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School Business Officer

School Business Officer

Pathways School

Barking and Dagenham

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
24 June 2018

Job overview

Thames View Bridge SEMH School, Barking and Dagenham
- a new special school for pupils with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs

SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICER REQUIRED

Salary:  Partnership Learning Main Scale, Point 31-34 (£32,960 - £35,638)
Hours:  35 hours per week x 52 weeks per annum
Required: ASAP

A new special school for pupils with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs is opening in Barking and Dagenham in September 2018, initially with 30 pupils, but growing to a maximum of 90, aged 6-19. The school will be based initially on Thames Road on Barking Riverside, in high-quality accommodation.

The new school is supported by:

  • an Outstanding partner SEMH special school
  • a Trust (Partnership Learning) with successful experience of setting up new provision for children with complex special needs
  • local successful special school partners

This is an exciting opportunity for creative, resilient and flexible professional who wants to be part of a brand new school. The Trust has a strong record of developing potential and promoting from within.

At Thames View Bridge School our model will be based on an understanding that children’s behaviour may reflect unmet need; that we must model, teach and re-teach expected behaviours; and that we must be calm, consistent and kind. We will establish ‘wrap around’ personalised timetables for our pupils using a range of therapies and stimuli to motivate and maximise opportunities for these most vulnerable young people.

  • We are keen to encourage applications from candidates with a relevant mainstream background as well as those with special school or alternative provision experience.
  • Experience of working at a senior professional administrative, finance or human resources role.
  • This position would be suitable for someone with a recognised Level 4 School Business Management qualification or someone that has relevant prior experience or personal qualities and would be prepared to complete a recognised professional qualification
  • Proven ability to work accurately and prioritise under pressure and to meet competing deadlines

Further details and an application pack may be obtained from the Partnership Learning website: https://www.partnershiplearning.com

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Monday 25th June 2018

Partnership Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check, will be undertaken on all applicants. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

About Pathways School

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+44 203 917 6900

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About Us

Pathways is a new all-through special school for pupils with severe Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties, who, for a variety of reasons find mainstream school challenging to manage. The school is part of the Eko Trust family of schools. As an Eko School there is a focus on innovating practice and inspiring teachers and support staff by collaborating with staff from other schools. Eko Trust is now a group of 6 schools, 2 of which are SEMH settings.

The vision for the Trust is “Every member of our community is empowered to learn, to be ambitious and to be resilient”. Eko Trust Schools collaborate to achieve world class outcomes for our children, young people and families; develop flexible, innovative approaches to learning to build our centres of excellence; invest in high quality support and development across diverse schools and support and challenge each other in an inclusive environment.

The school provides full time places for pupils. The school’s vulnerable families are directed to the school by the Local Authority who believe that Pathways School will be the best in the local area at supporting the needs of the families and pupils. Most pupils have underlying complex special needs including speech, language and communication difficulties and increasing numbers, particularly among the older pupils, have mental health problems. All pupils have or are in the process of being assessed to have Education Health and Care (EHC) plans issued. 

The school is dedicated to partnership working, with parents/carers, mainstream schools, other education providers, and a range of other agencies involved with young people with SEMH needs. This commitment to the social inclusion of our pupils aims to address the severe social, emotional and mental health difficulties presented, the challenges their families face and the subsequent attendance issues that manifest themselves.

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Applications closed