As the Administrative Officer, you will play a key role in supporting daily school operations, particularly in the areas of reception, student absences, data entry, QParent management, and general administration.

This front-facing role involves frequent interaction with students, staff, parents, and the wider community, so strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

You should be able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

Job details

Who We Are:

Forest Lake State School is an independent public school where potential is maximised and positive partnerships developed.

Our Prep to Year 6 students receive high quality education preparing them to embrace their future. At the core of the Forest Lake State School improvement strategy is a strong and ongoing investment in teacher development and capability.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

• Undertake routine activities including reception (telephone and counter enquiries), First Aid, correspondence and general administration, maintaining school records, such as incident reports, processing incoming and outgoing mail and emails.
• Use a range of systems including OneSchool, Qparents and Passtab.
• Record student attendance, absences, manage late arrivals/early departures, send SMS notifications and respond to absence related calls.
• Administrative tasks including arranging appointments, coordinating stakeholder meetings, correspondence and general administration, collating student data and processing incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Maintaining student details on OneSchool such as medical records, scanning and uploading evidence of learning, assessment, medical reports, meeting minutes, forms and referrals.
• Interpret and adhere to departmental and school policies, guidelines and legislative requirements.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and can be flexible and responsive to the needs of the school.

Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

Submit Your Application:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

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.

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 Applicant Information Package 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
  
  MSR689097_26T Role Description (PDF, 321KB)
  Role Description