Personal Assistant to the Deputy Principal: Boarding, Wellbeing and Development / Administrative Assistant

Ravenswood School for Girls is a Uniting Church Prep to Year 12 day and boarding school for girls located on Sydney’s North Shore. Ravenswood offers both the HSC and the IB Diploma Programme as well as the PYP in the Junior School. It is a school where staff enjoy a range of benefits that foster health and wellbeing, and students achieve outstanding academic success supported by innovative teaching practices that are underpinned by a whole school approach to Positive Education.

We are seeking an experienced Personal Assistant to the Deputy Principal: Boarding, Wellbeing and Development / Administrative Assistant to provide a high level of confidential administrative support for the work of the Deputy Principal: Boarding, Wellbeing and Development.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced and proactive individual who can manage multiple tasks, work independently, maintain discretion, and ensure the accuracy of communication. On a day-to-day basis, they will manage the Deputy Principal’s daily schedule, appointments and meetings and use initiative to efficiently manage, prioritise and act on urgent issues, monitor deadlines, communicate and correspond with various staff members and students.

To secure this role, the successful applicant will have:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Advanced skills in a variety of software including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, databases, Outlook and Access;
• The ability to build and maintain a sound knowledge of the school’s structure, functions, policies and processes, in order to be able to offer high level administrative support as needed across the School from time to time;
• A proactive, organised and meticulous approach and the ability to implement process improvements;
• A calm and mature demeanour and the ability to act with diplomacy and empathy; and
• Exceptional time management and organisational skills working at speed and with high accuracy.

To Apply:

Please include a cover letter as the first page of your resume.

Ravenswood School for Girls is dedicated to maintaining a child safe environment and is committed to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children. 

Shortlisted applicants will be required to provide the School with their Working With Children Check number in order to be eligible for this position.

It is not a requirement of employment to be vaccinated for COVID-19. However, the School strongly encourages all of their employees to maintain an up-to-date vaccination status against COVID-19. To meet our work, health and safety requirements, the School may need to conduct an individual risk assessment for any unvaccinated candidate prior to an offer of employment.

Applications close 10am Wednesday 17 January 2024

If you have any questions: Please contact Michelle Line, HR Officer at [email protected].

Ravenswood is a Uniting Church, Positive Education and IB World School