Eoi - Business Manager - Lower Tully State School

Description:

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.
About the Department:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Lower Tully State School:
Our School is co-educational and offers classes from Prep to Year 6. It is located in the tropical heartland on the Cassowary Coast and is set amongst the cane fields of Lower Tully. The school services the Lower Tully District that encompasses the geographical area of Silky Oak and the beaches areas of Tully and Hull Heads. It was established in 1932, and is located 13km from Tully and approximately 8km from the Heads areas.
The Lower Tully school community takes great pride in the presentation of our school and grounds including the magnificent Elouera Oval which is an exceptional sporting arena. It has been host to the eight visiting schools in the Cassowary Coast Southern Zone for the annual District Athletics Carnival for the past 10 years.
Role:
Responsibilities include:
* 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.
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 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
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).
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