Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1481342
Altona Primary School has a proud history of learning growth and a positive school culture. In 2025, the school has an enrolment of 518 students, composed of 22 classes from Prep to Year 6. Teachers work within a supportive culture of high expectations focused on maximising student outcomes. Academic achievement is above state and similar schools in most measures of Literacy and Numeracy and the school delivers an engaging specialist program comprising of Music, Visual Art, Physical Education, STEM and Auslan.
Our purpose is to engage and challenge students to achieve their best in a vibrant learning environment where all students are nurtured to achieve their best. Students, staff, and parents work in partnership to create a community that is focused on `living our values¿: Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Aspiration, Gratitude and Collaboration.
A positive, nurturing environment which cares for each student and adult matters. It impacts on our behaviour, our academic success and future mental and physical health. All community members of our school behave in ways that build a positive and energetic school culture that focuses on learning and wellbeing.
An experienced combination of Range-2, Range-1 and Graduate teachers provide a challenging and stimulating curriculum, supported by the School Improvement Team. All members of staff share a commitment to developing professional knowledge and practice to ensure we are all growing and learning. Teams of teachers are given time to work and learn together through collaborative planning and during PLC inquiry cycles, focused on student data and high impact teaching strategies.
Communities like Altona Primary School develop over time through shared experiences and an aligned focus on what matters; children learning. To find out more about APS visit https://www.altonaps.vic.edu.au/ or contact 03 9398 2925.
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.
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.
Deliver School Services
Finance
General Administration
Human Resources
Manage School Resources
Support School Council
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
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 (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
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. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview