Assistant Business Manager
Walthamstow Primary Academy
East London
- Expired
- Salary:
- £27K - £32K (depending on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April or earlier
- Apply by:
- 14 March 2018
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Assistant Business Manager to play a key role within our growing and flourishing new school.
Walthamstow Primary Academy opened in September 2015 and has made a tremendous start and will continue to grow each year. As we continue to grow, you will be pivotal in ensuring that the business functions of the school achieve value-for-money and provide a safe and sustainable structure for school life.
Specifically, you will:
- Be responsible for financial procedures and systems of the school, in co-operation with the Senior Leadership Team and Governors, and with support from our Finance and Business Partner;
- Take responsibility for human resources within the school, with support from our HR Partner;
- Oversee the premises management of health and safety;
- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the character of work as may reasonably be required.
Ideally, you will possess budget management experience, the ability to gather, analyse and evaluate data to produce reports and also have relevant experience of working within a school as well as HR experience. If you share our core belief in a growth mindset; if you thrive in a ‘no excuses’ culture, and in an environment that is focused on improvement and reflection, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
In return, as a new and growing school, we can offer you the potential to develop professionally and personally and be integral to the school’s continued growth, progress and success and really make this role your own. Also, being part of United Learning, one of the leading school groups in the country, we can offer you unrivalled career development opportunities and support to ensure you achieve your ambitions.
If you want to work in an environment where you will really make a difference, WPA is for you. Why not come for a visit and meet our team and our children? You can book a visit by emailing our Administrative Assistant, Mrs Leanne Dunleavy, at leanne.dunleavy@walthamstowprimary.org.uk
Closing date: 20 March 2018 at 12.00
Interviews: 22 March 2018
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants. CVs will not be considered.
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About Walthamstow Primary Academy
About Walthamstow Primary Academy
As a brand new school, Walthamstow Primary Academy has the opportunity to embrace everything that today's parents and children want in a highly successful primary school. The primary expertise, vision and ambition of the Headteacher and staff team is fundamental in meeting the aspirations of families, United Learning and the local community.
Vision and ethos
All United Learning schools are linked by the shared aim of bringing out the best in everyone - pupils, parents, staff and the wider community. The successful candidate will also be able to develop a unique, school and community-specific ethos for Walthamstow Primary Academy to sit alongside United Learning's core values.
Location and building
Walthamstow Primary Academy is in the heart of Waltham Forest and situated adjacent to United Learning's Walthamstow Academy; a popular and oversubscribed secondary school.
The primary academy will benefit from a brand new school building, which is planned for completion during the next academic year. The building will be bright, welcoming and well-equipped to support the school's educational provision. The successful candidate will feed into the process of choosing resources that best suit the plans for the academy.
Curriculum
Walthamstow Primary Academy aims to make learning enjoyable, challenging and engaging for all pupils - whatever their abilities and interests. There is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to design and shape the academy's curriculum, which will equip pupils with the necessary literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to succeed across all subjects.
Extracurricular activities and extended school day
To broaden and deepen pupils' understanding of the world, Walthamstow Primary Academy offers a vibrant enrichment and extracurricular programme that includes music and physical education.
Partnership with families and the local community
Partnerships with families is vital to pupils' success and parents are regularly and actively engaged in their children's education. The academy also takes seriously its wider responsibilities, embedding community links for the benefit of both pupils and local people.
Admissions
Walthamstow Primary Academy currently has one Reception class and one Year 1 class, with a new intake of 30 pupils due in September 2017. Once moved into the new building, we will become 2FE and will grow to a capacity of 420 4-11 year olds. As an all-inclusive school, the academy's places are open to children of all backgrounds and abilities. The admissions arrangements are in line with those of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, and children with Education, Health and Care plans that name the academy are admitted first.
Governance
Walthamstow Primary Academy is accountable to a Local Governing Body (LGB). The LGB monitors academic achievement, well-being of pupils, financial management and input on future plans for the school to deliver excellent opportunities for the children and young people of Walthamstow.
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