School Officer in Kelmscott

We are seeking to establish a pool of School Officers for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2026 school year and up to the end of Term 4, 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Kelmscott Senior High School is a school of opportunity for students. The school offers Department of Education endorsed Specialist Programs in Agriculture and Music, Gifted & Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Program and a range of Kelmscott Extension Programs (KEP) in Mathematics, Science, English and Humanities & Social Sciences.

The Role Suitable applicants should have the capacity to undertake a wide range of effective administration and customer focused support services within a challenging, fast paced school. We have various opportunities to develop generic as well as specific administrative roles including, Reception, Human Resources, Payroll, Student Services and support to other corporate services functional areas as required. All members of the school administration team work collaboratively to provide a strong, responsive administrative service.

They should use their strong understanding of Department of Education programs and platforms to manage information databases and use their strong interpersonal and communication skills to address queries, problem solve and maintain a high-level of attention to detail. Experience using the Human Resource Information System (HRMIS), Recruitment & Advertisement Management System (RAMS), RM Finance, SIS Integris, RM Billing and Compass is desirable.

Corporate services staff members at Kelmscott SHS are flexible, willing to move between portfolios of work to upskill and meet the emerging needs of our students. As a School Officer, you will ideally apply your skills in administration support into new and exciting opportunities. These broad levels of portfolios include, but are not limited to:

• Reception and Student Entry: The Reception & Student Entry Assistant acts as the face of our school. They administer student databases, maintaining high-level data accuracy in student enrolment and attendance records. They apply strong customer service principles to each interaction to ensure a successful outcome.
• Enrolments and Transition: As Enrolments & Transition Assistant, the successful applicant will ideally build and maintain strong relationships with parents/caregivers and local primary schools to support the transition of Year 6 students into Year 7.
• Marketing and Events Coordination: As Marketing & Events Assistant, the successful applicant should work to build effective public relations across the school community. They will maintain our school website and Facebook systems, liaising with staff across the school to capture and publish promotional materials.
• Corporate Services: Corporate Services staff provide targeted support to the Principal and Manager Corporate Services; completing minutes of meetings, arranging agendas and completing any ad-hoc tasks as needed.
• Records, Enrolments and Timetabling: The Curriculum Support Assistant administers key databases to support curriculum operations.

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.

Eligibility: 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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.