This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2026
Yarralinka Primary School (PS) is seeking a flexible, enthusiastic and committed Manager Corporate Services to join our leadership team. As a growing school, you would play a crucial role in helping maintain a positive culture that ensures students are supported to achieve personal success through a collaborative and whole-child focus approach. The personal qualities that you bring to this role are highly regarded- collaborative, can-do attitude, flexible, solutions-focused, use of initiative and able to adapt to ongoing change as the school grows over time.
Yarralinka PS is in the growing suburb of Southern River, surrounded by rapidly developing housing estates. In 2026 Yarralinka PS is expecting to have approximately 320 students enrolled. Our school community includes families of different backgrounds and cultures, many from overseas, where English is not the first language or dialect spoken at home.
Find out more about our school by visiting Yarralinka Primary School or Schools Online.
The Role
Are you someone who is a team player and is solution-focused?
Are you flexible and willing to commit to building a positive school culture?
Are you willing to be innovative and adapt to change as a school grows?
If so, Yarralinka PS is the place for you.
The successful applicant will ideally have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, sound financial and human management skills and knowledge of the strategic administration requirements within a primary school setting. You would be responsible for ensuring all audit requirements are followed, providing consistency in financial planning and budgeting within the school and ensuring the school complies with all Department of Education policies and relevant legislation. Being a growing school, you would play a key role in refining our financial, administration and organisational practices for our growing population which ideally requires the application of conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills. Our school requires people to be ideally flexible and prepared to assist in any way possible. You would work in partnership with the school’s leadership team and other staff to support the continuing growing student population and demands over the coming years.
As part of this role, you would manage the school’s reception area and provide a high level of customer service to our community. You would also interact regularly with staff, students and families, so well developed customer service, communication and interpersonal skills are highly regarded. As a leader you would also provide leadership and support to our school’s support staff.
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 Chris Burgess, Principal on (08) 9391 4340 or emailing christopher.burgess2@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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.
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 three (3) 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 leadership skills in the delivery of business outcomes and sound customer service principles and practices.
- Demonstrated well developed oral, written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to use effective negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated sound financial management skills, including budget preparation and the ability to interpret and apply financial and accounting practices and procedures.
- Demonstrated sound human resource management skills, including the ability to develop and/or apply human resource management practices and systems.
- Demonstrated ability to provide input into the development, implementation and monitoring of business and marketing plans.
- Demonstrated sound conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills.
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/SS999099
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, 27 February 2026
