School Business & Operations Manager - Maternity cover
Fairfield High School
Bristol, City of
- £39,517 - £43,570 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Pay range 35 - 39
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 01/09/2022
- Apply by:
- 7 July 2022
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Fairfield High School. We are seeking an experienced, dynamic manager who will work closely with the Principal, Strategic Leadership Team and Trust colleagues to contribute to strategic decision making and planning, to help us achieve our aims. You will sit on the leadership team and line-manage a range of business administration and operational teams across the school, with responsibility for Financial Management, Premises, IT infrastructure and Health and Safety management of the school.
The successful candidate must have an operational management background, significant team management experience and be competent in the areas of finance, HR, business administration including marketing and IT and general premises health and safety.
Hours of work are 37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year. Annual leave entitlement is 25 days plus Bank Holidays or 30 days plus Bank Holidays if more than 5 years continuous service in schools.
The successful candidate should be:
• A hardworking, resilient, and flexible individual who is used to leading teams
• Someone who can work with high levels of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality
• Forward looking, aspirational and familiar with current and future developments in education
• Able to lead and plan with agility and a long-term perspective
In return, you will get to lead an enthusiastic and hard-working team and join a creative and innovative organisation with experienced leaders at every level who really want to make a difference to the communities we serve.
Benefits include:
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Professional development throughout your career
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Opportunities to develop skills and experience, as well as advance your career at a growing Trust
Please see attached full job description and person specification for details.
Fairfield High School is an oversubscribed 11 -16 school. Part of Excalibur Academies Trust, the school is rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted and highly valued by our community. It is noted to be an “inclusive and harmonious school with students that are intellectually curious”. We are a school that puts people at the heart of all that we do.
Our school buildings and facilities are well maintained and include a large area of AstroTurf and an offsite playing field. We also have an excellent IT infrastructure.
Safeguarding Statement:
Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.
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About Fairfield High School
At Fairfield, every individual is encouraged to challenge themselves, work creatively in collaboration with others and most importantly, achieve the sense of joy that comes from the determined effort to succeed in learning.
You will join a friendly, supportive and successful staff team who provide our students with an inspiring curriculum in a school that excels in the career development of its staff. Fairfield supports employees in continuous professional development where required and expects everyone to participate in the performance management scheme. The aim is to raise the skills levels of staff to create a highly motivated and skilled workforce.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
· Competitive salary
· Pension scheme for teachers and support staff
· Relevant learning and development opportunities
· Opportunities to teach A level at V6 Centre
· Cycle to work scheme
· Free parking in our staff car park
Every student at our school has the opportunity to flourish and succeed. We have high aspirations for our young people and support them so they can achieve excellence. We are committed to the highest possible standards in everything we do. Staff, parents and students work together to create a strong, harmonious organisation where learners can gain the skills, knowledge, values and qualifications they need to become active global citizens.
Fairfield High School provides outstanding opportunities for learning across the curriculum. We also have a resource base for vision impaired and hearing impaired students.
Fairfield High School is part of the Excalibur Academies Trust and works closely with its partner schools to develop opportunities for staff and students, while remaining very much an individual school. The Trust has grown from two schools in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to 15 schools in four local authorities stretching from Bristol to Reading along the M4 corridor, providing high quality education to almost 4000 children from age 2 to 18.
Careers Development:
The school supports employees in continuous professional development (CPD) and expects everyone to participate in the appraisal scheme once probation is passed. The aim is to raise the skills levels of staff to create a happy motivated and skilled workforce.
Teaching in Bristol:
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