Waimate Main School

Office Administrator

Waimate Main School is looking for a permanent Office Administraor to provide front of house and administrator support in our family-like Year 1 - 6 Primary School.

If you like children, are flexible, keen to join a supportive, passionate, friendly team and have the following attributes we look forward to hearing from you:

Good organisational skills with an ability to handle multiple responsibilities and prioritise tasks with minimal supervision
Are caring, warm and approachable and culturally sensitive
Show integrity, confidentiality and loyalty when liaising with the community and outside agencies

We recommend visiting our school prior to applying, so please contact the principal Anna Nicolson on 022 039 2669 to arrange a time to do this.

Experience using the following or similar systems would be advantageous: Xero, Google, Enrol, EdPay and student management systems such as Hero.

Your work would include, but not limited to the following:

Finance - payroll, invoicing, processing & banking and reconciliation
Student administration - updating and maintaining student records, rolls and enrolments
Liasing with school suppliers
Provide First Aid and day-to-day queries from staff and students

Hours of work to be negotiated, Monday to Friday during the school terms, with some additional hours during the school holidays, where necessary.

Please send your CV and covering letter, stating any relevant skills or qualifications which would assist you in the role, to Anna Nicolson principal@waimatemain.school.nz.

Applications close at 5:00pm on Saturday 4th April, for a Term 2 start 2026.