Student Services Administrator Strathcona (VIC)

Strathcona Girls Grammar seeks a confident, contemporary Student Services Administrator.

Located in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, Strathcona Girls Grammar has the reputation of a strongly connected community of learners where students achieve excellent academic and co-curricular results. It is a unique, medium-sized girls’ school with three separate campuses, providing an enriching education from ELC to Year 12. Both boys and girls are catered for in the Early Learning Centre.

Strathcona Girls Grammar encourages students to cultivate courage, optimism and an ethical mind in all aspects of their lives. They instil in young people the skills and mindsets that enable them to grapple with challenges, the self-belief to embrace new opportunities, and the confidence to pursue their passions so that they can make their way bravely, faithfully and happily in a world full of possibilities.

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and relational Student Services Coordinator to join the Strathcona Girls Grammar community. This role is responsible for providing high level administrative support and personal assistance to the Dean of Students and other key health and wellbeing staff members. This will primarily involve assisting with all student related  administration, including student, parent and student-related teacher communication and assisting with the preparation and running of school events.

The Student Services Coordinator must have a strong capacity to provide high level administrative support and excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. There is also the need to operate with discretion, respect, trust and diplomacy whilst maintaining confidentiality. An ability to exert calm demeanour with parents and students, including the capacity to triage students and families in difficult or sensitive situations is essential.

The preferred candidate will have exceptional communication skills and experience in a vibrant school environment, able to demonstrate:

• Exceptional administration skills and capacity to manage a busy student-facing role
• A high level of stakeholder management capacity and coordination of international student needs administration
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work with a range of teams
• Confidential and accurate practices in relation to student records and other databases
• Ability to engage with all areas of the School community with confidence, warmth and strong interpersonal skills

Strathcona Girls Grammar has a zero tolerance policy for child abuse and is committed to promoting child safety, children’s wellbeing and protecting children from abuse.

Strathcona Girls Grammar has engaged Hutton Consulting Australia to assist with the search and selection process for this position. For a confidential discussion regarding the application process and to obtain the candidate information pack please contact Dr Amanda Samson on 0433 356 911 or amanda.samson@hutton.education

Please ONLY APPLY DIRECTLY to Hutton Consulting Australia. Suitably qualified applicants will be contacted.

Applications close Monday March 7, 2022 at 5pm