St Paul's Primary School - MOUNT LAWLEY

School Principal : Mrs Nicola Lee
School Address : PO Box 730 Mount Lawley WA 6929
Phone Number : 9462 6000
Fax Number : 9370 3047
Email Address : admin@stpaulsmtl.wa.edu.au.
Web Site : www.stpaulsmtl.wa.edu.au.

Type : Part-Time
Term : Ongoing

Position Details

ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

Status: Ongoing part-time (0.8 FTE) position

Commencing: 1 January 2025

We are seeking to appoint a part-time Administration Officer working 4 days per week (Monday to Thursday).

St Paul's Primary School is a Catholic school is seeking expressions of interest for an Administration Officer to join our incredible team. Our school is located in the leafy green suburb of Mt Lawley and boasts state of the art learning environments for our students. Our school caters for students from pre Kindergarten to Year 6 with approximately 238 enrolments.We are a vibrant, happy supportive staff who have the students best interests at the fore. The school runs a number of dynamic sporting and academic programmes to enhance the daily curriculum and has a lively faith filled relationship with parish and parish Priest.

This position is a shared role, primarily responsible for the day-to-day running of the school's main office, all new student enrolments, the administration of current student/family details and dealing with student medical needs.

This role will report to the Principal.  

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Day to day running of the school's main office
  • Administering basic first aid to students
  • Receiving and following up all new enrolment enquiries and expressions of interest
  • Managing new student enrolments and the associated documentation
  • Maintaining and updating as required all current student/ family details
  • Frequent communication and interaction with all members of the school community

This role would suit an organised and personable individual who demonstrates initiative.

Applications need to be received by 3.00pm Friday 8 November 2024. Please address individually all selection criteria in your application. Please send all applications to email address: Nicola.lee@cewa.edu.au.

Selection Criteria

The applicant must address the following selection criteria in their application:

Essential
  • Commitment to the objectives and ethos of Catholic education
  • A positive and welcoming attitude with a high level of interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience of working effectively within teams to achieve objectives
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise work, take initiative and meet deadlines
  • Ability to handle sensitive information professionally and with confidentiality
  • Advanced computer skills and knowledge including experience in Microsoft Office 365 Suite and Internet Applications

Highly Desirable
  • Knowledge of AOS (Administration of Schools), SEQTA and MyHR would be an advantage, but is not essential
  • Experience in a school administration environment would also be an advantage, but is not essential
  • First aid qualifications (or willingness to attain)

Your application to the Principal should include:
1. A cover letter
2. Your current curriculum vitae
3. Contact details of at least 2 professional referees including your current employer
4. A document addressing the selection criteria


Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.

Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included. The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website.

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.

Listed : 10th October , 2024
Applications Close : 8th November , 2024
Vacancy Number : 31033