The Uniform Shop Convenor manages the effective day-to-day operation of the school uniform shop at Varsity College, including volunteers, rosters, customer service, suppliers, stock levels, ordering and monthly stocktakes.

The role also supports dress-code standards, contributes to the uniform shop budget, maintains security and provides regular operational feedback to the Principal. This position is being offered in a Permanent Part-Time capacity (0.79FTE), 60 hours per fortnight.

Job details

About us:

Varsity College is a large Prep to Year 12 school built around academic, cultural, sporting and community excellence, with separate primary and secondary campuses and a strong focus on individual student pathways. The College also offers international programs, ASPIRE excellence programs and community partnerships, supported by its Varsity Life digital news platform and a strong emphasis on preparing students for further education and the workforce.

Your opportunity:

As the Uniform Shop Convenor, you will contribute to the effective and efficient operation of the school uniform shop by providing a sufficient range of uniforms at a reasonable cost to the school community, as well as coordinate the establishment and maintenance of a network of community volunteers to assist with the provision of a quality school uniform shop service.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support the school's dress code standards.
• Manage uniform shop volunteers, including:
• Ensuring a positive work environment is maintained and volunteers are clear about tasks needing to be undertaken.
• Display of emergency procedures in a prominent place for volunteers and clients.
• Contribute to the preparation of rosters on a weekly basis.
• Monitor the uniform shop procedures in order to deliver an effective and efficient service that meets the needs of the Parents and Citizens' Association, students and school.
• Promote good clientele and public relations at every opportunity, including:
• Participate in and report matters affecting the running of the uniform shop through meetings with the Principal.
• Liaise with pre-qualified suppliers and successful tenders (provisions) including, monitoring the stock and storage, and stock rotation.
• Assist in the delivery of services and provide feedback regularly to the Principal regarding quality of service and provisions that are provided by pre-qualified suppliers.
• Order and maintain adequate stock levels and perform a stocktake each month and provide details to the Principal.
• Participate in the development of the uniform shop budget.
• Maintain security of the uniform shop, retaining keys and arming and disarming school security systems.

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 a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration 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.

• SER701200_26P Role Description (PDF, 277KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application Information Package (PDF, 285KB)
  Information Package for Applicants