Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Taminmin College – Humpty Doo

Job title Business Support Officer – Reception Designation Administrative Officer 3

Job type Full Time Duration Fixed for 6 months

Salary $70,839 - $76,115 Location Palmerston

Position number 43003 RTF 356361 Closing 28/09/2026

Contact Officer Melissa Mackenzie, School Operations Manager on 08 8983 7000 or

[email protected]

About the agency https://education.nt.gov.au/homepage

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=356361

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 front office services including high level administrative support to the Principal, Business Manager, School

Operations Manager, and teaching staff in a busy and demanding school environment.

Context statement

Taminmin College is a large, comprehensive,



and complex Independent Public School that services the rural area of Darwin, catering for students from Years 7 to 12. The College Values of: Respect, Effort towards Excellence, Achieve your Goals, Caring Community and Honesty are embedded in all school operations. The school operates a large farm, a successful Vocational Education and

Training program, a Big Picture Learning Academy, as well as servicing special needs students through an on-site Special Education

Centre. At Taminmin every child matters and we strive to ensure their success by actively working towards our school mission:

Inspiring Learning - Empowering Futures -Education for Life.

Key duties and responsibilities

- Perform word processing, data entry, provide administrative and other tasks as directed by the principal and business manager.
- Responsible for accurately and timely receipting of all monies coming into the school and accurate reconciliation of till, using

MYOB Retail Manager and CIA/Technology One Financial System software systems.

- Undertake data entry and retrieval of school data systems to ensure accurate maintenance of all manual and computerised student records such as Student Administration Management System and Compass,



ensuring the integrity and currency of these databases.
- Deliver qualified front office reception activities including answering calls, greeting, and signing in school visitors, receipting in, and issuing out confiscated phones, delivering urgent messages to students.
- Provide first aid to students and staff as required.

Selection criteria

Essential

- Sound written and oral communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures and work well with a wide range of people with tact and discretion.
- Ability to manage cash including, daily till reconciliation, and prepare monies for banking as required in an accurate and timely manner.
- Demonstrated computer literacy skills including experience with various office applications and databases such as Student

Administration Management System (SAMS), Compass and Retail Manager.

- Demonstrated experience in a busy and demanding administrative role in a learning work environment e.g a school or TAFE

College, with the ability to diffuse difficult and complex situations.

- The ability to work in a team and maintain integrity and confidentiality.
- Senior First Aid Certificate

Desirable

- Experience working within a senior school environment, ability to use Retail Manager and Compass

Further information

All applicants must have, or be able to obtain in a timely manner, a current Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) from SAFE

NT and have a current First Aid Certificate or the ability to obtain one.

📌 Business Support Officer – Reception (Palmerston City)
🏢 Department of Education and Training
📍 Palmerston City