**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time
**Salary**:Salary not specified
**Grade**:Ed Support Level 2-Range 6
**Occupation**: Executive Management
**Location**: Seymour
**Reference**: 1476734
**Location Profile**:
Seymour College is a vibrant school located one hour from Melbourne that is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment across the three sectors of education, primary, secondary and special education. With access to modern facilities, we offer teachers the space and opportunity to create exciting teaching and learning experiences for their students. All of our teachers, from early career graduates through to Leading Teachers, are provided with support and opportunities, with all having access to leadership opportunities, induction, mentoring and coaching.
The College encourages collaboration with the students, as well as their parents and carers throughout their learning. As part of our commitment to life-long learning, we are implementing the new Vocational Major and Vocational Pathway Certificate from 2023, have a Trade Training centre located on-site, and offer comprehensive careers and pathways planning for all students. Our commitment to student success is reflected in our NAPLAN data, which shows significant student learning growth from Years 3 to Year 9. This carries on into VCE, with our VCE outcomes sitting above many schools in our area.
The College prides itself on being a hub for the Seymour community in our education and wellbeing services from birth through to graduation. This includes a co-located Family and Children' Centre with kindergarten and maternal and child health services on site. The college is also involved in a ten-year partnership with the Colman Education Foundation, Kids First Australia, Mitchell Shire Council, Department of Family, Fairness and Housing to implement the 'Our Place' approach.
**Selection Criteria**:
**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.
**Role**:
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 mínimal 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.
**Responsibilities**:
**Deliver School Services**
- Manage the design and production of school publications and documents
**Finance**
- Manage and direct the preparation of annual budgets and regular financial statements and contribute to the financial decision making of the school.
- Prepare funding submissions for the leadership team and school council.
- Direct the accounting processes of the school and ensure that all funds, including school investments, are effectively accounted for according to Treasury regulations.
- Provide advice to staff on spending against budget in respect to faculties, programs and other school projects.
- Administer government grants and other school income.
- Manage fund raising activities.
**General Administration**
- Ensure the provision of a range of administrative support functions for the Principal and teaching staff.
- Provide administrative support to external service providers as required.
- Manage the processing of student admissions, registrations, enrolments and transfers.
- Provide required level of administrative support for school events, functions and projects.
- Implement induction programs for new staff, volunteers and other workers to the school.
**Human Resources**
- Research, plan and prepare development programs for support staff.
- Manage recruitment procedures.
- Provide authoritative advice to the leadership team on support structures and work practices.
- Assist in the development of work practices that ensure appropriate occupational health and safety standards are maintained.
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