The NSW Department of Education serves the community by leading the provision of world-class education. The Department protects young children by regulating preschool and long day care providers. Once children move into school, we provide them with a world-class primary and secondary education. We also work to advance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people.
About the Role
The Business Manager 2 works with the school principal and school executive and is responsible for the efficient management of the school’s business functions including administration, asset management, procurement, finance and work health and safety.
May be required to supervise and lead the school administrative team and supervise non-teaching staff. The role may lead or manage projects or business functions in collaboration with other school staff and additionally may be required to manage the work of contractors from time to time
Essential Requirements
Working with Children Check Clearance
Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education and Training policy.
Chifley College Bidwill Campus is a comprehensive 7-12 campus of Chifley College located in Mount Druitt on the land of the Darug people. The school shares its site with Bidwill Public School, resulting in a Pre-school to year 12 campus working collaboratively to meet the needs of the Bidwill and Mount Druitt Communities.
Our enrolment of 710 students is representative of the many cultures that make up the Mount Druitt community. Our students represent many cultural backgrounds including 25% of students who identify as Aboriginal, 36% as Pasifika of Samoan, Tongan, Cook Islands, Maori communities, and increasing populations of students from Afghan, Sudanese and Indian backgrounds.
Our school is a Choice Theory School, where we apply the principals of William Glasser and Marvin Marshal to empower our students to self manage their behaviour and engagement. The culture of care, compassion and innovation embeds an approach where the needs of the whole child is considered and leveraged to provide the best possible conditions for learning. Our platforms set high expectations for student success through collaborative engagement with students, parents and carers, staff and community.
Our school includes a substantial support unit with and enrolment of up to 104, catering for the needs of students with disabilities in 3 classes IM and 5 MC support classes. Our Teaching and Learning team provides embedded support for students with disabilities, EAL/D and disadvantage through additional staffing financed through flexible funding, ensuring every student has the best possible access to equitable opportunities.
We pride ourselves on our connection to community and invest heavily in engagement with mental and physical health service providers, Aboriginal and Pasifika cultural organisations, commercial and industrial partners, universities, TAFE and other campuses of the college to connect our students, parents and community to opportunities and support which ensure success.
Our collaboratively developed School Excellence Plan focuses on the elements of our holistic approach to learning through quality, evidence informed pedagogy, explicit teaching and building the conditions which enable effective teaching and learning.
Our consultative and collaborative approaches have allowed us to deeply understand the Bidwill community and embed practices that remove barriers, build cultural safety and sense of belonging and build the conditions which allow students to thrive in their learning and wellbeing, resulting in significant increases in enrolments, retention to the HSC, improved attendance and academic performance over the last 5 years.
Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and work effectively as part of a team.
Demonstrated ability to undertake and manage financial and accounting functions including the use of computerised financial /administrative systems.
Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
Ability to interact with school staff, students and members of the school community.
About the NSW Department of Education
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ([email protected]) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
To apply for this role, please submit an application by clicking “Apply Online” below. You will need to attach a covering letter (max. 3 pages) and your resume (max. 5 pages), in either Word or PDF format, that demonstrates how your skills, knowledge and experience can contribute to the success of this role in accordance with the Selection Criteria as outlined in the Statement of Duties.It is a requirement that you include the name and contact details of two referees.
If there are targeted questions, you must respond to these (maximum 300 words) and include in your covering letter.
Note: It is a requirement that all applicants submit their applications online on iworkfor.nsw.gov.au. No paper based, email based or late applications will be accepted.
For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694
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