Business Manager

Location: Geelong

Job type: Part time / From 27/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Executive Management

Reference: 1454201

**Location Profile**:

- Geelong East Primary School was established in 1857 and has a long tradition of excellence and commitment to the education and welfare of its students.
- The teachers work together in a purposeful and professional manner to plan and implement a curriculum, based on inquiry learning that strengthens and enhances each student's potential - academic, social and physical. All teachers work in professional learning communities, planning and teaching together as units.
- The school is proud of its commitment to providing a wide variety of programs and activities to complement its strong core curriculum. Particular strengths are its Values ethos, student Leadership Development programs, commitment to the environment (5 Star Sustainable School) intervention and enrichment programs which cater to individual student needs.
- Our current Specialist programs are Visual Art, LOTE, STEM and Physical Education. 'Out of School Hours Care' programs before and after school and during vacations.
- The school is located at 184 Boundary Road, Geelong East, Victoria, 3219 and has a current enrolment of under 160 children drawn from a wide area. Currently the school is organised into 8 multi age classes (except Prep) with an average size of 22. Our staffing numbers include 13 teaching staff, 9 Educational Support staff including classroom support (6), office (2) and a part time maintenance staff member.
- The school has extensive gardens and grounds providing active and passive play areas, and several well maintained play equipment areas. Buildings include permanent wings and a Multi-Purpose Centre and Flexible Learning Area.
- We embrace diversity with Inclusion, Resilience and Respect our school values. We are a School Wide Positive Behaviour school with all staff trained in Berry Street trauma practices. Students Learning and Wellbeing are the centre of all we do.
- 2024 will see the commencement of our $3.9 million dollar capital works project of 2 classrooms a library and multi-space area.

**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 with mínimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice in matters relating to the school finance, human resources or school administration.

**Responsibilities**:
**Deliver School Services**
- Manage the design and production of school publications and documents

**Finance**
- Manage and direct the preparation of annual budgets and regular financial statements and contribute to the financial decision making of the school.
- Prepare funding submissions for the leadership team and school council.
- Direct the accounting processes of the school and ensure that all funds, including school investments, are effectively accounted for according to Treasury regulations.
- Provide advice to staff on spending against budget in respect to faculties, programs and other school projects.
- Administer government grants and other school income.
- Manage fund raising activities.

**General Administration**
- Ensure the provision of a range of administrative support functions for the Principal and teaching staff.
- Provide administrative support to external service providers as required.
- Manage the processing of student admissions, registrations, enrolments and transfers.
- Provide required level of administrative support for school events, functions and projects.
- Implement induction programs for new staff, volun