Bursar/School Business Manager

Barnardo's High Close School is a flourishing residential and day special school catering for up to 94 young people with a complex range of needs. 

We are seeking someone who as a member of the Senior Leadership Team will: 

• Provide strategic financial advice and professional business management support to the Principal.  
• Oversee Estate management and Health and Safety 
• Line manage the school office and support staff 
• Support colleagues across all disciplines within the school, to enable the school to meet its educational and care aims within its business targets. 
• Be self-motivated and take the initiative when necessary 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is ambitious and has experience of school financial management.  We welcome applicants with special and mainstream school experience.  

Wellbeing is prioritised at the school including an active Wellbeing and Mental Health Lead, support groups, wellbeing activities and Barnardo's employee assistance programme. This is a core part of the ethos of High Close School.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the school. For further information, please contact the Principal, Mark Shears on 0118 978 5767. 

Barnardo's Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. Applicants must be willing to undergo relevant pre-employment checks, including references being taken up prior to interview and for the successful candidate, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance.

As part of your application, you will need to provide full details of your employment since leaving secondary education, starting with your current or most recent employment first and then by working backwards, including reasons for leaving. Please also include any periods of voluntary work and/or training, providing reasons for any periods not in employment, education or training.

Read further about our commitment to safeguarding and our pre-employment checks in our applicant information sheet below.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.