Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Administration
Location: Barwon South West - Greater Geelong
Reference: 1499479
Manifold Heights Primary School is located in the suburb of Manifold Heights, within the City of Greater Geelong. The 2025 school year commenced with an enrolment of 470 students, continuing a slight positive growth trend over the past few years (396 students back in 2017). There are a number of other government primary schools within close proximity.
The school student cohort is arranged into Learning Communities 4 x Prep, 3 x Grade 1, 3 x Grade 2, 2 x Grade 3, 2 x Grade 4, 1 x Grade 3/4 (composite), 2 x Grade 5, 2 x Grade 6 and 1 x Grade 5/6 (composite). Learning Communities are spread out across the campus. A specialist program embracing the following key areas is provided to students PE, Performing Arts, Art/Indonesian and STEM. Each generalist class attends a 30 minute Library session as guided by the classroom teacher.
An Outside School Hours Care facility has a dedicated building and it supports a significant daily need both before and after school. Four adventure playgrounds provide students of all ages with opportunities for creative and imaginative play. The school has a number of basketball/netball courts and a grassed oval. Our indoor Multi-purpose building provides for a range of uses, including indoor PE lessons and shared community use arrangements. The school has a mixture of old and newer buildings. This includes a BER facility (Preps, Art and Library) and a 90 year old building which currently supports the Grade 1 and 2 Learning Communities and Administration areas.
The parent community is encouraged to engage in an active partnership with the school. Parents take an active role in our school and have assisted by being members on School Council, Parents and Friends Committee, assistance at camps and excursions, social and fundraising activities. They are also given support, guidance and encouragement to assist their child's learning at home.
At Manifold Heights Primary School we seek to further ensure that our school motto (Unleashing Potential) and values (Respect, Safety and Responsibility) are embedded into everyday practices and interactions. We aim to effectively work across our community to implement a shared approach to supporting health, wellbeing, inclusion and engagement of all students.
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.
SC6 A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
Attendance requirement of up to seven days for this position during the school holidays.
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.
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.
The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. 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, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.
This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employees position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Full time position commencing at 8:00am each day.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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.
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