Business Manager - Mount Whitestone State School

Job Reference QLD/DSR692585/26P
Closing date July 2, 2026
Location Darling Downs - Maranoa,Toowoomba region
Status Permanent
Contact (07) 5462 6717

About this job

About our School

Nestled in the beautiful Lockyer Valley, Mount Whitestone State School is located approximately 30 minutes from Gatton. Surrounded by picturesque farming country, our school is at the heart of a close-knit rural community. With just 11 enrolments, we pride ourselves on providing a personalised learning environment where every child is known, valued and supported to achieve their best. Strong partnerships with our families and wider community are central to who we are, and we work together to create a welcoming, caring and inclusive school where students thrive both academically and socially.

About the Role

Responsibilities include:

  • Operate autonomously to undertake day to day office procedures within well-defined policies (e.g. reception, arranging appointments, correspondence, maintaining school records and general administration); and utilise information and management systems (e.g. OneSchool) to support effective and efficient reporting and administration.
  • Undertake the day to day supervision and management of school support staff, including monitoring workloads and performance (working in collaboration with the Principal for any difficult performance management situations); identifying workforce capability requirements; and role modelling performance standards.
  • Oversee the signatories/approval of timesheets, leave applications, rosters, and arrange relief for school support staff; and organise, undertake and coordinate the recruitment, induction and training of school support staff. 
  • Assist the Principal with the preparation of the school budget and administer day to day financial matters (i.e. accounts payable/receivable, corporate card monitoring, reconciliations, banking). Input and export data to/from OneSchool for the Principal, to assist with budgeting and financial management.

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)
  • As the Business Manager in a small school, there may be times when you are faced with a situation or problem that you are unable to resolve immediately or do not have experience dealing with. Can you describe the steps you would take in this situation?

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.