School Operations & Administration Lead

About the School  Goombungee State School opened on 1 November ****, with an enrolment of 17 with Annie McLeod Rowland as teacher. Today, Goombungee State School is a Prep to Year 6, co-educational school, with approximately 100 students. We are located in a beautiful rural setting, 46km north of Toowoomba. Our school motto "Working together" and school values of Co-operation, Achievement, Responsibility, and Excellence (CARE) form the basis of everything we do.

We CARE about each and every student and work together to ensure that every day, every child in every classroom is accessing quality education.
Responsibilities   Lead the day‑to‑day administration of the school, overseeing office operations, record management, reporting systems, correspondence, appointments, and the effective use of school management platforms to support efficient business operations.
Supervise and support school support staff, including workforce planning, recruitment, induction, training, workload management, leave administration, relief arrangements, and performance monitoring in collaboration with the Principal.
Assist in the preparation and management of the school budget and financial operations, including accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, banking, corporate card monitoring, and financial reporting to support informed decision‑making.
Coordinate the management of school facilities, assets, resources and technology, including maintenance, repairs, minor works projects, asset registers, and liaising with contractors and technical support providers to ensure a protected and functional learning environment.
Prepare and manage a range of school documentation, including reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, policy documents, annual reports and correspondence, ensuring accuracy, professionalism and compliance with school requirements.
Build and maintain effective relationships with staff, students, parents, community members and departmental stakeholders, providing high‑quality advice, problem‑solving support and administrative leadership while ensuring compliance with legislative, policy and corporate service requirements.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

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