Office Administration - Weekends

I CAN READ AUSTRALIA (https://icanreadsystem.com) is looking for an experienced, Administration Assistant for our wholly owned centre in Burwood, reporting to the Administration Manager Burwood. We are looking for someone with great communication skills, a good command of spoken and written English, patient, kind, and a positive attitude throughout. This is a fast-paced role; you need to think quickly on your feet and be adaptable.

This role requires an innate ability to develop genuine rapport with our children, parents and team, ensuring that everything runs smoothly, our teachers are fully supported, and our parents and children feel welcomed and nurtured. We are looking for someone who wants to be part of our growing business for the long haul.

You will receive extensive training on our admin systems but need to have experience using Microsoft Office (ie Excel, Word and Outlook) – mandatory!

Growing our centre’s popularity and reputation is another of the main focal points of your role, so looking after our parents and children is a priority. You must have prior experience in dealing with parents and children in all lines of communication; face-to-face, over the phone or over email. Confidence and clarity are key here.

What is the role?

• Greet and welcome students and their families.
• Attend to telephone, walk-in and email enquiries.
• Book student assessments.
• Update teaching staff timetables and send homework notes via our timetabling system Teachworks.
• Maintain a proper filing system to keep track of personal records of children, correspondence and invoices.
• Liaise with Administration Manager on a weekly basis.
• Contribute ideas to raise the profile of the centre.
• Other duties as qualified/necessary.

Our centre is close to Burwood public transport; however applicants who live locally are preferred.

Working Hours

This is a casual part-time position Saturday 8.30am to 4.30pm and Sunday 9am to 4pm, during the school term only. Commencement date 12th March 2022.

Our mission

As a company, our mission is to enable all children to become confident readers and develop their literacy skills. We use the most effective reading system in the world, with over 120 centres across 8 countries, and backed by over 20 years of continual research and study, the ‘I Can Read System’ is a scientifically proven system of teaching literacy that has resulted in over 300,000 success stories to date. 

Your mission

If you have a current NSW Working with Children Check, First Aid Certificate, full working rights with no restrictions and a burning desire to positively impact the lives of others then we would love you to get in touch!