Description:
James Nash State High School is seeking a Business Manager to join our executive team. The Business Manager plays a key leadership role, overseeing a dynamic team of non-teaching staff and driving the smooth operation of the school. From managing a significant budget to maintaining school facilities, this role is vital in supporting high-quality teaching and learning. If you're a proactive leader with a passion for making a meaningful impact behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you.Who We Are
Located on the northern edge of Gympie, our school has proudly served the community since 1977. We're a school with heart, committed to nurturing independent, confident, and grounded young people. At James Nash State High School, we believe every student—regardless of their postcode—deserves access to rich and meaningful opportunities. We work hard to bridge the gap for rural and remote learners, and we're passionate about creating a school culture that is vibrant, supportive, and future-focused.
Unlock Your Potential
- Demonstrate considerable autonomy and play an important role in providing advice which dictates business service delivery outcomes, inspires change and models best practice. Manage conflicting priorities to ensure strategic and sustainable business services outcomes.
- Work in a specialised environment, requiring the development of operational methods, policies, practices and standards to support the school's administrative function, and where problem resolution is frequent (demanding the conceptualisation, identification and development of ideas, detailed analysis of alternative courses of action and devising action plans to overcome the challenges of a complex school environment).
- Lead and manage human resources for school support staff (through the identification of emerging talent, promotion of excellent performance outcomes and mentoring individuals to achieve their professional potential); and oversee a breadth of activities (e.g. recruitment, induction, training, vacancy processing, skill gap analysis, performance management, rehabilitation processes). In collaboration with the Principal, lead change management and provide strategic workforce planning (e.g. identify future staff skill requirements and transformational future workforce trends, organise skills development and mentoring to ensure appropriate level of capacity available in the present and future). Provide strategic solutions to human resources issues that are routine and non-routine in nature.
- Manage, monitor and deliver financial processes, including preparation and reviewing of the school budget and performance reporting. Provide specialised financial management advice and strategies; oversee financial activities and ensure compliance with legislation and policy. Work with the Principal to advise on, and recommend changes to existing financial practices based on financial analysis and research into best practice.
Submit Your Application
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be assessedsection of the attached role description.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Occupational group Education & Training
23 Jul 2025;
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