This is a permanent full-time position commencing in Term 3, 2026
Mount Barker Community College is seeking an innovative and highly motivated Manager Corporate Services to join our outstanding executive leadership team.
We are an Independent Kindergarten to Year 12 (K-12) Public School with a strong tradition of community connection and student success. We offer a range of senior school pathways including Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), General and Vocational Education and Training (VET), supported by our Registered Training Organisation status, with programs in Engineering, Agriculture and Rural Operations. Our facilities include a Trade Training Centre and a 364-hectare farm with livestock, vineyards and horticulture.
Located in Western Australia’s Great Southern, Mount Barker offers an exceptional lifestyle surrounded by natural beauty, with easy access to national parks and the coastal attractions including Albany and Denmark.
Find out more about our school by visiting mountbarkercommunitycollege.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
The Role
As Manager Corporate Services (MCS), your central responsibility is to provide comprehensive oversight of the school's critical components, namely financial, physical, and human resources. In this role, you play a key part in ensuring the efficient functioning of the school's operations. This involves supervising school support staff, guiding them in the meticulous administration of tasks related to financial management, asset maintenance, and human resource coordination.
The successful applicant will ideally possess excellent interpersonal skills, to effectively lead the administration team and continue to build a positive culture at our school. Your adept management ensures that the school's financial operations adhere to established standards and contribute to the overall success of the institution.
The MCS administers and reports on the financial integrity of the school's business operations and provides input into financial planning and budgeting as well as the administration and reporting of the diverse funding entities for which the school is responsible. In collaboration with the Principal and/or the Executive Management Team, the successful applicant will provide operational input to the development of the school business plans and will monitor the school’s financial performance against these plans.
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 Janine Keall, Principal on (08) 9851 5800 or emailing janine.keall@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 four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position; and
- A five (5) page statement addressing the 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/SS1046123
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, 15 June 2026
