Manager Corporate Services
Woodvale Primary School · Woodvale, WA
This is a 12 month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 2, 2026 with possible extension 12 months and/or permanency
At Woodvale Primary School, our school is guided by our commitment to ensuring that every student is a successful, independent learner and every teacher is an excellent teacher. We are a proud Independent Public School providing a safe, stimulating and rewarding learning environment for our Kindergarten to Year 6 students.
Find out more about our school by visiting woodvaleps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
As the Manager Corporate Services, your central responsibility is to provide comprehensive oversight of the school's critical components, namely financial, physical, and human resources. In this position, you play a key role 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. Your adept management ensures that the school's financial operations adhere to established standards and contribute to the overall success of the institution.
Working closely with the Principal and executive team, you would contribute to the development of strategic plans that reflect a shared commitment to excellence and positive outcomes for students. The successful applicant should display high‑level communication skills, strong interpersonal capability, resilience, integrity, and self‑awareness, enabling effective collaboration with the leadership team, staff, families, and the wider community.
The successful applicant should ideally possess the ability to prioritise tasks and assist others as needed. They ideally will be very well organised and be able to deliver outcomes, while working to deadlines, in a fast-paced school environment. A high degree of attention to detail is needed to be successful in this role
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 Alex Di Felice, Principal on (08) 9408 3800 or alex.difelice@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holidays, please contact Alex Di Felice on 0410 303 892.
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 three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated leadership skills in the delivery of business outcomes and sound customer service principles and practices.
- Demonstrated well developed oral, written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to use effective negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated sound financial management skills, including budget preparation and the ability to interpret and apply financial and accounting practices and procedures.
- Demonstrated sound human resource management skills, including the ability to develop and/or apply human resource management practices and systems.
- Demonstrated ability to provide input into the development, implementation and monitoring of business and marketing plans.
- Demonstrated sound conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills.
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.