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This is a five (5) month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 3, 2025 with possible extension and/or permanency
Aveley SC opened in 2018 with an inaugural enrolment of 260 students in Year 7. The College has approximately 1600 students enrolled in 2025. The College is committed to an ethic of excellence. There is a strong progressive and future focused approach in meeting student needs. Our aim is to prepare students with the twenty-first century skills of teamwork, collaboration, and creative problem solving. Aveley SC has a positive behaviour framework that is built on the premise that we develop the whole child: academic skills, social and emotional intelligence, as well as students who are engaged with the local community and with the contemporary world with a strong sense of global citizenship.
Our college offers a diverse range of Academy courses for students that operate as extra curricula options. We provide state-of-the-art facilities including spacious general classrooms, dedicated science labs, cooking and textiles rooms including a commercial kitchen, sports hall, playing courts and oval. Our facilities also include a dedicated specialist Education Support Hub and staff for students with high needs and boasts superior Visual and Performing Arts facilities.
Find out more about our school by visiting aveleysc.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
Aveley Secondary College is seeking a dedicated, organised and highly motivated Associate Manager Corporate Services (MCS) with a high level of experience and skills in an educational context to join our collaborative team.
This role reports to and works closely with the MCS, including planning and decision making with a high focus on strategy and operational improvement. Our Corporate Services structure is devolved with day-to-day management undertaken by various staff portfolios and escalated to the Associate MCS and MCS when required.
The Associate MCS assists the MCS with the Schools Financial Performance, Promotions and Public Relations, Building and Assets, Human Resources, School and Student Administration and strategic operational input to the development of the College’s workforce and business plans. You would assist the MCS to lead operational enhancement, financial planning, strategic budgeting and ensures our built school environment continues to be a well-resourced, well maintained and an engaging context for teaching and learning.
The successful applicant will ideally have sound skills and attributes in managing teams with the flexibility to adapt within the role to suit the growing business needs of the college. You should model effective and quality customer and administrative support service delivery and use excellent interpersonal and communications skills to work in collaboration with the administration team, school support staff, our school community and teaching staff.
This position ideally requires a flexible team player with sound communication skills and a thorough understanding and operational knowledge of the relevant systems (as outlined above) and policies required to maintain, monitor, analyse and extract information from these systems. The Associate MCS may be responsible for overseeing the Corporate Services team and ensuring compliance with financial and operational procedures.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sharon Edmonds, Manager Corporate Services, on (08) 6296 1000 or Sharon.Edmonds@education.wa.edu.au
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
* be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
* obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
* consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one (1) being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
* A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
* A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
o Demonstrated well developed written communication, verbal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to deal and negotiate with a wide range of individuals at all levels.
o Demonstrated well developed financial skills, including budget preparation, monitoring and reporting, and the ability to interpret and apply financial and accounting practices and procedures.
o Demonstrated considerable understanding of, and ability to apply, human resource management and customer service principles and practices.
o Demonstrated ability to provide input to the development, implementation and monitoring of business and strategic plans.
o Demonstrated sound conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify patterns, process improvements, problems and solutions.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS984230
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 11 August 2025.
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