Yarrabah State School are seeking applications for a dedicated business manager to join their school community and take lead of effective and efficient administrative management of the school by providing corporate services and administrative support to the Principal.

This role is offered on a temporary full-time basis, for a period of 6 months, unless otherwise determined.

Job details

About Yarrabah State School

Yarrabah State School caters for a First Nations student population enrolled from Kindy to Year 10 across three separate campuses within the community of Yarrabah in Far North Queensland. Yarrabah State School is committed to providing high quality education for all students with a focus on continuous improvement. Yarrabah State School's high expectations are reflected in our school motto ‘Aim High Like a Seahawk'. Embedding Indigenous Perspectives in the curriculum is supported by a locally developed and contextually relevant framework.
More information about Yarrabah State School can be found on the website https://yarrabahss.eq.edu.au

About the Role

As the Business Manager you will have responsibility for the following:

• Contribute to the day to day management support staff within the school, including identifying corporate service issues, coordinating recruitment and selection, induction and training of support staff and where necessary, provide Injury management support for staff.
• Interpreting departmental and school policies, guidelines and ensuring legislative and procedural requirements are met.
• Assist the Principal /Business Manager in identifying workforce needs including maintaining accurate records, tracking staff data, monitoring staff replacement and ensuring all relevant compliance training is valid and current.
• Assist with the daily supervision of support staff by monitoring workloads, identifying workforce skills needs, and highlighting any performance issues to the Principal/ Business Manager, including research of professional development opportunities for support staff.
• Develop, monitor and track Blue Card processes and assist with timesheet recording and signatories for support staff and provide advice to staff of leave entitlements
• Under the direction Principal/Business Manager, organise and manage supply and contract placements for both teaching and support staff.
• Create WAAPs for all maintenance installation, refurbishment and construction work at school.

About You

Experience, Skills and Qualifications
The successful applicant will have:

• A strong understanding of OneSchool, Agresso, BEMIR, Microsoft Office suite and MyHR.
• Be able to multitask and prioritise within tight timeframes.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

• Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
• A 2-pg 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.

• FNR635367_25T - Role Description (PDF, 179KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants