Eoi - Business Manager - Highfields State Secondary

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

**About the School**:
Opening in 2015 with 262 Year 7 and 8 students, Highfields State Secondary College now has approximately 1000 students across Years 7-12. Highfields State Secondary College has a reputation for a diverse, innovative curriculum, world-class facilities, dedicated staff and a supportive environment for student learning. With a college vision statement of "Learners today. Leaders tomorrow", there is a significant focus on the daily wellbeing of students and staff, with an extensive range of academic and co-curricular programs available for students across the Junior and Senior Secondary phases of learning.

**Your role**:
**Responsibilities include (but 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.
- Work in a specialised environment, requiring the development of operational methods, policies, practices and standards to support the school's administrative function, and where problem resolution is frequent (demanding the conceptualisation, identification and development of ideas, detailed analysis of alternative courses of action and devising action plans to overcome the challenges of a complex school environment).
- 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.
- Lead the management, building and maintenance of school facilities and resources for Direct to Market schools, and project manage as required. Advise the Principal, school management team and school community on facilities issues (e.g. manage the Minor Works, grounds maintenance, and grounds improvement budgets; negotiate with external contractors; oversee school maintenance and asset registers).

**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.

**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 1-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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