About this job
About the School:
We are a large prep to year 6 state school situated in a ‘country like' environment in the western section of Caboolture. Opened in 1993 with a student population of just over 300 our enrolment today numbers 572 learners. Tullawong has a history of providing an excellent education in a family friendly, supportive environment where all learners are valued and respected. We offer our learners a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities. Our school name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘Mountain Magpie'. Our logo depicts the Glasshouse Mountains, a local geographical feature, with a Mountain Magpie in the foreground. While the school name and logo draws from our past, our school motto ‘We are our Future' is forward-looking and seeks to inspire our young learners with a real sense of purpose.
About the Role:
Responsibilities include:
- Operate autonomously in the provision of business services to the school, in an environment that at times exhibits a degree of complexity and frequently requires the interpretation of information and adaptation of processes.
- Provide a comprehensive range of administrative support (e.g. preparation of reports, and correspondence) and identify problems, conduct research, seek expert advice, recommend solutions.
- 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. In addition, this role will oversee for school support staff the signatories/approval of timesheets, leave applications, rosters, arrange relief; and organise, undertake and coordinate the recruitment, induction and training of school support staff.
- Support the Principal with the preparation and administration of the budget, undertaking day to day financial activities (e.g. reviewing school expenditure, managing payroll and purchasing, producing financial reports from OneSchool); seeking external expert financial advice when appropriate; proposing alternatives for managing the school's financial resources; and suggesting courses of action to routine and non-routine financial matters that comply with legislation and policy.
This is a Temporary Full-time position, from 23 January 2025 to 12 December 2025, unless otherwise determined.
Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
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 "Competencies - How you may be assessed" 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.
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).
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