Description:
Woongoolba State School is seeking a qualified and dedicated individual to fill a Business Manager role, on a permanent basis. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Business Manager to play a vital role in supporting our school’s daily operations and future growth. This role is integral in ensuring smooth financial, administrative, and operational processes that underpin student learning and engagement. If you are ready to be part of a dynamic school community where your skills will make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Woongoolba State School.
About Us:
Woongoolba State School is a small, community-focused primary school nestled in the northern Gold Coast, offering a unique blend of country life in the city. Surrounded by the fishing villages of Jacobs Well and Cabbage Tree Point and the rich farmland of Woongoolba and Alberton, our school provides a strong sense of belonging for our families while delivering high-quality education from Prep to Year 6.
With a long-standing reputation for excellence, Woongoolba State School embraces the values of hard work, respect, and community spirit. Our vision, "Achievement Our Goal: Quality Our Journey", drives our commitment to fostering:
A High-Quality Culture of Learning - ensuring every child experiences success.
A High-Quality Culture of Engagement - building strong relationships between students, staff, and families.
About the Role:
This role offers the opportunity to lead and manage essential corporate services within a school environment, supporting the principal and school community to ensure financial, administrative, and operational excellence.
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.
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. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )