School Officer - Administration (Front Reception)

Job No: TCE4580

Commencement Date: Monday 27 January 2026 (or as soon as practical)

Location: Townsville, QLD

Salary Range: $34.17 to $35.62 per hour pending experience + Super

Join our team as a School Officer - Administration at St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park!

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated School Officer - Administration to join our team in a fixed-term, term-time role, working 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day) for the duration of Term 1, from 27 January to 2 April 2026.

The School Officer - Front Reception and Enrolments provides high-level administrative and reception support, including managing student and parent reception, responding to phone and email enquiries, data entry, record management, mail distribution, and money handling. The role responds professionally to enquiries from students, parents, staff, visitors, and prospective families; supports enrolment and re-enrolment processes; prepares enrolment documentation, correspondence, registers, and spreadsheets; and assists with day-to-day school administration. Responsibilities also include coordinating banking and receipting, following up outstanding payments for camps, retreats, and excursions, supporting school events and functions, administering first aid when required, monitoring stationery and first aid supplies, and providing support to Student Reception as needed.

Guided by Catholic values, you’ll embrace the school’s mission, prioritise student safety and wellbeing, and help create a welcoming, supportive environment where every learner feels they belong.

Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

For more information, please review the full Position Description.

We’d love to hear from you! Please click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts.

Applications close 5.00pm Monday, 2 February 2026.

About us

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

We value your hard work and dedication, and we’re proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading
• 12.75% Superannuation employer contribution
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• Salary packaging options
• Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leave
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• …and a range of other great benefits!

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