Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 2, Range 6
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - Inner South East suburbs
Reference: 1486487
SC1 Demonstrated capacity to lead educational support staff, including capacity for directing the work of others when needed.
SC2 Demonstrated knowledge and a high level of experience in respect to human resources 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 of organisational skills, including the capacity to prioritise work flows.
SC5 High level written and verbal communication skills.
SC6 Demonstrate strong and collaborative relationships with the Principal, College Council, and key stakeholders to support the strategic and operational goals of the college.
The Business Manager is a key member of Melbourne Girls' College's leadership team, responsible for the effective and efficient management of the financial operations, human resources and physical resources. This role supports the Principal and Council in the strategic and operational leadership of the college by ensuring compliance with departmental policies, managing budgets, overseeing school operations, and facilitating sound governance practices relating to financial operations and human resources when required.
The Business Manager leads administrative and educational support staff, ensuring systems are in place to support teaching and learning. The Business Manager contributes to long term planning, risk management, infrastructure development, procurement, and workforce planning.
The role requires strong financial knowledge, organisational skills, and the ability to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the school community.
Qualification highly desirable.
Ability to manage and lead educational support staff and work cooperatively with a range of people including the principal class, teachers, students, and parents and the broader school community. Implement improvement initiatives, while aligning business operations with the college's vision, goals and educational priorities.
Relevant senior administrative experience in financial and personnel management and a commitment to support the Principal, Council and leadership through the timely and accurate management and leadership of those functions.
A strong working knowledge of school budgeting and CASES21 financial and procurement processes. This includes budget preparation, financial reporting, negotiation with service providers in respect to the cost of quality of services, and ensuring compliance with departmental and audit requirements. Proven ability to interpret and apply financial policies and guidelines to support financial decision-making, as well as the tendering of advice and recommendations to the Principal and Council. Ensuring end of month and end of year deadlines are met in accordance with departmental guidelines and school priorities.
An excellent working knowledge of departmental human resource software packages, Recruitment Online, eduPay, and the SRP planner, reports and guidelines. Excellent knowledge of employment conditions relevant to school based staff to support the Principal when required.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and resolve complex issues through problem solving and building strong relationships. Ability to exercise initiative, work independently, and respond to changing demands in a dynamic school environment.
Ability to adapt responsively to unforeseen challenges to ensure continuity of school operations.
High level of written and verbal communication skills.
A commitment to professional learning and growth.
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
Melbourne Girls' College empowers young women to strive for academic excellence, grow with resilience and self-belief, and lead courageously. We are driven by a commitment to shape socially conscious individuals who positively influence communities.
Melbourne Girls' College was established in 1994 on the Birrurung (banks of the Yarra River) in Richmond, Victoria. It provides enrolment opportunities for local, wider-Melbourne and International Students to study a guaranteed and viable curriculum at Years 7-9, followed by many Year 10, VCE, and VET subjects in the senior years. The Melbourne Girls' College values provide the foundations of our strong community and guide students to "Lead and Achieve".
We value Excellence - In our achievements and aspirations while always striving to give and be our best.
Teamwork - Together, we know we can achieve so much more. We strongly believe that effective communication and the celebration of individuality within the team are crucial elements to developing an effective team-based and collaborative environment.
Diversity - We are a richer community when we consider all perspectives and recognise and celebrate our differences.
We challenge our students to think critically about their own beliefs and examine the world in fresh ways to promote creativity and innovation in an authentic, inclusive environment.
The academic achievements of Melbourne Girls' College are strong and many of our students participate in the Student Excellence Program and the MGC Learning Extension and Advancement Program (LEAP). The curriculum at Melbourne Girls' College is designed to equip students with depth and breadth of knowledge, skills, and capabilities needed for success. Students are encouraged and challenged to strive for personal excellence, and we explicitly teach strategies, habits and behaviours that are deeply connedcted to a growth mindset. The school community takes pride in teaching students the transferable skills required to be socially conscious and to challenge stereotypes, particularly in women's leadership, sustainability, and philanthropy.
Our International Student Program is thriving with a capacity to offer 80 positions of enrolment to full fee-paying international students.
While our academic achievements are a publicly recognised strength of Melbourne Girls' College, we are equally committed to the personal, social, and emotional wellbeing of our students. We recognise the intrinsic link between wellbeing and effective learning and have adopted a whole-school approach to wellbeing. We have a Year 7 to 12 Homegroup and Wellbeing structure where each student explores a sense of their own abilities, achievements and self-worth. From the moment a student joins MGC they are connected to a homegroup and this strengthens their sense of belonging. Our homegroups facilitate effective communication between the College, and parents and carers where the homegroup teacher becomes a key contact, strengthening our home-school partnerships.
The College prioritises and celebrates success and growth in the whole person and MGC has a strong focus on co-curricular endeavours, particularly in rowing, aerobics, dance, and other school sporting programs. The College invests in creative, and artistic endeavours and experiences for students, particularly in the performing and visual arts through our instrumental program, and school productions. In additiona MGC has a thriving Australian Airforce Cadets program. The sustainabilty collective and environment projects are well known in the local and wider community.
Please refer to our website for more detailed information about the college: https://mgc.vic.edu.au/