Job opportunity

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 3, 2026

Denmark Senior High School (SHS) is located in the Shire of Denmark within the Great Southern region of Western Australia and near the banks of the Denmark River. Built on its current site in 2 000, the school is set on 19 hectares of land one kilometre east of the town centre. The school provides a comprehensive Year 7 to Year 12 secondary school education.

At Denmark SHS, our commitment to supporting our students to ‘strive to achieve’ is embedded in everything we do. We seek to provide every student with a pathway to a successful future. Quality student outcomes are the result of our fostering the qualities of resilience and social capability; literacy and numeracy competency; and through developing teamwork, critical and creative thinking, innovative and entrepreneurial skills. Further, our focus on staff development serves to both enhance their practice and models the value of being life-long learners to our students. Our key priorities work together to create the conditions for our students to thrive – student success; teaching excellence; health and wellbeing; relationships and partnerships.

Denmark SHS is part of the Great Southern Public Schools Network. Comprised of 29 schools across our region, our collaborative culture and strong staff networks provide opportunities for innovation, access to leadership roles and a focus on career pathways.

Find out more about our school by visiting denmarkshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.

The Role

Denmark SHS is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and capable Manager Corporate Services (MCS) to work as an integral member of the school’s executive team. This is a full-time Level 5 Public Service position, commencing at the start of Term 3, 2026.

As an valued member of the executive team, the MCS will ideally have highly accomplished expertise in leading and managing school financial and accounting processes, asset and building management, ICT governance, administrative services, business planning, marketing and communications within a school setting. As our MCS, you will work closely with the principal and the school’s leadership team, playing a significant role in the strategic implementation of the Business Plan by aligning resources – physical, human and financial - to meet targets and support the vision of the school.

The successful applicant should ideally have established competence in leading human resources and financial functions within a school setting, and the confidence to manage staff and operations effectively. You should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills which will assist when working with the leadership team, staff, parents and the wider community. You should be reflective, ethical, collaborative and committed to building respectful relationships across the school and community, modelling integrity and professionalism while fostering a culture of excellence in all aspects of school operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Human Resources: Lead and manage school support staff as assigned, including recruitment, induction, performance development, and workforce planning. As a leader of allied professionals, you will work to build capacity and sustainability across this valued team of employees.
• Financial Management: Oversee financial planning, budgeting, procurement, and reporting, ensuring that financial operations are compliant, transparent, and strategically sound. Strong financial planning and management skills, with the ability to monitor budgets, develop plans and support high level financial decisions is essential.
• Resource & Asset Management: Oversee the management of the school’s physical resources, from facilities to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems. You will ideally understand Work Health and Safety legislation and have a sound understanding of relevant operating systems to empower you to undertake your duties to a high standard.
• Operational Leadership: Help lead the school’s operations and governance, with a focus on compliance, office administration systems, facilities, and workforce development. Demonstrated capacity to think strategically, plan effectively and actively participate in key initiatives is highly valued.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with staff, committees, and external partners to support the delivery of strategic objectives. Your strategic involvement in the development and subsequent enacting of Business and Marketing Plans, in collaboration with the principal and the senior leadership team, underscores your commitment to the school's long-term objectives.

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 Katherine Ward, Principal on (08) 9848 0100 or Kath.Ward@education.wa.edu.au.

During the school holidays, please contact Kath Ward on 0427 280 699.

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 five (5) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
  1. Demonstrated high-level human resource management skills, including the ability to develop and/or apply human resource management practices and processes.
  2. Demonstrated high-level financial management skills, including budget preparation and the ability to understand and apply financial and accounting practices and procedures.
  3. Demonstrated high-level written communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  4. Demonstrated experience in the application of high-level customer service principles and practices.
  5. Demonstrated experience in effective leadership of a team.
  6. Demonstrated ability to provide high-level human resource consultancy and financial advice in the development, implementation and management of business and marketing plans.
  7. 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/SS1033304

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, 1 May 2026