58977

Closes: 29 June 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer 3
Salary: $78,755 - $84,284 plus superannuation
Position No: 58977
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 22 June 2026
Contact Officer: Daniel Thompson on Daniel.Thompson@ed.act.edu.au or (02) 6142 1870

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Details: School Overview
Wanniassa School is a small vibrant P–10 school operating across two campuses; Junior Campus P–6 and Senior Campus 7–10. The staff have a strong sense of identity and a shared commitment to supporting every student to learn, grow and experience success.  Our work is guided by the values of teamwork, a focus on improvement, and inclusion. We value people who support others, share practice, strive for excellence and help create a school environment where everyone feels welcome and respected.

Position Overview
This position is a key member of the school’s front office administration team, working at the satellite office on the Junior Campus. The successful applicant will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with staff, students, families, and the wider school community. They will have strong written and verbal communications skills as well as excellent attention to detail, be proactive and can manage multiple tasks in a timely manner. They will demonstrate a considerable degree of independence to manage workflow and prioritisation of tasks.
The successful applicant will manage all day-to-day aspects of the front office, including preschool to year 6 enrolments in line with the Education Directorate’s policies and procedures, provide high level administrative duties required in the front office school environment.
The applicant will be required to apply legislation, policy, procedures, and guidelines in line with the Directorate/ACTPS. The position requires a high-level of confidentiality and discretion due to the sensitive nature of the information being handled.

Eligibility/Other requirements:  

• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
• A First Aid Certificate or a willingness to undertake appropriate training is highly regarded.
• Knowledge of school specific software including Sentral is desirable.

Note:  A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

How to Apply: Please submit your response of no more than two pages addressing the Selection Criteria (what you require) considering the position overview, together with your curriculum vitae and two referees. Please provide evidence of your suitability for the role by including examples that clearly demonstrate your relevant Skills, Knowledge and Behavioural capabilities as required.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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