised, and customer-focused individual to join our front office team who thrives in a dynamic school environment and is committed to delivering professional administrative support, accurate data management, and exceptional service to students, families, and staff.

Job details

This is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.  

About the School 

Pine Rivers Special School, located 20km north of Brisbane in Lawnton, is a purpose-built, co-educational state school for students aged 5 to 18 with verified Intellectual Disabilities and other support needs such as Autism, Physical, Vision, or Hearing Impairments. With around 250 students and a growing enrolment, our fully wheelchair-accessible campus serves the local community and nearby suburbs. Supported by a dedicated team of about 50 teachers, teacher aides, and allied health professionals, we offer a collaborative and caring environment committed to making a real difference in students' lives—an ideal workplace for passionate educators and support staff.

Your Opportunity 

As the Administrative Officer you will:

Contribute to the effective and efficient administrative management of the school by providing relevant and timely administrative support to the Principal and Business Manager. You will work within existing guidelines to provide basic resolution of problems by reference to established procedure, consulting the Principal or Business Manager for matters that are more complex or non-routine.

The Administrative Officer reports to the Principal, Business Manager or nominated delegate. 

Your Responsibilities 

As the Administrative Officer, your responsibilities will include, but are 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.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. 

Interested? To Apply 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history). 
• Attach a written statement (1-page maximum)  in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MNR642939_25E - Role Description (PDF, 266KB)
  Information Package for Applicants