Business Manager

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Executive Management

Reference: 1458402

**Location Profile**:
Coburg North Primary School is located in the northern suburbs, about nine kilometres from Melbourne's CBD. The school currently maintains an enrolment of around 530 students after a period of growth. The school premises include various facilities such as an indoor multi-purpose hall (Booegigat Building) connected to specialised rooms for Art, Italian, Music, STEAM, and PE. There's also an Administration building connected to the school library and 6 flexible classrooms (Wa-Dam-Buk Building), as well as newly renovated permanent classrooms (Ganbu Wilam) that host 6 flexible classrooms and a staff Learning Resource Center. Portable structures are also present with one housing our Wellbeing Hub which provides support to students requiring assistance with their social, emotional and behavioural needs. All teaching spaces have air conditioning and heating and large wall mounted TVs that are wirelessly connected to Apple TV/HDMI for teaching and learning.

Sustainability is a shared priority involving staff, students, and parents. Students are encouraged to bring Nude Food and Community Kitchen Garden operates on the school grounds that student's access. Coburg North students are encouraged to ride to school and the school is a flag ship school for Ride2School and Merr-Bek Council's Open Street initiative. The school grounds encompass four new adventure playgrounds, two basketball/netball courts, a large sports oval and a large outdoor covered space.

Coburg North Primary's staff will consist of a Principal, 2 Assistant Principals, 34 teachers, 12.5 full-time equivalent Education Support (ES) staff, one administration personnel, and one Business and Office Manager (include facilities manager & 2 days IT support). The school will have twenty-three grades along with five specialist programs - Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Italian, and STEAM. The school also provides a personalised iPad program for Year 5 and 6 students and a school-based iPad program for Foundation to Year 4 students with a 1 device : 2 student ratio. All teaching staff are provided with an iPad upon commencement of employment.

The school's socio-economic profile is relatively high, as indicated by the Student Family Occupation Index. The parent community is actively involved and works collaboratively with the school to enhance the education experience. A Parents and Friends group organises fundraising events and community-building activities.

The school additionally offers an Out of School Hours Care Program through an accredited provider, TheirCare.

School Vision: To build a community of curious, creative and engaged learners who are empowered to meet the challenges of our rapidly changing world. Collectively we will work with our students to become responsible global citizens who have the skills, knowledge and personal attributes they need for their future.

School Values: The school's values are rooted in inclusivity, ensuring that all students, teachers, and parents/carers have a safe and conducive learning environment. The core values are respect, responsibility, and resilience, encouraging positive behaviour and the ability to overcome challenges.

Our three core values are:

- RESPECT Treat others as you would like them to treat you.
- RESPONSIBILITY: Behaving sensibly and making good choices on your own.
- RESILIENCE: Bouncing back after experiencing difficult situations.

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated capacity to lead an office team, including capacity for directing the work of others.

**SC2** Demonstrated knowledge and experience in respect to human resource and financial management records systems.

**SC3** Sound knowledge of financial management legal requirements and practices, including the capacity to produce reports and provide advice in respect to those reports.

**SC4** High level organizational skills, including the capacity to prioritise work flows.

**SC5** High level written and verbal communication skills.

**Role**:
[Attendance requirement for this position]

A Business Manager role will usually undertake tasks that impact on the whole school. The role seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, finance or human resources.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved wi