Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Gunbalanya School
Job title School Operations Manager Designation Administrative Officer 6
Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 06/10/2025 for 12 months
Salary $96,620 - $107,721 Location Gunbalanya-Oenpelli
Position number 46039 RTF 329910 Closing 08/09/2025
Contact officer Sue Trimble Principal on 08 8979 0181 or [email protected] | Jules Gray on 08 8979 0181 or
[email protected]
About the agency https://education.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=329910
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.
Primary objective
The School Operations Manager provides operational leadership, advice, and management support in the areas of finance, procurement,
administration, infrastructure, security, and asset management, as well as human resource management for non-teaching staff in a busy
and demanding school environment, including liaison with centralised service providers.
Context statement
Gunbalanya is an Aboriginal Community approximately 300km east of Darwin City, in remote West Arnhem Land. The student cohort
ranges from birth, preschool, primary to secondary. The Operations Manager plays a key role in the effective coordination of school
operations, providing comprehensive professional support to Co-Principals and the School Board.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide leadership, overall supervision and professional growth of the non-teaching staff within the school to ensure the effective
provision of procurement, administrative, infrastructure, budget, financial management, and classroom support services.
2. Ensure the School Representative Body’s responsibilities as an employer are met including processing of complex payrolls, effective
workplace wellbeing and compliance with legislative requirements.
3. Develop and implement school-based support services and processes that provide for cost-effective, timely, and appropriate delivery
including grants management systems and appropriate management of internal controls.
4. Implement an ongoing program of continuous improvement for school support systems and processes including proactive data
collection, analysis, and performance monitoring and reporting.
5. Coordinate, facilitate, and implement infrastructure and asset management within the school, including contract management and
oversight for repairs and maintenance programs, workplace health safety, security, as well as use of school facilities and equipment.
6. Liaise and negotiate with service providers and contractors to coordinate delivery of school services and support the achievement of
school and departmental strategic objectives.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience leading and delivering services in the following business support areas: financial management,
procurement, administrative, human resource management, workplace health and safety, records management, and asset and facility
management.
2. Demonstrated ability to cultivate a collegial environment and build capacity of Indigenous team members through formal and informal
ongoing training and guidance.
3. Demonstrated ability to collect, analyse and report on business support activities using data and accurate records to provide
appropriate strategic and operational advice to principals and stakeholders; with the ability to maintain integrity and confidentiality.
4. Demonstrated high-level communication skills and demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective networks and collaborative
partnerships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including the capacity to communicate effectively in bilingual and
cross-cultural contexts.
5. High-level adaptability, flexibility, and resilience including the ability to manage pressure and lead change in an environment
undertaking change, and to modify approaches to suit diverse people and situations.
6. Demonstrated high-level computer literacy skills including experience with the effective use of various office applications and
financial accounting systems.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualifications in Business or Finance and knowledge of the General NTPS Conditions of Service and Award for relevant
streams.
2. A working knowledge of the education systems, school environment, and project management experience to contribute to the
development of business support strategies and initiatives.
Further information
The successful applicant must have no significant criminal record confirmed by a Police Criminal History check and have, or be in the
process of obtaining, a current Working with Children Card, hold an NT Driver's license, and current First Aid Certificate.
