We're actively seeking a proactive, seasoned professional to join our team at Pacific Pines State High School as a Business Manager. Immediate availability is preferred. You will be providing high level strategic advice, analysis and support to the Principal and the senior management team in relation to financial planning and budgeting, human resource management and facility and asset management. You will lead and manage the strategic operations of the school to ensure that day to day financial, physical and school support resources are managed professionally to align with departmental priorities.
About the Department:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Pacific Pines State High School:
Pacific Pines State High School is a rapidly growing, friendly and safe school with world class facilities where strong relationships exist between staff, parents and students. We believe that these relationships underpin the teaching and learning journey which in turn creates a strong, positive school culture.
At Pacific Pines State High School we instil a sense of personal and collective integrity in our students which will serve them well throughout their lives. In conjunction with our families, we nurture our students with a sense of purpose and a clear set of behavioural standards and lifelong values. It is expected that every child brings a laptop, is neatly attired in their respective phase of learning uniform including school bag and hat, follows the non-visible mobile phone policy, and is ready to work hard.
About Role:
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the delivery of school wide corporate services in a large and complex school environment where novel approaches are required to redefine standards, systems and processes to ensure the integrity of organisational operations; plan, direct and manage the schools operational resources in line with school objectives and priorities; collect and analyse information, policies or procedures to understand the status quo and develop/modify broadly based operational policies which help shape, define and implement business strategy; and engage in extensive risk planning and contingency management.
- Manage the corporate information systems and processes within the school, recommending opportunities to adapt existing approaches and employ technology to drive system improvement. Critically analyse, review and refine systems and processes in line with continuous improvement practices, and shape new policy directions for the school.
- Lead and manage human resources for school support staff (including the identification of emerging talent, promotion of excellent performance outcomes and mentoring individuals to achieve their professional potential); and provide advice on a diverse range of human resource management practices (e.g. employee relations, recruitment, payroll anomalies, workplace health and safety, performance management, etc.). In collaboration with the Principal, lead change management and provide strategic solutions to human resources issues that are non-routine in nature and achieve long-term strategic impact for the school.
- Provide high level strategic advice to the Principal and Executive Management team regarding the development and ongoing management of the school's annual budget in accordance with operational plans and departmental requirements. Manage the school budget (with the support of tools such as OneSchool) to effectively analyse and report on financial performance against agreed objectives through the development of monitoring and reporting systems.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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