Business Manager - Brisbane, Australia - Education

Education

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Brisbane, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

About the School:

Our school fosters a Dynamic, Contemporary and Futures Oriented environment with high expectations for all.

What makes our school special is our engaged students, enthusiastic staff, connections with the community, partnerships with parents and our commitment to 'Creating a Bright Future' for every student.

Our values of 'Be Responsible', 'Be Respectful and 'Be Your Best' capture the essence of what our school is about.

About the Role:

As the Business Manager your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Operate autonomously in the provision of business services to the school, in an environment that at times exhibits a degree of complexity and frequently requires the interpretation of information and adaptation of processes.
Provide a comprehensive range of administrative support (e.g. preparation of reports, and correspondence) and identify problems, conduct research, seek expert advice, recommend solutions.
Support the Principal with the preparation and administration of the budget, undertaking day to day financial activities (e.g. reviewing school expenditure, managing payroll and purchasing, producing financial reports from OneSchool); seeking external expert financial advice when appropriate; proposing alternatives for managing the school's financial resources; and suggesting courses of action to routine and nonroutine financial matters that comply with legislation and policy.
Monitor and provide advice to the Principal on facilities and ground maintenance (e.g. advising on minor works and repairs schedules, negotiating with contractors, facilitating repairs, and overseeing expenditure of planned and unplanned maintenance budgets). Manage the purchase, maintenance and repair of resources/equipment in accordance with guidelines, and identify opportunities to generate greater resource sustainability.
Build networks with other Business Managers, staff and community representatives to ensure the provision of corporate services meets best practice, and act as a role model for talent within the network.
Demonstrate welldeveloped interpersonal skills, empathy, selfawareness and the ability to build trust when dealing with sensitive situations. Interpret the likely reactions of others to emotional situations and recognise opportunities in which students may be better supported in their school environment.
Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position as directed by the Principal or nominated delegate.

Mandatory requirements:

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

How to Apply:

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
Attach a 2page written statement in response to the attached role description.

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.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE)This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.