St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School Leichhardt
Commencement Date: Monday, 28 April 2025
Closing Date: Friday, 28 March 2025
Capacity: Part-Time, (30 hours per fortnight), Temporary

Don't miss this exciting opportunity as a School Support Officer (Level 4) within our embracing community!

About Our School

St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School Leichhardt is a small, nurturing community established by the Sisters of St Joseph in 1886. Our sense of community and welcome are prominent features of our school. Our Josephite and Franciscan traditions support our school agreements of being responsible, respectful, welcoming, and safe.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.

SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings. Over 51% of results were Band 5 or 6, and our students achieved 2,819 Distinguished Achiever mentions.

Be part of a system that fosters academic, creative and vocational success, shaping future leaders every step of the way.

In addition, we offer:

• remuneration package valued at up to $87,165. Base salary ranges from $71,578 to $78,175. Salary calculated on averaged conditions (generally only required to work during school term time)
• salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
• generous Employee Referral Program.

About You

As a School Support Officer (Level 4), you will be an integral member of the school community, you will demonstrate St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School Leichhardt's values and professional standards in interacting with students, staff, parents and the community.

To be successful for this role, you must demonstrate:

• strong communication skills and ability to deal sensitively with students, parents/carers and staff when required
• excellent organisational skills including the ability to work effectively in a busy environment, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• experience working in administration
• experience with CiA and Compass or the ability to learn new systems
• ability to work effectively both autonomously and as part of a team
• advanced computer literacy skills (MS Office and Google suite)
• interpersonal skills in working with a range of people
• excellent written and oral communication
• accuracy and attention to detail
• proven ability to recognise confidential issues as they arise and to treat them with the sensitivity required
• a willingness to support the inclusive Catholic religious and cultural environment for students
• a willingness to perform other duties as directed by the Principal.

You will have attained:

• a Certificate III/ IV (TAFE NSW) or equivalent post-secondary qualification in administration, human resources, finance, accounting or equivalent.

Application Process

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To complete the application process, please ensure you attach the following;

• current CV
• cover letter
• referees, including your current employer/principal (where applicable) and your last employer.

Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety
Click here to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.

Working With Children Check (WWCC)
This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.