• Join a school community that understands traditional school environments don't work for all students.
• Make positive impacts on students and staff through administration support.
• A competitive remuneration package is available, accompanied with salary packaging benefits.
• Part-time position, based at our exciting and newly designed Shoalhaven Campus from 2025 (may have to travel to other campuses as and when required).

About Novo Education Space

Novo Education Space is multi-campus independent Special Assistance School for Years 9 to 12, registered with the NSW Education Standards Authority. Novo Education Space is operated by WEA Illawarra, a not-for-profit Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and registered charity.

Many students at Novo Education Space have experienced trauma as a result of adverse childhood experiences. Our students often have significant gaps in learning and find it difficult to engage in large group settings, and sometimes present with social-emotional challenges in the school environment. Our students require additional planning, support and adjustments to access their learning.

We utilise the Berry Street model of trauma-sensitive positive education which encompasses a structured vision of wellbeing in the school community. Our relationship practice is grounded in high expectations balanced with support and unconditional positive regard for our students.

The Role

The position is permanent Part-Time (32.5 hours/week - Monday - Friday) located at our Shoalhaven Campus (Nowra) commencing in Term 1, 2025. The focus of the role is to provide efficient and responsive administration support to the Head of Campus, other Novo Education Space staff, students, parents/carers, visitors and other stakeholders in the learning community, to ensure an optimum school operating environment.

The Administration Officer will provide excellent customer service in a sensitive and compassionate way, free from judgement and with understanding of the special and complex needs of students enrolled in the school and their parents and caregivers. In addition, will work collaboratively with others to facilitate quality learning opportunities for students, aligned with WEA Illawarra vision, purpose and values, and which meets the needs of students and their supporters and the requirements of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), funding bodies and WEA Illawarra.

A position description is attached.

About You

Ideally, you are an experienced administration officer with a minimum three years’ experience in an administration role performing a wide variety of complex administration tasks where discretion and judgement is required. You are able to take responsibility for pro-active approaches to enhance and maintain Campus requirements in collaboration with the Head of Campus and Senior Administration Manager. Ideally, you have previous experience working in a primary or secondary school environment or in a not-for-profit or community services organisation.

You can work with a range of staff and students and take accountability for the effective delivery of administrative support. You must have a desire to learn about our innovative way learning and working, whilst having the passion for working in a complex working environment where students are at risk of disengagement from education.

How To Apply