Business Manager- Griffin State School

2 weeks ago


Moreton Bay, Australia Education Full time

**About us**:
Established in 2016, the Griffin State School community worked in close partnership with purpose and passion to create a school that achieves the very best possible for each child by embedding practices that are truly 'Anchored in Excellence'.
Centred at the heart of the Griffin community, a group of 18 staff, 246 learners and their families took the first steps on our journey of learning. A significant amount of work has been done by a small but dedicated group of people including staff, learners and parents. Their work has been a work of the heart and mind recognising the steadfast belief that nurturing young people with both character and competence, able to capably take their place in an ever-changing world, is our work. This belief is espoused through our school's Values and Learning Priorities.

**Role**:Responsibilities include**:

- Lead the delivery of school wide corporate services, and assist the Principal to plan, direct and manage the schools operational resources in line with school objectives and priorities. Provide advice which is critical in dealing with significant issues or matters, providing recommendations and input that contributes to the strategic direction of the school.
- Work in a specialised environment, characterised by a regular requirement to modify and adapt established systems or business plans to deliver optimal outcomes; analyse a variety of options before choices can be made; and resolve problems within established management systems, operational standards and budget parameters.
- Manage corporate information systems and processes within the school, adapting where necessary to ensure that systems reflect the school's evolving needs. Analyse, review and refine systems and processes in line with continuous improvement practices and considered assessment of alternatives to ensure ongoing alignment with changing business or policy requirements.
- 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.
- Provide strategic and specialist 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, departmental requirements and changing legislative requirements. Analyse and report on financial performance against agreed objectives through the development of monitoring and reporting systems.
- Manage conflicting priorities in relation to budgetary demands and ensure the financial integrity of business operations; present to key stakeholders on proposed financial strategies for the school; provide complex data-informed decisions based on an analysis of financial information from OneSchool; and adapt existing processes when appropriate.

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 response to the How you will be assessed section of 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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.


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