Occupation: Administration

Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs

Reference: 1549007

Location Profile

We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Business Manager to lead our business and administration team. The successful candidate will have extensive experience and a strong understanding of the financial, operational, administrative and people-management requirements of a school environment.

We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive, approachable and collaborative, and who can confidently lead a team while working closely with the Principal and leadership team. Importantly, we are seeking someone who aligns with our school values of Kindness, Respect, Learning Together and Zest, and who will contribute positively to our school culture and wider community.

School Profile

To develop confident, resilient and resourceful thinkers who strive to achieve their best and contribute to make the world a better place.

Teaching and Learning

Gilgai Plains Primary School has a strong and dedicated staff who are supported to continually improve their practice and their impact, on student learning outcomes. Our instructional practices are based on the Science of Learning (cognitive science research on how students learn) and a strong body of research supporting a systematic, explicit approach, particularly when it involves learning new concepts and operations. Our leadership team oversee consistent staff professional learning to continue to build the knowledge and skills of our teachers. Gilgai Plains Primary implements a school wide instructional model which is Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI). Our teachers model the learning process of current concepts for students by using an 'I do, We do,



You do' strategy and provide students with purposeful and understandable feedback to support achievement and success. Student interaction is very high which builds upon our student engagement. We use evidence based methods to ensure all students succeed and thrive in their learning.

We have an experienced and supportive student wellbeing team, to enhance our commitment to ensure all student's specific learning needs are met and to assist in the development of safe and supportive learning environments for all of our students.

Mission

- Teaching and reinforcing how to being kind to self, others and our environment
- Ensuring students feel safe, happy and well
- Greeting students with a smile and a hello and helping them to love coming to school
- Ensuring each student is seen
- Teaching students to be literate and numerate and give them experiences to continually grow and succeed
- Providing diverse learning opportunities
- Supporting students to work hard and allow others to be their best
- Helping students to have at least one good friend and teaching them how to make friends and keep friends
- Being the person they can go to when needed
- Teaching students to work and play by our values

Values

Our values guide our students and staff in our everyday actions and behaviours.



Our school culture is built upon these 4 values and underpins how we work and play.

We act withKINDNESS

We behave withRESPECT

Our Motto

Sparking joy in learning and compassion in hearts

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated thorough working knowledge of sound Financial Management legal requirements and practices, including budget development, report production and the interpretation and analysis of reports, as well as the ability to provide high level financial planning and management advice and recommendations to the principal.

SC2 Demonstrated detailed knowledge of current Occupational Health & Safety and Human Resources Management practices, including First Aid and Critical Incident Response, the SRP, CASES21, EduPay, EduSafe, Recruitment Online and Compass.

SC3Demonstrated detailed knowledge of current Asset Management practices as well as an excellent understanding of Facilities Management including the Developmentand Maintenance of both Grounds and Buildings including Capital Grant management.

SC4 A demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic decision making within the school by providing advice, information and recommendations to the Principal, the Leadership Team, the Finance Subcommittee and School Council on a wide range of operational issues relating to finance, personnel and administration systems.

SC5 Demonstrated commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others, including a proven ability to lead and build capacity within the Administration ES and Leadership teams, and to take responsibility for the management of work, professional development and review process

📌 Business Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Government
📍 Melbourne