About Park Ridge State School Our school motto is 'Strive to achieve' and our School has embraced the 'Harmony School' concept whereby everyone in the school community works together to create a safe and supportive educational environment. The school utilises a range of programs and activities such as the You Can Do It program to equip students with the skills and competencies to develop social and emotional maturity and to engage children in positive, meaningful experiences to promote school as a fun, enjoyable place. About the Role Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Demonstrate considerable autonomy, ensuring business service outcomes are achieved; leading diverse teams; and playing a proactive role in modelling service delivery and expectations within a dynamic school environment. Provide support and leadership in the provision of a range of executive and administrative support services (e.g. manage multiple tasks and diverse/multidisciplinary work groups with conflicting priorities and timeframes; implement departmental policies, oversee training and professional development for non-teaching school staff), and create and implement processes and procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of those processes and work practices. Manage whole-school human resources processes for all staff and lead and line-manage all non-teaching school staff. Whole-school human resources management includes workforce planning and activities eg. recruitment, induction, training, vacancy processing, skill gap analysis, performance management, rehabilitation processes etc.Work with the Principal in leading change within the school support staff, ensuring human resource practices conform to current standards and awards/conditions, and individuals thrive in a transforming work environment. Knowledge and experience in managing staffing through SBS and MyHR would be highly beneficial. Lead and manage all aspects of financial management through SBS including strategic planning, workforce planning and budget production and budget management. Other financial management includes all aspects of accounting, payments, facilities maintenance etc. Knowledge and experience of managing finance through Departmental platforms such as MyHR, Aggresso and SBS etc would be highly valued and beneficial. Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. How to Apply Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and A written statement (2-page maximum) specifically addressing the responsibilities described above, projecting yourself into the role and describing how you would meet all of the identified responsibilities. * Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in 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. 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). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
