Administration Assistant Branch: School of Alternative Learning Settings Division: Service Delivery - Statewide Services Salary: Level 2, $70,432 - $75,516 per annum (pro-rata) (PSCA 2022) Work Type: Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Fixed Term - Full Time FTE: 0.2-1.0 Location: Padbury Closing Date: 2024-07-31 4:30 PM Attachments: - Applicant Resource - How To Write A CV And Covering Letter.pdf Information - Applying for Advertised Positions in Schools.pdf Published JDF - Generic - Administrative Assistant - Statewide Services - PS L2 - Jan 2022.pdf We are seeking to establish a pool of Administration Assistants for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise from Term 3, 2024 through to the end of Term 3, 2025. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period. We currently have the following positions available: 1 x permanent full-time position 1 x permanent part-time (0.6FTE) position Since 2019, the Alternative Learning Settings (ALS) program has targeted a specific cohort of students who have demonstrated signs of physical aggression and would benefit from a short-term, intensive intervention program. SALS delivers specialised activities and learning programs that build students' social skills and self-regulation in environments designed to affect positive and lasting change in their behaviour. The program has the capacity to provide access to specialists such as paediatricians, clinical psychologists, or consultation with psychiatrists. At the commencement of the 2022 academic year the program has been consolidated as a stand-alone school and has several SALS sites located in the metropolitan and regional areas of Western Australia. The SALS is part of the network of specialist schools that operate under the Statewide Services pillar of Service Delivery. Our main school office administration is located at the Statewide Services centre, in Padbury. Each setting accommodates up to 10 students who are provided with an intensive, individualised program of support while they continue their education. There is a strong focus on developing students' social skills and ability to self-regulate. Learning and engagement is flexible, co-designed with students, culturally responsive and supports self-determination and interpersonal connection. Find out more about our school by visiting SALS.wa.edu.au or Schools Online. The Role The Administrative Assistants will assist the SALS Leadership team with a wide range of business operations including preparing, processing and delivering incoming and outgoing correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, maintaining various SALS databases and spreadsheets, coordinate/ arrange travel for staff, purchasing, payment of accounts, credit card reconciliations, checking and processing of professional learning applications, general human resource duties, creating and maintaining student files and information and other administrative tasks as directed. The successful applicants will ideally be well organised with the ability to show initiative and multitask, switching from one task to another when required to meet tight deadlines and be able to maintain an effective record keeping filing system for corporate information and records relating to the school's activities. Applicants with relevant knowledge and experience in TRIM, Integris, RM Finance, NAB Flexi Purchase, Human Resource Management System (HRMIS) and Professional Learning Information System (PLIS) would be highly desirable. The role is based at the Statewide Services Centre in Padbury and may involve occasional travel to individual ALS sites, including overnight stays and air travel throughout WA. Successful applicants will be required to hold a current and valid 'C' class drivers licence. Want to know more? Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Form (JDF). For more information about this opportunity, please contact Karen Sainsbury, Manager Corporate Services on (08) 9402 6411 or Karen.Sainsburyeducation.wa.edu.au. Equity and Diversity We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details. Eligibility To work with us, you must: be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment; obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit. Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF). Application Instructions Apply online in two easy steps: Step 1: Select