-        Part-time opportunity

-        Be the trusted executive partner to the Principal

-        Join a community that values care, connection and the empowerment of every girl

Since 1899, Mentone Girls’ Grammar has been dedicated to nurturing the minds and hearts of young women with purpose and integrity. Our motto, Vero Nihil Verius - Nothing Truer Than Truth - continues to guide our students as they grow into confident, capable, and compassionate women who shape their own futures.

The School is seeking an experienced, highly organised and professional Personal Assistant to provide exceptional executive, strategic and operational support to the Principal.

This is a pivotal role at the heart of the School, providing trusted support to the Principal while ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the Principal's Office. Working with a high degree of professionalism, discretion and initiative, you will coordinate governance activities, manage competing priorities and build strong relationships with students, staff, families, Board members and the wider School community.

You will bring:

• Significant experience supporting a senior executive
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and confidence with contemporary technologies
• Proven ability to manage confidential information with discretion and professionalism
• Experience coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and taking accurate minutes
• A proactive, collaborative and service-focused approach

Experience in an independent school or education environment, and knowledge of systems such as Synergetic and Schoolbox, will be highly regarded.

For the full Position Description, selection criteria and application instructions, please visit the School's Employment page: https://www.mentonegirls.vic.edu.au/about/employment/

Applications, addressed to the Principal, Ms Lauren Perfect, will only be accepted via the School's website and should include a current CV and the contact details of three professional referees.

Applications close Tuesday 28 July at 4:00 pm.

Suitable applicants may be interviewed as applications are received.

* Mentone Girls’ Grammar School is committed to and promotes the safety, wellbeing, inclusion, participation and empowerment of all children, including Aboriginal children, children with a disability and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

* Mentone Girls’ Grammar School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and has a zero tolerance of child abuse. To create and maintain a child safe school, Mentone Girls’ Grammar apply Child Safe Standards.

* Mentone Girls' Grammar School has rigorous human resources and recruitment practices for all its staff and volunteers. All of our people, including volunteers and contractors, are required to hold a current Working with Children Check or current VIT Registration as well as undergo an identity check.