EOI - Business Manager - Biboohra State School
6 days ago
This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months
About the School
Biboohra State School is a small, historically rich school located just ten minutes north of Mareeba in Far North Queensland, with a close-knit rural community guided by the motto Strive to Succeed, where the team works collaboratively to ensure every student reaches their full potential.
Your Opportunity
As the Business Manager, you will:
As the Business Manager you will be responsible for the effective and efficient administrative management of the school by providing corporate services and administrative support to the Principal.
You will work within well-defined guidelines to provide advice and offer solutions to key stakeholders (external and internal) on business related problems (e.g. human resources, finance and facilities management), and have responsibility for autonomously delivering on priorities, seeking expert advice, adapting processes, problem solving and providing solutions according to clear outcomes, with regular guidance by the Principal.
The Business Manager reports to the Principal or nominated delegate.
Your Responsibilities
As the Business Manager, your opportunities and responsibilities will include, but are 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.
Oversee the signatories/approval of timesheets, leave applications, rosters, and arrange relief for school support staff; and organise, undertake and coordinate the recruitment, induction and training of school support staff.
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 be familiar with your relevant work history).
Attach a written statement (1-page maximum) in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
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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