Join the dynamic team at Queensland Virtual Academy as an Administration Officer, where you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality corporate services that support innovative, future-focused education. This role will be based in the Coorparoo Education Precinct.

Job details

About the Queensland Virtual Academy (QVA)

Queensland Virtual Academy is a statewide initiative dedicated to enhancing equity in education by expanding access to diverse curriculum pathways, learning opportunities, and teaching expertise across Queensland. Leveraging digital innovation, QVA ensures that students—regardless of their geographic location—can engage in high-quality, flexible learning experiences.

About the Role

In this diverse position, you'll contribute to the effective operation of the school by coordinating administrative, financial, HR, and facilities management functions. Your proactive support will help enable a seamless learning experience for students across Queensland.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the day to day management support staff within the school, including identifying corporate service issues, coordinating recruitment and selection, induction and training of support staff and where necessary, provide Injury Management support for staff.
• Interpreting departmental and school policies, guidelines and ensuring legislative and procedural requirements are met.
• Assist the Principal and Business Manager in identifying workforce needs including maintaining accurate records, tracking staff data, monitoring staff replacement and ensuring all relevant compliance training is valid and current.
• Assist with the daily supervision of support staff by monitoring workloads, identifying workforce skills needs, and highlighting any performance issues to the Principal and Business Manager, including research of professional development opportunities for support staff.
• Develop, monitor and track Blue Card processes and Accumulated Days Off (ADO) arrangements, assist with timesheet recording and signatories for support staff and provide advice to staff of leave entitlements
• Under the direction Principal and Business Manager, organise and manage supply and contract placements for both teaching and support staff.

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a brief written statement (maximum 2 pages) outlining your suitability for the role.

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

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.

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.

• MSR641089_25P Role Description (PDF, 289KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants