Bursar
St James Senior Girls' School
Earsby Street, London
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2020
Job overview
St James Independent Schools comprises three fee-paying institutions for children aged 3 to 18 years old. The Preparatory School (incorporating a Nursery) and Senior Girls’ School are based in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, whilst the Senior Boys’ School is located in Ashford, Surrey.
The Senior Girls’ School is located on the same site and offers state-of-the-art facilities including an onsite gymnasium, spacious art rooms, a large purpose-built music room with a grand piano, and four science blocks, all with the latest equipment.
As Bursar, you will play a key role within the senior leadership team and are vital to the smooth running of the schools. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will manage the day-to-day operations of the school in conjunction with the Head.
You will have direct responsibility for the non-academic management of the school and will take the lead on matters relating to finance, estates, health and safety, and legal and regulatory compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to play an integral role in developing the schools’ vision and for enhancing its operational and physical infrastructure.
To be successful, you will possess a proven track record of providing ‘best in class’ operational delivery across a comparable, customer facing portfolio; ideally within the education sector. You will be an adept manager with a strong commercial acumen and a proven track record in managing diverse, multi-disciplinary teams. You will also need to demonstrate a solid understanding of effective business and financial management, including risk management.
This role will suit professionals with a high level of personal credibility and demonstrable experience in implementing a strategic vision.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact our advisers Hayley Mintern: hayley.mintern@mrgpeople.co.uk or Adam Spencer: adam.spencer@mrgpeople.co.uk at The Management Recruitment Group on 020 8892 0115.
The Management Recruitment Group (MRG) has been exclusively retained for this appointment. All direct and third party applications will be forwarded to MRG.
Closing date: Monday, 6 January 2020.
St James Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including reference checks and, for the successful candidate, an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Attached documents
- Job Description149.87KB
- St James Schools - Code of Conduct Sep 2019.pdf209.94KB
- St James Schools - Staff Privacy Notice Aug 2019.pdf275.63KB
- St James Schools - Recruitment Selection and Disclosure Policy and Procedure Oct 2019.pdf305.95KB
- St James Schools - Equal Opportunities Policy Sep 2019.pdf238.15KB
- Inspection report178.88KB
About St James Senior Girls' School
St James Senior Girls’ School is a two-form entry school, welcoming girls into Year 7 from our own Prep School alongside those who transfer from other schools following the 11+ process.
We offer an enlightened education that nurtures mind, body and spirit, all within a happy environment where learning and personal development go hand-in-hand. Our broad curriculum and wide range of additional learning opportunities are designed to challenge the bright young minds in our care and to provide them with the means and encouragement to pursue their individual passions.
Our teachers are, first and foremost, specialists in their subjects, but they are also dedicated to supporting the wellbeing and development of our pupils. Positive relationships permeate our school, and we are proud of the camaraderie that exists amongst the pupil body and between students and staff. Pupils grow to become well-rounded, self-confident individuals during their time with us, emerging with a strong sense of their own unique strengths and talents, and equipped with a blend of academic, spiritual and emotional intelligence. They say that they value the sense of community in school and credit the clarity of teaching, encouragement and support for their success.
We support our pupils’ emotional wellbeing through a focus on mindfulness and by fostering a positive school atmosphere built on mutual respect and trust. It is an approach that results in young women who balance academic achievement with emotional resilience, who are self-disciplined and self-aware but also socially confident and blessed with generosity of spirit, secure in themselves and ready to take their place in the world.
Mindfulness, drawing on the traditions of meditative practice, is deeply integrated into our school life as a valuable and effective way to instil calm, bring focus to studies, and help with an understanding of the great questions of human existence. Before and after every lesson, pupils observe a brief period of silence during which they can prepare themselves to be receptive to the next event or activity. We also allocate five-to-ten minutes at the beginning of the day and after lunch to ‘Quiet Time’, providing the school with an opportunity to pause amidst the business of everyday life.
St James has its own salary scale and we are members of the TPS. Teachers enjoy free refreshments and lunches as well as access to confidential well-being/life-coaching.
The St James Schools were founded in 1975. The Prep School and Senior Girls’ School share the same site at Olympia and the Senior Boys’ School is located in Ashford, Surrey.
We were inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in February 2024 and you can view the report on the school website by following this link: https://www.stjamesschools.co.uk/seniorgirls/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/03/St-James-Senior-Girls-School-ISI-Report-March-2024.pdf
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