Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 5
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1482064
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 including CASES21, Compass, Edupay and Recruitment Online.
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
This vacancy is to replace an employee on parental absence and is for a period of seven years or until the employee absent on leave returns to duty at the school.
SCHOOL PROFILE
Wedge Park Primary School is situated in West Melton and has a current student population of 850 students. We pride ourselves on being a well-organised and well-managed school that is strategic in its thinking, planning and implementation of curriculum, assessment and instruction.
Literacy and Numeracy are the pillars of the Curriculum program, underpinned by evidenced based instruction, informed by current research. As a school we are focused on developing and implementing a knowledge-rich curriculum.
2025 Staffing Supports
In 2025 we are increasing the support currently offered to staff to ensure a positive and productive work environment for all staff. These supports include:
We currently have staff working through the DoEs Permission to Teach program and have supported many staff through this process and into graduate positions with the school.
The support we are able to provide makes the difference in the success of our staff and students.
Our students participate in the following specialist curriculum areas:
The school has a straight grade structure comprising of the following workforce composition: 4 Principal Class, 6 Teaching and Learning Coaches (Leading Teachers), 8 Learning Specialists (YLC) 37 Classrooms, 10 Specialist Teachers, 2 Tutors, 24 Teacher Support Staff, 4 IT/Facilities Staff and 10 Wellbeing/Administration Staff. As a school we remain committed to ensuring class sizes remain manageable and within DoE guidelines.
The school has a developed our Professional Learning Community and has recently refined and redeveloped our approach to the implementation of inquiry cycles. Staff are further developing in the use of evidence and data to inform planning for student learning. Teachers have raised expectations of student learning and continue to target the students who require additional learning support and extension.
The school implements a School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Framework (PBS) as a means to improve consistency of instruction and our management of student behaviour. Our approach incorporates a whole school acknowledgement system. Our Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program is supported by the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships curriculum, Zone of Regulation and our school values.
Staff Supports:
As a Professional Learning Community we are focused on building the capacity of our staff in a positive and supportive environment. All of our teachers have access to in class coaching for literacy, numeracy and student wellbeing. In addition to this, teams are also supported through the planning process with instructional leaders attending weekly planning meetings, engaging in lesson planning, problem solving and providing teams with targeted professional learning as requested.
As a leadership team we are focused on building expert educational practitioners for today and the school leaders of tomorrow.
Our vision for Wedge Park Primary School is:
Every student matters and every moment counts.
We aim to:
If you have any questions or are interested in joining our team, please do not hesitate to contact the school.