Primary School Administration Support Staff Position Description and Duty Statement For Relief Staff

SCHOOL SECTION Primary School, Red Hill Campus or Northside Campus STAFF GROUP Support REPORTS TO Head of Primary School EMPLOYMENT BASIS Relief staff CLASSIFICATION Clerical and Administrative Employee Level 2

Applications close at 5:00pm 30 July 2016

GENERAL

The role of the Receptionist is to provide a first point of contact for the Front Office of the Primary School. The Receptionist provides general administrative support duties to staff of the Primary School.

DUTIES

As Receptionist, duties are to:

. Provide First Aid to students when necessary, . assist visitors to the School, . answer incoming phone calls, . receive, sort and distribute incoming mail and parcels, . record student attendance and where appropriate contact parents to follow up on student absence, . take messages for staff, . maintain stationery stores and order new stock as required, . make bus bookings for excursions . undertake other duties as directed.

SELECTION SPECIFICATIONS

As a staff member, the occupant of the position will have:

 experience in a similar role, preferably within the education sector  advanced working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite  well-developed communication skills and attention to detail  an understanding of the sensitive and confidential nature of matters involved in the role  the ability to work under pressure  the ability to work in a small and busy team environment  the ability to work independently, intuitively and flexibly  the ability to establish good working relationships with students, parents, staff and the School community.

The occupant of the position must:

 comply with the School’s Code of Conduct and with the School’s policies and regulatory requirements  respect and uphold the School’s Anglican values and ethos, while also respecting people of all backgrounds and faiths within the School community.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The position will be on a casual, as needs basis.

All employees of the School must be eligible to work with children in accordance with ACT Working with Vulnerable People legislation.

Canberra Grammar School is a respondent to the Independent Schools ACT Standards Model (Support & Operational Staff)) Multi Enterprise Agreement 2012 – 2016. A copy of the Agreement is available from the Human Resources Manager.

APPLICATION AND INFORMATION

All applications must be submitted using the School's online application form, which can be found at http://cgs.act.edu.au/employment/positions-available. A separate cover letter (addressed to the Head of School) and Curriculum Vitae are optional and can be uploaded through the online application form. Please ensure any attachment is in pdf format.

For further information, please contact the Human Resources Office via:  [email protected]  +61 (0) 2 6260 9735  The HR Office, Canberra Grammar School, 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, ACT 2603, Australia

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