Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Centralian Middle School
Job title Administration Support Officer Designation Administrative Officer 3 96%
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 31/12/2026
Salary $66,025 - $70,942 Location Alice Springs
Position number 49258 RTF 343179 Closing 26/03/2026
Contact officer Glenda McCarthy, Principal on 08 8955 2333
About the agency http://www.education.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=343179
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF
YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and
accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the
recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this
position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective
Deliver professional administrative services, including providing financial and administrative support to the Business
Manager, the Principal and teaching staff in a busy and demanding school environment.

Context statement
Centralian Middle School provides education to approximately 350 students in Years 7, 8 and 9. Approximately 65% of
students are Aboriginal. The Administration Support Officer is pivotal in the maintenance of the school’s systems, policies
and processes. The school utilises the Student Administration Management System (SAMS) database to record student
and school data and information and attendance.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Deliver professional front office reception duties including answering calls, greeting visitors, scheduling appointments

and providing information to the wider school community.
2. Perform data entry and retrieval of data from Compass and the Student Administration Management System and

other school data systems, to ensure the integrity and currency of all manual and computerised student records.
3. Provide administrative support to the front office, the Principal, leadership team, teaching staff and other relevant

tasks as directed by the Business Manager.
4. Responsible for accurate and timely receipting and banking of monies coming into the school, and ordering and

maintaining supplies.
5. Responsible for accurate and timely receipting of monies coming into the school and securing and banking these

monies as required.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Proven ability to provide a range of administrative functions and the use of various office systems applications such

as administration management databases, spreadsheets and reporting.
2. Sound written, oral and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with people from

diverse cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
3. Proven ability to develop and maintain working partnerships and confidentiality with internal and external

stakeholders.
4. Ability to monitor own performance and tasks against expected outcomes, deadlines, whilst in a busy, fast-paced work

environment.
5. Current First Aid certificate or the ability to obtain.

Desirable
1. Demonstrated experience in the management of cash and purchasing including receipting and banking monies in

accordance with policies and processes.
2. Relevant certificate or other qualification, e.g. Business or Community Engagement.

Further information
The selected applicant must obtain a current NT Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card).