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Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / From 24/04/2023
Organisation: Education and Training
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Executive Management
Reference: 1336938
SC1 Demonstrated capacity to lead an office team, including capacity for directing the work of others.
SC2 Demonstrated knowledge and experience in respect to human resource and financial management records systems.
SC3 Sound knowledge of financial management legal requirements and practices, including the capacity to produce reports and provide advice in respect to those reports.
SC4 High level organizational skills, including the capacity to prioritise work flows.
SC5 High level written and verbal communication skills.
A Business Manager role will usually undertake tasks that impact on the whole school. The role seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, finance or human resources.
Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with minimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice in matters relating to the school finance, human resources or school administration.
Role Description
Our school presents an exciting opportunity for all staff to work in our thriving collaborative culture that includes strong connections to our wider community and a commitment to high expectations of everyone to work together to achieve exceptional learning outcomes for all of our students. Education Support personnel will demonstrate the qualities of collaboration and teamwork, highly skilled communication and will also continue to develop knowledge and skills about how to engage with students, teachers and the leadership team supporting their needs.
As a member of the school Administration Leadership team, the Business Manager will support school leadership to strategically manage resources and key services that are integral to the effective operation of the school that ultimately leads to achieving the best educational outcomes for the school community. As a member of the Administration Leadership team, the Business Manager will anticipate future needs and provide advice to assist in forward planning, solving problems using logical methods to reach effective solutions. The Business Manager will be responsible for the development and implementation of a range of services and undertake the analysis of complex problems that form part of the policy framework.
The Business Manager will have highly developed capabilities; technical skills, people skills and self-mastery that will add value to the Administration Leadership team. The Business Manager will be required to cultivate a mindset and approach that ‘Looks for the Brilliance’ in everyone with an intention to work with others to build capacity and unlock potential in each person. Individual strengths and differences of each person are highly valued and appreciated. The Business Manager will be required to cultivate a solutions-focus mindset and approach that is independent, proactive with high level initiative and problem solving.
The Business Manager will have highly developed people skills enabling them to; make a positive impression across the school community, foster an environment of mutual trust and respect and effectively negotiate and influence others to do the right thing. The Business Manager will proactively address issues and concerns in all professional and community situations in an empathetic, sensitive and confidential manner. They will have highly developed team-work skills, including quality communication skills that enable them to effectively support and report to the Leadership team, share ideas, thoughts and information, actively listen to others’ ideas, thoughts and information and collaborate to achieve a collective solution that best supports the desired outcomes.
The Business Manager will have highly developed organisational and planning skills and the ability to be flexible and adapt their approach to meet and address different situations. They will strategically create, track and monitor plans using management systems and processes (including, but not limited to, facilities and maintenance 5-year action plans, AIMS management and maintenance schedules, OHS & Emergency Management systems etc.) They will forecast and organise actions and activities to achieve the desired goals. They will display high levels of resilience that will enable them to deal with pressures and competing priorities. They will uphold themselves and others around them to ensure respectful working relationships are nurtured and valued at all times, including while dealing with conflict and challenges.
The Business Manager will support the administration needs of the principal class team and work closely with administration team to implement effective and efficient operational, financial and governance processes and practices. The Business Manager will have the ability to see opportunities for synergy and integration to achieve the best possible outcomes, resulting in implementing effective organisational structures, processes and practices for the whole school. This will include building and enhancing the understanding, skills and capacity of all administration team members.
The key roles and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:
Operational and Administration
Management and Leadership of the development and implementation of an effective and innovative Administration Professional Learning Team.
Implement, monitor and review streamlined, effective and responsive HR, operational and financial processes, procedures and policies to facilitate effective and efficient operations. These will include but are not limited to Facilities, Buildings and Grounds, OH&S, Emergency Management, Project Management including VSBA projects and applications.
Manage the Performance Development Process (PDP) process for the Administration and ES team.
Operational in collaboration with PCO team
Management of the development and implementation of effective, efficient and ethical Operational Management processes.
Manage operations liaising with key PCO staff:
Human Resources Management
Management of the development and implementation of effective, efficient and ethical human resource planning, strategies and guidelines.
Financial Management
Management of the development and implementation of effective, efficient and ethical financial performance and budgeting processes.
Governance
o Understand, implement and apply governance framework to decision making and accountabilities.
Compliance
Management of the development and implementation of effective, efficient and ethical Human Resources management processes.
School Council
Management of the development and implementation of effective, efficient and ethical School Council processes.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders with an understanding on meeting their needs.
Wellbeing Support
Deliver School Services
Finance
General Administration
Human Resources
Manage School Resources
Support School Council
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms – gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants can contact Brett West, Yamatji man, in the Koorie Outcomes Division to talk about the recruitment process, the Department and supports for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the Department. Mobile: 0477 726 801 or email on: brett.west@education.vic.gov.au
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the Department’s exemplar available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx
The Department’s employees commit to upholding DET’s Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET’s Values complement each school’s own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the DET values is available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx
Balnarring Primary School was established on its present site in 1990. The school is located in a semi-rural community, close to Western Port Bay within the Mornington Peninsula Shire.
The school enjoys a well-founded reputation in the community for both its comprehensive curriculum and unique natural environment, which includes the Balbirooroo, Pun Pun and Korra Bun Yun Wetlands. The environmentally conscious and caring community together with school leadership have demonstrated an absolute commitment to sustainability and the environment over the life of the school.
There is a special place in the school grounds called Bimblemeer. The name means “Mother Earth” which is an apt name because as you step through its distinctive gates, you see it is an earthy little oasis. It has a thriving veggie garden, fruit trees, chickens scratching around, ducks waddling about, rabbits, budgies and sometimes baby goats.
A distinctive modern building caters for students in Years 4 to 6. It is called Kirinari which means “place of learning”. Classrooms are set around a spacious, multipurpose hub which facilitates shared activities and meetings, active hands-on experiences and a space to proudly display students’ work. In addition to 17 classrooms and customized rooms for specialist programs, the school also features a gymnasium, library, music and First Nations room. Outdoor flexible learning spaces have been created to facilitate a variety of learning opportunities.
Currently the school has 395 students who are organised into 17 classes. There is a strong focus on the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills that meet the needs of individual students in all year levels. Literacy and numeracy lessons follow whole-school instructional models informed by current research in best practice. In addition, the school provides a diverse specialist program, which includes Science, First Nations, Wellbeing (We Care), Physical Education and Performing Arts.
Balnarring has a team of 34 hardworking and enthusiastic staff and there is high staff morale. Teachers work in effective Professional Learning Teams to support one another to provide the optimum teaching and learning environment for all students. All staff take a consistent approach to student wellbeing based on the values of respect and care, expressed in “The Balnarring Way”.
An open door policy encourages the parent body to work closely with staff to contribute positively to each student’s wellbeing and learning. Balnarring Primary School is justifiably proud of the strong partnership it enjoys between “home and school”, evident within its inclusive community.
Full time / From 24/04/2023
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Philip O'Reilly | 035/931-4444