Manager Corporate Services

Advertised Vacancy Number: SS/SS885714

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

The School of Alternative Learning Settings (SALS) is seeking to appoint a motivated, dedicated, and innovative Manager Corporate Services to join the executive leadership team based in Padbury.

About the role

As the Manager Corporate Services, the successful applicant will work closely with the Principal to manage the financial, physical, and human resource processes of the school. You will oversee the business operations and work collaboratively with the executive leadership team to recruit, supervise, and manage support staff. The successful applicant should provide consistency for financial planning and budgeting within the school and possess a sound understanding of Department policies and guidelines.

As an experienced Manager Corporate Services, the successful applicant should have a high-level of communication skills and experience in establishing and managing corporate support systems. It is highly desirable for the successful applicant to be team-focussed and work with existing and expanding teams. The successful applicant will be accountable for the effective provision of corporate support and enabling systems across all SALS school sites. It is highly desirable that the successful applicant brings the following characteristics/qualities to the role: initiative, enthusiasm, can-do attitude, team player, problem-solving, and collaboration.

Displaying and/or projecting an understanding of how to manage and coordinate 12 sites around the state with approximately 100 staff, along with networking seamlessly with Central Services and Statewide Services is highly desirable.

About SALS

Since 2019, the Alternative Learning Settings (ALS) program has targeted a specific cohort of students who have demonstrated signs of physical aggression and would benefit from a short-term, intensive intervention program. SALS delivers specialised activities and learning programs that build students’ social skills and self-regulation in environments designed to affect positive and lasting change in their behaviour. The program has the capacity to provide access to specialists such as paediatricians, clinical psychologists, or consultation with psychiatrists.

At the commencement of the 2022 academic year the program has been consolidated as a stand-alone school and has several ALS sites located in the metropolitan and regional areas of Western Australia. The SALS is part of the network of specialist schools that operate under the Statewide Services pillar of Service Delivery. Our main school office administration is located at the Statewide Services centre, in Padbury.

Each setting accommodates up to 10 students who are provided with an intensive, individualised program of support while they continue their education. There is a strong focus on developing students’ social skills and ability to self-regulate. Learning and engagement is flexible, co-designed with students, culturally responsive and supports self-determination and interpersonal connection.

The role is based at the Statewide Services Centre in Padbury and may involve occasional travel to individual ALS sites, including overnight stays and air travel throughout WA. Successful applicants will be required to hold a current and valid ‘C’ class drivers licence.

All functions of Statewide Services support successful outcomes for all students. This is achieved through a focus on better integration of services with schools, students, families, and external service providers; supporting schools and networks of schools to deliver high quality teaching and learning in every classroom; and creating expanded opportunities for students to develop the academic, personal, and social competencies they will need for participation in the workforce and society of the future.

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):

• Well-developed skills and experience in managing Corporate Services functions and the ability to contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of business plans.
• Well-developed written, verbal, and interpersonal skills and the ability to consult, collaborate, negotiate and communicate effectively and professionally and build effective relationships and networks.
• Substantial knowledge and experience in financial management and budget preparation and an understanding of the financial regulatory framework, including the Australian Accounting Standards, the Financial Management Act, tax legislatures and other relevant legislation.
• Well-developed human resource management skills, including the ability to develop and apply human resource management practices and systems in leading and managing staff across various sites.
• Well-developed organisational, problem-solving and risk management skills and the ability to identify trends, issues and problems and generate strategies to address them.

Applications will be assessed against these work related requirements (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 School of Alternative Learning Settings can be found by visiting sals.wa.edu.au/our-school or Schools Online.

For further job related information

Please contact Nicole Lambert, Principal, by telephoning 0460 027 *** or emailing ***************@education.wa.edu.au

During the school holiday period, please contact Nicole Lambert on 0460 027 ***.

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 four to five (4-5) 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, preferably 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, 29 April 2024

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

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

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