This is a permanent part-time (0.5 FTE) position commencing Term 2, 2025
Brookman Primary School (PS) is a leader in contemporary education with a proud reputation for achieving excellence. We are delighted to have been recognised as the 2018 Primary School of the Year at the WA Education Awards, and as a three-time winner of the Excellence in Leadership Awards at the Governor's School Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Awards in 2018, 2019 and 2020 as well as being inducted into the Governor's STEM Hall of Fame Alumni. These awards show the dedication, hard work and skill of our staff, and challenges us to further improve learning and engagement at our school. Our staff are committed to success for all children and our school is a leader in innovation and education.
Find out more about our school by visiting brookmanps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The Business Support Officer position requires sound interpersonal skills, flexibility and professionalism. The successful applicant should assist the Manager Corporate Services with a range of finance and business operations and work collaboratively with the Executive and Corporate Services Teams and all other staff. The successful applicant should provide operational and strategic support, ensuring resources use and business processes, enabling enhanced student learning.
The successful applicant should have relevant experience in schools’ financial management, facility management and human resources practices, to achieve the outcomes required of the role. Key to this role is the ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, ideally while effectively prioritising and meeting deadlines within a high-pressure school environment.
This position ideally requires a flexible team player, ideally 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, Flexi purchase and Recruitment Advertising Management System (RAMS). Relevant experience in End of Month, End of Calendar Year and Financial Year rollovers is required, as is a thorough understanding of Procurement in the Government and Schools systems.
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 Jaime Oates, Manager Corporate Services on (08) 9366 0990 or jaime.oates@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holidays, please contact Jamie Oates on 0436 817 318
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 (1) 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 three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated 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 processes.
- Demonstrated sound verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with staff at all levels and work as part of a team.
- Demonstrated considerable experience providing input and effective support to the development, management, implementation and monitoring of business operations, systems and plans.
- Demonstrated sound conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to identify appropriate solutions.
- Demonstrated initiative and sound organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
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/SS965389
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 Friday, 9 May 2025
