Join our Executive Team at James Nash State High School as our next Business Manager!
The Business Manager is responsible for managing a vibrant team of non-teaching staff including Administration Officers, Grounds Staff, Teacher Aides, IT professionals, and Cleaners, creating, monitoring, and managing a large budget to support teaching and learning, and leading the effective maintenance of the school's building assets.
About The School
James Nash State High School is a well-respected High School located on the northern outskirts of Gympie. James Nash was founded in 1977 and has a current enrolment of 1100 students.
Our school is committed to developing independent, self‐assured yet humble young men and women.
Our aim is to ensure that our young people have the best opportunity to lead a life of choice rather than a life of chance. We constantly look to explore opportunities for rural and remote students to experience the same opportunities as their metropolitan counterparts.
Why this Role?
Responsibilities Include
* Demonstrate considerable autonomy and play an important role in providing advice which dictates business service delivery outcomes, inspires change and models best practice. Manage conflicting priorities to ensure strategic and sustainable business services outcomes.
* Work in a specialised environment, requiring the development of operational methods, policies, practices and standards to support the school's administrative function, and where problem resolution is frequent (demanding the conceptualisation, identification and development of ideas, detailed analysis of alternative courses of action and devising action plans to overcome the challenges of a complex school environment).
* Lead and manage human resources for school support staff (through the identification of emerging talent, promotion of excellent performance outcomes and mentoring individuals to achieve their professional potential); and oversee a breadth of activities (e.g. recruitment, induction, training, vacancy processing, skill gap analysis, performance management, rehabilitation processes). In collaboration with the Principal, lead change management and provide strategic workforce planning (e.g. identify future staff skill requirements and transformational future workforce trends, organise skills development and mentoring to ensure appropriate level of capacity available in the present and future). Provide strategic solutions to human resources issues that are routine and non‐routine in nature.
Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
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 response to the Leadership Competencies section of 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.
Occupational group
Education & Training
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