Business Manager - Park Ridge State School

Education (Organisation site)

South East Region, School and Regional Operations and Performance Division

Park Ridge State School is seeking a Business Manager to work alongside the Principal to deliver strong outcomes for our school community.

In this role, you will lead and manage human resources and financial processes, provide line management to teacher aides, facilities staff, and administration staff, and oversee facilities operations, including the project management of two large capital works projects within the school.

This position is available until 11 December 2026, with the likelihood of extension.

Job details

• Position status: Fixed Term Temporary
• Position type: Full-time
• Occupational group: Education & Training
• Classification: AO5
• Workplace Location: Brisbane - South,Logan - Beaudesert
• Job ad reference: QLD/SER679454/26T
• Closing date: 04-Mar-2026
• Yearly salary: $104721 - $113618
• Fortnightly salary: $4014.00 - $4355.00
• Total remuneration:
• Salary Other:
• Job duration: Until 11 December 2026 unless otherwise determined
• Contact person: Fiona Keswell
• Contact details: 07 3380 4333 Access the National Relay Service

Our School

Park Ridge State School is an Independent Public School catering for students from Prep to Year 6. The school is located in the Park Ridge suburb of Logan West in the South East Region of the Department of Education and Training.

From its humble beginnings in 1895 as a single-room rural school with ten children and one teacher, Park Ridge State School has evolved into a large campus comprising 24 classes and approximately 600 students. There is a strong emphasis on effective literacy and numeracy teaching, as well as student engagement in learning.

All students are supported through a multi-tiered system of support, facilitated by Engagement Teachers and Teacher Aides to ensure that student needs and wellbeing are met. In addition, we have a dedicated wellbeing team to support students and their families. This team includes our Guidance Officer, Social Worker, Chaplain, and additional school staff.

Teaching staff work in year-level Professional Learning Teams to collaborate and continuously improve student learning and achievement. The school utilises the Positive Behaviour for Learning framework and social-emotional capability development to equip students with the skills and competencies needed for social and emotional growth. Our staff are intentional in engaging children in positive and meaningful experiences to increase engagement and promote school as a place of connection, belonging, and learning.

Our facilities include refurbished classrooms equipped with interactive whiteboard technology, a school hall, a resource centre with a library and STEM lab, a swimming pool, exceptionally large outdoor play spaces, and a tuckshop. We also offer an Outside School Hours Care service, providing before and after school care as well as vacation care.

At Park Ridge State School, we reinforce our expectations for students to be safe, kind learners every day. We are purposeful in creating a positive and supportive school community where all stakeholders are valued and feel a strong sense of belonging.

About The Role

Responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate considerable autonomy, ensuring business service outcomes are achieved; leading diverse teams; and playing a proactive role in modelling service delivery and expectations within a dynamic school environment.
• Provide support and leadership in the provision of a range of executive and administrative support services (e.g. manage multiple tasks and diverse/multidisciplinary work groups with conflicting priorities and timeframes; implement departmental policies, oversee training and professional development for non-teaching school staff), and create and implement processes and procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of those processes and work practices.
• Manage whole-school human resources processes for all staff and lead and line-manage all non-teaching school staff. Whole-school human resources management includes workforce planning and activities eg. recruitment, induction, training, vacancy processing, skill gap analysis, performance management, rehabilitation processes etc. Work with the Principal in leading change within the school support staff, ensuring human resource practices conform to current standards and awards/conditions, and individuals thrive in a transforming work environment. Knowledge and experience in managing staffing through SBS and MyHR would be highly beneficial.
• Lead and manage all aspects of financial management through SBS including strategic planning, workforce planning and budget production and budget management. Other financial management includes all aspects of accounting, payments, facilities maintenance etc. Knowledge and experience of managing finance through Departmental platforms such as MyHR, Aggresso and SBS etc would be highly valued and beneficial.

Interested? To Apply

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
• Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached Role Description and Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 232KB) Information Package for Applicants
• SER679454_26T - Role Description (PDF, 288KB) Role Description