Business Manager, Forest Lake State High School

**About the School**: At Forest Lake SHS our purpose is to educate and empower students to become successful global citizens. As such, we are committed to providing every student with an educational program that meets their learning needs and develops their literacy, numeracy and 21st century skills to prepare them for the many opportunities beyond school.

**About the Role: Responsibilities include**:

- Lead the delivery of school wide corporate services, and assist the Executive Principal/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 Executive Principal/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 Executive Principal/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.
- Manage facilities projects, negotiate with external contractors, develop and implement initiatives for facilities management, asset maintenance and replacement plans; and modify and adapt existing approaches to promote innovative directions for facilities management.
- Provide direct input on the school's business plan and strategically lead as a member of the Executive Management team, in the long term setting of the strategic direction of the school based on sound operational knowledge and a sophisticated understanding of the dynamic and complex school environment.
- Maintain established networks and liaise with other Business Managers, central office and corporate personnel to enhance individual school operations and provide advice and feedback for improvements in communication protocols and systematic services.

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 previous work history).
- Attach a maximum 2-pg 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.