Business Manager, Patricks Road State School

7 months ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

About our School
Patricks Road State School is a flourishing school community situated 16kms to the North West of Brisbane's CBD. The school is nestled in an adjoining conservation park with magnificent flora and fauna at our door step. Beautiful murals adorn our school creating an inviting and thriving learning environment. We are co-educational and cater for the educational needs of just over 800 children from Prep to year 6. Patricks Road children are known throughout the community to be respectful, enthusiastic learners. Our students' achievement in academic, sporting and cultural pursuits is testimony to their tenacity and their endeavour to strive for excellence and achieve their personal best.
About the Role
Provide regular strategic advice and manage the development and delivery of a range of corporate services in accordance with department policy.

**You will have responsibility for, but not be limited to**:

- Demonstrate considerable autonomy and play an important role in providing advice which dictates business service delivery outcomes, inspires change and models best practice. Manage conflicting priorities to ensure strategic and sustainable business services outcomes.
- Lead and manage human resources for school support staff (through the identification of emerging talent, promotion of excellent performance outcomes and mentoring individuals to achieve their professional potential); and oversee a breadth of activities (e.g. recruitment, induction, training, vacancy processing, skill gap analysis, performance management, rehabilitation processes). In collaboration with the Principal, lead change management and provide strategic workforce planning (e.g. identify future staff skill requirements and transformational future workforce trends, organise skills development and mentoring to ensure appropriate level of capacity available in the present and future). Provide strategic solutions to human resources issues that are routine and non-routine in nature.
- Manage, monitor and deliver financial processes, including preparation and reviewing of the school budget and performance reporting. Provide specialised financial management advice and strategies; oversee financial activities and ensure compliance with legislation and policy. Work with the Principal to advise on, and recommend changes to existing financial practices based on financial analysis and research into best practice.

Mandatory requirements
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services. Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
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 2-page response to the How you will be Assessed section of 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).
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