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Business Manager - James Nash State High School
North Coast Region, School and Regional Operations and Performance Division
Join Our Team as a Business Manager!
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Business Manager to provide strategic leadership and manage the delivery of a wide range of corporate services. In this pivotal role, you will work closely with the Principal to lead
service development, enhance the skills of our support staff, and oversee a diverse and multidisciplinary workforce.
You will also play a key role in the school’s management team, contributing to decision-making processes and driving continuous improvement. This includes identifying opportunities to challenge existing practices and
recommending innovative solutions that enhance our operational effectiveness.
If you are passionate about strategic leadership and process improvement within a vibrant school environment, we invite you to apply!
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Education & Training |
| Classification | AO6 |
| Workplace Location | Wide Bay |
| Job ad reference | QLD/NCR633580/25T |
| Closing date | 14-May-2025 |
| Job duration | Until 12 December 2025 unless otherwise determined |
| Contact person | Jackson Dodd |
| Contact details | (07) 5480 6333 Access the National Relay Service |
About the School
James Nash State High School is located in the Wide Bay Region of Queensland and is serviced by Education Queensland's North Coast region. Our school services the communities of Glenwood to the North, Kilkivan to the West, Amamoor to the South and Gympie to the East. As such we have a diversity of students with an underlying common thread of a connection to our rural surrounds and the associated values and beliefs. Set on the northern outskirts of Gympie, James Nash High was founded in 1977.
About the Role
Responsibilities include:
- 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.
Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
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 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.
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.
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 candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
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NCR633580_25T Role Description (PDF, 309KB)
Role Description
Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
Information Package for Applicants
