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College Support Officer

Flinders University of South Australia
Bedford Park, SA
A$80,405-$88,737 p/a + 17% Super
Administration & Office Support → PA, EA & Secretarial
Full-time
On-site

Posted 24 days ago


Position Details

  • Continuing | Full-Time
  • Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $80,405 - $88,737 plus 17% Super
  • Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Through our world-class teaching and research, we equip students with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and advance human development. The College is dedicated to cultivating bright minds and inspiring innovative, passionate, and highly skilled graduates for future ready careers, and delivering connections for life.

About the Role
The College Support Officer is responsible for providing a range of administrative, records management and organisational support tasks, for and on behalf of, the College leadership team. In this role you will be required to provide a range of administrative support to the College senior leadership team including those of a confidential matter.

More specifically, you will be accountable for:

  • Drafting correspondence, background material, notes, and presentations to meet deadlines.
  • Maintaining and retrieving hard copy and electronic records.
  • Addressing emails and maintaining calendars, in liaison with Senior College/Portfolio Support
  • Providing administrative support for meetings and/or committees, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and undertaking follow-up work as requested.
  • Providing administrative support for external visitors, including travel, accommodation, function logistics and workspaces as required.

About You
You will be an effective communicator, with well-developed written communication skills and the ability to prepare correspondence and professional documents autonomously. You will have well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate to a wide range of staff at all levels. You will be a strong problem solver who is comfortable prioritising tasks and working to deadlines, whilst demonstrating commitment to providing high quality outcomes and great attention to detail.

The successful candidate will also demonstrate:

  • A relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.
  • Experience in providing administrative services, including an ability to use judgement, initiative, and confidentiality to support the activities of Senior Management.
  • Sound knowledge of contemporary administrative systems, software and practices, and an ability to interpret and apply a range of policies and procedures within a large and complex organisation.

Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

  • 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Wide range of professional development activities and services
  • We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
  • Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

  • Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
  • Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

  • A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

How to Apply and Information

  • To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000012808 College Support Officer
  • You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
  • For more information regarding this position, please contact Grace Connolly

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) on 4 March 2025.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.


About Flinders University of South Australia

Bedford Park, SA, Australia
Education & Training
1001-5000 employees

We are Flinders. We are Fearless.

Flinders University was founded in an era of profound social, political and technological change, when longstanding conventions were being challenged by a new generation of ambitious young thinkers. We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

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