Administration Assistant – Pastoral and Wellbeing

About Us

Somerville House is a day and boarding school for girls established in 1899, providing exceptional education for students from Prep through to Year 12, with a co-educational Pre-Prep offering. Somerville House students have the opportunity to participate in an extensive academic, sporting and cultural program, while receiving high standards in personal care and individual attention within the school community.

Somerville House is a school of the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA). The PMSA is a mission of the Presbyterian and Uniting Churches.

Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced educational environment providing critical support to staff across pastoral and wellbeing?

This permanent, full-time, term-time position (40 weeks per annum), will see you working between the operational hours of 8:00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday during school term-time plus one week at the beginning and end of the school year.

The Administration Assistant – Pastoral and Wellbeing is key in the day-to-day operations of the Student Wellbeing Centre. Providing high level, strategic support and co-ordination to a number of key internal stakeholders to enable to strong delivery and execution of pastoral and wellbeing programs across the School.

With the innate ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships you will possess strong communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to execute with a high level of accuracy and precision. Our ideal candidate will be advanced in Microsoft Suite, TASS (highly advantageous), and have the ability to learn systems and processes efficiently.

It is a mandatory requirement to hold a working with children paid blue card. Experience within a school environment is highly regarded given the nature of the role.  

Somerville House is committed to the safety, protection and wellbeing of all children in our car, and we expect our staff uphold the highest standards of child safeguarding.

Somerville House Benefits

• Onsite Parking Available.
• Morning Tea Provided Fridays (during term-time).
• School Holiday Periods Off **
• Staff Association Program (2 events per term).

Please refer to the School’s website for the Administration Assistant – Pastoral and Wellbeing – Position Description which outlines the application requirements and process.

Applications for this position close 5:00pm, Monday 04 May 2026. Somerville House reserves the right to contact suitable applicants prior to the closing date through the scheduling of an interview.