An exciting opportunity exists for a motivated and dynamic Business Manager to join the leadership team at Ambrose State School.

This pivotal role will lead and coordinate key school support operations and ensure financial management, human resources, and facilities services are effectively aligned with the school’s educational objectives and the department’s strategic priorities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to contribute to a supportive school community while driving operational excellence in a dynamic educational environment.

This position is being offered in a Permanent Part-Time capacity (0.73FTE), 53 hours per fortnight.

Job details

Who We Are: 

Ambrose State School provides a quality education for children from the Kindergarten to Year 6. Our school community is dedicated towards achieving excellent results for our students and school.

Our school motto: Strive to excel is indicative of the philosophy we share as a learning organisation. 

We are committed to achieving the best for our students in academic, sporting, artistic and cultural fields.

We strive purposely to improve on the quality of education that we deliver through strategies that encourage continuous improvement in every student. 

Step Into Your Next Chapter: 

• Support the Principal and leadership team in the administration and management of a school budget. Contribute to financial planning processes including developing, planning, monitoring and reviewing the annual school budget in SBS, regularly reporting to the school management team and ensuring that financial activities comply with legislation and policy. Conduct analysis and provide information and advice to the Principal regarding the school's financial situation.
• Lead and manage diverse teams 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 for planned leave and organise, undertake and coordinate the recruitment, induction and training of school support staff.
• Collaborate with the Principal on workforce planning, oversee a range of HR operations (eg, staff contracts, staff leave, managing SBS staffing profile, recruitment, induction, training, vacancy processing, rehabilitation processes.) Work with the Principal in leading change within the school support staff, ensuring human resource practices conform. to current standards and awards/conditions
• Provide facilities management advice and project management (e.g. evaluate new work and projects in collaboration with the Principal; negotiate with external contractors; make recommendations and decisions in collaboration with the Principal; facilitate repairs and maintenance, manage and review the Minor Works, planned and unplanned maintenance budgets).

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 1-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, 232KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CQR671110_25P Role Description (PDF, 189KB)
  Role Description