About our School

Located on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Karumba State School is a small school with nine students, six staff and a strong connection to the local community.

Karumba

Township has a secure population of around 600 residents that swells into the thousands during its peak tourist season. Our community members have roots in all walks of life, with most working in the fishing, tourism, and cattle industries.

Karumba State

School is a member of the RREAP cluster of schools and enjoys the many sporting, cultural and academic opportunities that being part of a cluster encapsulates, including participation in the annual Croydon Touch Football Carnival, the Festival of Sport held in Karumba, and the cluster Athletics Carnival held in Normanton. The school has developed, and is continually enhancing, its partnerships with the Karumba community, Karumba Port Authority, and various small businesses in the Carpentaria Shire. These relationships enhance the cultural, human, and financial resources of our school.

About the Role

As the Business Manager you will be responsible for the effective and efficient administrative management of the school by providing corporate services and administrative support to the Principal.

You will work within well-defined guidelines to provide advice and offer solutions to key stakeholders (external and internal) on business related problems (e.g. human resources, finance and facilities management), and have responsibility for autonomously delivering on priorities, seeking expert advice, adapting processes, problem solving and providing solutions according to clear outcomes, with regular guidance by the Principal.





You will have access to a range of professional development opportunities to build on your existing skills and develop new ones as you grow in the role.

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day administration and operations of the school office.

Coordinate recruitment, induction, rostering and payroll administration.

Assist with budgeting and oversee financial administration, including accounts payable/receivable and reconciliations.

Manage school resources, assets, facilities and maintenance.

Coordinate ICT and office equipment support.

Prepare reports, minutes, correspondence and school publications.

Prioritise competing tasks and provide administrative support to the Principal.

Build positive relationships with staff, students, parents and the wider community.

Ensure compliance with departmental policies, procedures and legislative requirements.

Please refer to 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)

Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

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. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

📌 Business Manager - Karumba State School (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Queensland