Manager Corporate Services

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS889107

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2024

Piara Waters Senior High School (SHS) is seeking an organised and dedicated Manager Corporate Services (MCS) to join their leadership team.

As an integral part of the school’s senior leadership team, you will ideally be a strategic thinker with the desire to make a real difference to the school and community through innovation, leadership, and excellence in the development of corporate business systems and service provision.

Utilising your ideally outstanding financial management skills and strategic leadership, you will be responsible for the development and deployment of physical and financial resources in delivering services for the school community. Modelling your ideally exemplary leadership, professionalism, and commitment to exceptional customer service, you and your team will significantly contribute to student outcomes and a positive school experience.

The MCS will work with the Principal to ensure occupational health and safety systems management, compliance and implementation systems are in place to maintain a safe working environment for staff and students.

As MCS you will utilise your leadership to build capacity at all levels as you support and work collaboratively with staff. You will implement professional learning and performance management strategies, empowering all staff to realise their potential whilst improving their accountability to the school’s Business Plan objectives.

The successful applicant will ideally be a high performer with successful leadership and management experience and strong professional knowledge.They should have the capability and commitment required to build and sustain a culture of excellence in all aspects of school operations. The successful applicant should think and plan strategically to identify innovative and practical solutions to problems and challenges.

Piara Waters SHS is situated in the beautifully landscaped suburb of Piara Waters, approximately 25kms south of Perth. The school is surrounded by luscious greenery and will form part of the vibrant, multicultural community of Piara Waters. The school commenced with Year 7 students in 2023, and will be adding each year to its growing cohort, until it reaches Year 12 in 2028.

Our students are living in a rapidly changing world, and they need the skills to adapt and change with it. A diverse curriculum offering traditional and innovative programs of study, combined with innovative approaches to learning and teaching, will equip students to develop the skills they need to confront, adapt and thrive in a competitive and dynamic future world.

Specialist staff will provide our students with individual support with a strong focus on wellbeing and education of the 'whole child'. Piara Waters Senior High School is an inclusive place of learning, and our highly skilled staff are dedicated to ensuring that every young person in our care will exceed expectations and achieve at their highest level.

This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position. 

To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate the following work related requirements (selection criteria):

• Highly developed skills and experience in managing Corporate Services functions in a large and complex organisation.
• Substantial knowledge and experience in financial management and budget preparation and an understanding of the financial regulatory framework, including the Financial Management Act, reporting and governance requirements of government organisations and other relevant legislation.
• Highly developed human resource management skills, including the ability to develop and apply human resource management practices and systems in leading and managing staff.
• Substantial experience in the development, implementation, management and monitoring of strategic business, marketing and operational plans.
• Highly developed written, verbal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to consult, collaborate and negotiate effectively with a wide range of individuals at all levels.
• Substantial research, conceptual and risk management skills, including the ability to provide innovative solutions to strategic and complex problems and issues.

Applications will be assessed against these work related (selection criteria) of the position. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Further information about Piara Waters Senior High School can be found by visiting Schools Online

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Application Instructions

All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow the instructions on your screen.

Your application should include:

• A five (5) page statement addressing the Work Related Requirements (selection criteria), in context of the role and business needs of the school
• A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, one being your current line manager.

It is recommended you have these documents completed and ready to attach before selecting “Apply for Job”.

You are asked to complete an online application form and attach your documentation, please allow enough time to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after the closing date and time.

After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please telephone (08) 9264 4***.

If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone (08) 9264 86***for assistance.

Eligibility and training requirements

Employees will be required to:

• provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy;
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment;
• obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check;
• complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement;
• complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter;
• complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement;
• complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy.

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Monday, 6 May 2024

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.