Business Manager

**About Us**:
Jondaryan State School was established in 1872 and is a small school located just ten minutes from Oakey. The school has composite classes, supporting students from prep to year six. The school offers a close family atmosphere with small class sizes and a wide variety of resources.
Jondaryan State school is well resourced with students having access to the latest technologies and educational opportunities. Students from Jondaryan State School participate in a range of education and extracurricular activities. Students participate in sporting events at other schools, as well as excursions, Under Eights Day, Swimming lessons and many more. Jondaryan State School offers all the opportunities of a large school but with individual attention and a family atmosphere only available at a small school.
The mission of Jondaryan State School is to facilitate the academic, cultural, physical and social development of each child and in doing so encourage children to become self-motivated learners who can work independently or co-operatively.

**About the Role**:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Operate autonomously to undertake day to day office procedures within well-defined policies (e.g. reception, arranging appointments, correspondence, maintaining school records and general administration); and utilise information and management systems (e.g. OneSchool) to support effective and efficient reporting and administration.
- Undertake the day to day supervision and management of school support staff, including monitoring workloads and performance (working in collaboration with the Principal for any difficult performance management situations); identifying workforce capability requirements; and role modelling performance standards.
- Assist the Principal with the preparation of the school budget and administer day to day financial matters (i.e. accounts payable/receivable, corporate card monitoring, reconciliations, banking). Input and export data to/from OneSchool for the Principal, to assist with budgeting and financial management.
- Communicate with internal and external key stakeholders (e.g. school and departmental staff, parents, students, and community members) in a way that encourages cooperation in complying with technical, business and administrative requirements; provides information and advice in line with school policies and/or Principal directives; and demonstrates empathy, emotional understanding and support.

Highly desirable skills and experience;
- The applicant will need to be computer literate, possess financial knowledge and have excellent communication skills. Applicants must be willing to undertake any additional training relevant to the position.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

**How to apply**:

- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 1-pg written statement in response to 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).
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