Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS823743
This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 3, 2023
Are you looking to join a dynamic and innovative Essential Services team?
A prospective employee briefing will be held online on Thursday 1 June 2023. Book your place on Compasstix
Bob Hawke College is seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Business Support Officer who shows initiative and is able to work independently as well as collaboratively within an innovative team.
The Business Support Officer undertakes administrative roles across the six corporate functions of the College which are essential to deliver high quality education. A well-rounded experience is desirable, and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop skills across the breadth of the criteria through a personalised development and growth strategy and varied role distribution. With your keen attention to detail and a willingness to be flexible you will work alongside the Manager Corporate Services to administer the College financial, human, and physical resources.
This role will initially be focused on the maintenance and replacement of the College’s physical assets with a view to incorporating the human resource areas of the College operations including coordination of casual staff, HRMIS data input and induction of staff in 2024. The successful applicant should ideally have excellent interpersonal skills to continue to develop relationships across the College Community, internally and externally.
Your ability to effectively prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure with high level accuracy and attention to detail will ensure accurate and timely processing of a range of financial functions including preparation and monitoring of budgets and developing and maintaining relevant business information management systems. In this role you will be required to support the Manager Corporate Services in undertaking financial planning, monitoring, research, reporting and analysis to meet established objectives and outcomes relative to business needs and plans. As a College that utilises technology to enhance service delivery of business operations, experience in using spreadsheets and other business and school management software will be highly regarded.
All staff at Bob Hawke College will ideally have the following attributes: They will be able to display care; be curious about learning and about learners; be invested in the College and the community; have a sense of humour; and be reflective of themselves and their practice.
Bob Hawke College in Subiaco opened in February 2020 to more than 250 Year 7 students and is the first high density public secondary college in Western Australia. Our pastoral care approach has been specifically designed to support young adults. Specialist staff provide students with individual support as well as health and wellbeing programs. All our teaching and essential services staff excel in their profession and inspire and motivate students, encouraging them to take responsibility for themselves, for others and for the world around them.
Student achievement and endeavour is at the heart of Bob Hawke College. We encourage our students to challenge themselves across areas of learning, to extend themselves to achieve their personal best and excel in areas of interest. Bob Hawke College offers a diverse curriculum of traditional and contemporary courses alongside a strong set of College values which will provide the basis for students to become internationally-minded and able to contribute to global endeavours. A large arts footprint is visible on the campus including Media, Drama, Dance and College based selective programs in Music and in Visual Arts. A full suite of technologies is offered, including Design Technologies (Wood and Metal), Food and Textiles Studies, together with a significant emphasis on the Digital Technologies including Coding, Mechatronics and Robotics. We also offer extra-curricular activities including Clubs, which involves before and after school scheduled activities which will allow your child to explore their passions and interests.
This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate the following work related requirements (selection criteria):
- Considerable experience providing input and effective support to the development, management, implementation and monitoring of business operations, systems, and plans.
- Well-developed financial management skills, including data analysis, interpretation and reporting, and the ability to provide recommendations.
- Sound human resource management knowledge and skills, including the ability to provide effective support and input into the development, implementation and monitoring of human resource management systems and processes.
- Sound verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Sound conceptual, analytical, and problem solving skills and the ability to identify appropriate solutions.
Applications will be assessed against these work related (selection criteria) of the position. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Further information about Bob Hawke College can be found by visiting bobhawkecollege.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
Please consider the attached documents What makes a school a learning organisation? and the Bob Hawke College Business Plan 2021-23.
Additional information about Independent Public Schools is also available here
For further job related information:
Please contact Nicole Cooper, Manager Corporate Services, by telephoning 0419 041 449 or emailing Nicole.Cooper@education.wa.edu.au
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow the instructions on your screen.
Your application should include:
- A two (2) page statement addressing the Work Related Requirements (selection criteria), in context of the role and business needs of the school
- A CV of up to one (1) page outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, one being your current line manager.
It is recommended you have these documents completed and ready to attach before selecting “Apply for Job”.
You are asked to complete an online application form and attach your documentation, please allow enough time to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after the closing date and time.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please telephone (08) 9264 4127.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone (08) 9264 8666 for assistance.
ELIGIBILITY AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
Employees will be required to:
- obtain a current Department of Education Criminal Record Clearance prior to commencement of employment.
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check.
- complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement.
- complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy.
- complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment.
- complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness course.
- provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Thursday, 08 June 2023
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
