Join our school as Business Manager and become the central force behind effective operations, working closely with the Principal as their strategic and trusted partner. You’ll lead finance, facilities, HR, communications, and day‑to‑day administration while providing practical advice and solutions to staff, families, and the community. It’s a role where your organisational strengths directly shape the success of our school.

This position is being offered in a Permanent Part-Time capacity (0.58FTE), 42 hours per fortnight.

Job details

About the School:

With a proud history dating back to 1886, Alloway State School continues to deliver quality education in a supportive, close‑knit community. We provide a flexible, challenging and secure learning environment where every student from Prep to Year 6 is encouraged to grow academically, socially and morally. Guided by strong values including partnership, safety, lifelong learning and celebration of success, we help students build the skills and attitudes they need for a changing world.

About the role:

Your 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Prioritise and manage competing tasks and priorities in a sometimes unpredictable environment, address enquiries that may be less routine in nature, adapt to new systems and explore the best course of action to optimise change (in conjunction with the Principal).

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.  

• Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in 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.

• Application Information Package (PDF, 285KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  NCR696906_26P - Role Description (PDF, 398KB)
  Role Description