Business Manager

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 12/02/2025 - 12/02/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Executive Management

Reference: 1461802

Job posted: 15/01/2025

Closes: 28/01/2025

Location Profile Banyule Primary School is located in Rosanna, Victoria.
Our purpose is to develop resilient children in an innovative and supportive learning environment.
Our values are: Respect, Responsibility, Care & Compassion and Doing Your Best.
These values form the basis for expected behaviour throughout the school.
We also have four learning protocols that underpin our teaching philosophy: Mistake Makers, Effort Generators, Curious Creatures and Feedback Seekers.
Together, these 8 'values' help us to create a positive culture where learning is embraced.
In 2023 our enrolment number is 670 with 29 classes.
Banyule PS has 27 equivalent full-time teachers, 14 part-time teachers, 3 full-time ES staff and 10 part-time ES staff.
There is one Principal, two Assistant Principals and two Learning Specialists.
Specialist subjects include: PE, Visual Arts, Performing Arts (STEAM for P-2) and Languages-Mandarin.
Our facilities include a huge gymnasium, a wonderful synthetic turf oval complete with its own adventure playground, another new adventure playground, a large outdoor shelter and well-equipped classrooms, all with heating and cooling, laptops, iPads, and TVs for all rooms.
We pride ourselves on being a 'sustainable' school with the aim of reducing waste, water, energy with a focus on biodiversity.
The parent community, including school council, is positive and supportive.
Together, we work in partnership to ensure the best possible outcomes and learning environment for students is maintained.

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 Hours of attendance are negotiable.
This position is a fixed term leave position with a possibility of becoming ongoing.

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 minimal 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 fundraising 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. Manage procedures relating to employee relations issues. Assist in the development of human resource planning. Manage School Resources Coordinate the use and maintenance of school buildings and equipment. Liaise and negotiate with service providers in respect to the cost and quality of services. Supervise the delivery of contracted services. Manage the development and collection of resource material at the school. Draft reports and make recommendations on operational issues. Evaluate and report on the operational efficiency of computer systems in production, making recommendations for improvement where appropriate. Develop techniques and procedures that will affect work practices beyond the workplace. Manage a technical program with a broad scope across the school. Who May Apply Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

EEO AND OHS Commitment Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction.
Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all.
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.

It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability.

Child Safe Standards Victorian government schools are child safe environments.
Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights.
The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools.

Part time / From 12/02/2025 - 12/02/2026

Job classification: Contact: To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.

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