This is a 6 month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 2, 2025 with possible extension and/or permanency
Dianella Secondary College (SC), located in Perth’s northern suburbs, is a vibrant, multi-cultural community committed to providing innovative and dynamic learning experiences. Guided by our core values of Calm, Achieve, Respect, Engage, we focus on fostering strong relationships and ensuring exceptional opportunities for every student.
We offer a wide range of courses from Years 7 to 12 across all learning areas, including the Arts, Maths, Science, and Humanities, alongside a specialist Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy that prepares students for future careers in these areas.
In Years 11 and 12, students have access to Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) and Vocational Education Training (VET) courses, school-based traineeships, and opportunities to study at TAFE or private providers. Through the New North Education Initiative, we partner with four other schools to broaden course options for Upper College students.
We value strong community connections, partnering with institutions like Edith Cowan University, the University of Western Australia, and organizations such as Royal Surf Life Saving WA and The Smith Family. These relationships provide students with unique learning opportunities and pathways to success.
At Dianella SC, we believe in a team effort—students, parents, teachers, and the community working together to ensure every child reaches their full potential.
Dianella SC works across a split site and is a proud member of the Dianella Education Precinct encompassing Dianella Secondary College, Dianella Primary College and Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre.
Find out more about our school by visiting dsc.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
As Manager Corporate Services, the successful applicant will ideally manage and coordinate corporate administrative operations and front-line services aligned with the school’s strategic objectives and customer service principles and practices, which are the necessary corporate administrative elements that enable our teachers to focus their efforts on helping our students thrive. This role manages the school’s financial resources, including implementing budgets, needs forecasting cash flow projections and investments, ensuring procedures and processes comply with Government legislations, policy and applicable accounting standards. Reporting directly to the principal, the Manager Corporate Services provides overviews and reports on financial and project management details.
As Manager Corporate Services, the successful applicant will ideally contribute to financial decisions and school improvement plans for targeted initiatives. Additionally, you will provide leadership and act as a liaison within the school and community. As Manager Corporate Services you will ideally have highly developed organisational skills and financial management knowledge to meet Department of Education financial requirements and to manage the diversity of the role. As the successful applicant, it is a requirement of the role to display effective interpersonal skills to manage staff and maintain positive working relationships within the school and broader community. Your experience in management of Capital Works programs will be an asset for future building programs that will require your liaison and direction with a range of Department of Education and private entities.
This position requires a flexible team player with sound communication skills and a thorough understanding and operational knowledge of the relevant systems and policies required to maintain, monitor, analyse and extract information using RM Finance, RM Billing, RM Asset Manager, Compass, Flexipurchase and Recruitment Advertising Management System (RAMS). Relevant experience in End of Month, End of Calendar Year and Financial Year reporting is required, as is a thorough understanding of Procurement in the Government and Schools systems. The commencement date will ideally be before end of term 1, however will be negotiated between relevant personnel.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Debra Unwin, Principal on (08) 9345 9200 or Debra.Unwin@education.wa.edu.au
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A four (4) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated high-level human resource management skills, including the ability to develop and/or apply human resource management practices and processes.
- Demonstrated high-level financial management skills, including budget preparation and the ability to understand and apply financial and accounting practices and procedures.
- Demonstrated high-level written communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated experience in the application of high-level customer service principles and practices.
- Demonstrated experience in effective leadership of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high-level human resource consultancy and financial advice in the development, implementation and management of business and marketing plans.
- Demonstrated well developed problem solving and risk management skills, including the ability to provide innovative solutions to strategic and complex problems and issues.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS953323
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 17 March 2025
