Join Strathpine West State School as Business Manager and play a key role in supporting the strategic and operational success of the school.

This rewarding leadership opportunity is ideal for a proactive and collaborative professional who is passionate about leading business operations, managing resources, and delivering high-quality corporate services to support positive outcomes for students and staff.

If you are an experienced leader ready to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic school environment, we encourage you to apply.

Job details

Who We Are:

Strathpine West State School is a stimulating educational community. Catering to Prep through Year 6 students, the school has an enrolment size of 450 students.

The school is known for its high expectations for academic achievement and has a supportive school culture.  We actively encourage respectful relationships and maintain high standards for effort and behaviour.  

Our aim is to be a school of choice committed to equity and excellence for each and every student.  

About the Role:

• Operate autonomously in the provision of business services to the school, in an environment that at times exhibits a degree of complexity and frequently requires the interpretation of information and adaptation of processes.
• Provide a comprehensive range of administrative support (e.g. preparation of reports, and correspondence) and identify problems, conduct research, seek expert advice, recommend solutions.
• 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. In addition, this role will oversee for school support staff the signatories/approval of timesheets, leave applications, rosters, arrange relief; and organise, undertake and coordinate the recruitment, induction and training of school support staff.
• Support the Principal with the preparation and administration of the budget, undertaking day to day financial activities (e.g. reviewing school expenditure, managing payroll and purchasing, producing financial reports from OneSchool); seeking external expert financial advice when appropriate; proposing alternatives for managing the school's financial resources; and suggesting courses of action to routine and non-routine financial matters that comply with legislation and policy.

Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

Submit Your Application:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page 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.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached Role Description and Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 286KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MNR694060_26T Role Description (PDF, 317KB)
  Role Description