North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre (NEMLDC) is looking to establish a pool of Business Support Officers for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2025 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.
NEMLDC is a specialist school for Kindy to Year 2 students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Staff work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, focusing on developing students’ oral language skills to support literacy.
NEMLDC has classes over three campuses (co-located with West Morley, Beechboro and North Balga Primary Schools) to enable all children with DLD in our catchment area to have access to our program. Staff are employed and scheduled to work across all campuses. Each campus is well resourced and staffed with teachers, speech pathologists and education assistants.
Find out more about our school by visiting northeastldc.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
As a Business Support Officer you will be responsible to the Manager of Corporate Services for providing assistance with financial resources and supporting with human resource management of the school. This includes undertaking account and GST coding, reconciliations, invoice processing and general office administration including collating figures for financial planning and budgeting.
Suitable applicants will possess strong organisational skills in delivering and prioritising tasks when under pressure and may be required to work without supervision. As a team player you will demonstrate good verbal and written communication and be able to liaise with staff and students.
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 Shelley Collins, Principal on (08) 9218 1600 or Shelley.Collins@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 three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A statement addressing the following selection criteria of up to five (5) pages as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated considerable experience providing input and effective support to the development, management, implementation and monitoring of business operations, systems and plans.
- Demonstrated well developed financial management skills, including data analysis, interpretation and reporting, and the ability to provide recommendations.
- 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 systems and processes.
- Demonstrated sound verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Demonstrated sound conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to identify appropriate solutions.
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/SS932555
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 6 December 2024
