Business Manager
The Summerhill School
Kingswinford, West Midlands
- Expired
- Salary:
- £41432 - £44255
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 July 2018
Job overview
Business Manager
Salary range: £41432 - £44255 (Grade 12)
Do you have the ‘excellence’ gene?
Do you have knowledge, skills and experience in all, or some, of these areas: Finance, HR, Operations and Project Planning?
Are you looking to gain a new experience? Do you have the dynamism to be the Business Manager for a school on a journey to become beyond outstanding? You will be joining the school at an exciting time, and the successful candidate will be expected to embrace and support the positive and aspirational ethos and vision which is the backbone of the school.
The successful candidate will be either super-human and/or have significant experience working in either the private or public sector. This role will provide the opportunity for the successful candidate to bring their ideas, enthusiasm and experience to the role, which includes leading and managing the school finances, HR and supporting wider support services.
Do you possess the following attributes?
• Can do things that others can’t do
• Ability to be an exceptional member of staff with clear capacity and the desire to improve
• Potential to progress in your career
• Possession of a wide range of skills and experience to gain the confidence of, and support our staff, students, parents and community towards excellence
• Professional presence, capability and clarity with an excellent demonstration of the ability to motivate and empower
• Are you a mind-reader who often does things before others ask you to or think to do them?
• A clear sense of drive and passion
• Have a flexible approach to work
If you would like an informal conversation with Mr Bowkett, Executive Headteacher, prior to applying, or to arrange a visit, please contact Miss K Stone by emailing kstone@summerhill.dudley.sch.uk
You should complete an online application form through the WM Jobs website. Online application forms only will be accepted for this vacancy. If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application or have experienced a problem whilst applying for a position, please contact the HR Resourcing Team on 01384 811300 (option 1) or via e-mail to HR Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk. Online facilities for job applications are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.
The above post requires an enhanced disclosure in accordance with the Protection of Children Act 1999.
Closing date: Monday 16th July, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. All applications will be considered on receipt and we reserve the right to close the process prior to the advertised date: Candidates successful in being invited to interview will be called prior to, or during the afternoon/evening of Monday 16th July, 2018, in readiness for interviews which will be held on Tuesday 17th July and Wednesday 18th July.
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About The Summerhill School
Summerhill School is a mainstream, co-educational, non-denominational, community secondary school for children aged 11-16. It is situated in Kingswinford, outside Dudley in the West Midlands, and there are 1,010 students on its roll.
We are a community school. We have wonderful children, caring and supportive parents and a great team of staff. We have modern, well-equipped facilities and are located within beautiful countryside. We’ve faced some challenges over the last few years, but this is a school that’s improving rapidly in every way. We were visited in April 2019 by an Ofsted inspection team and we’re very pleased that they recognised our improvements and rated us as Good in every category. Since then, our exam results have improved further. Members of our school community can be genuinely proud to be part of Summerhill.
Headteacher
Mr Tim Harris
Vision and values
Every Summerhill student wears the words “Success through Caring” on their uniform, and this philosophy genuinely runs through everything we do. We are very proud of the success we have achieved, but we never forget that this is built on a bedrock of caring.
At Summerhill, our House system is absolutely central to school life. It provides nurturing, challenge, teamwork, and fun for all members of our school, building upon a foundation of supportive relationships, family and British values within a global society. Mature and mutually respectful relationships characterise our community and we strive for excellence in every way as we develop young people in partnership with parents and the wider community.
High Expectations
The values that are instilled into young people during their formative years will stay with them forever. We want to be proud of every single Summerhill student, so we focus on 4 key elements that together spell “CARE”. These will lead to success at school, but also for the rest of our students’ lives:
Courage
• Honesty, integrity, doing the right thing even when it’s difficult
• Trying new experiences
• Being resilient and never giving up
Ambition
• Always aiming to be brilliant and demonstrating self-discipline
• Setting a great example as a role model and helping other people to improve
• Being curious and looking for ways to learn more
Respect
• Respecting differences; standing against prejudice and discrimination
• Caring for our local / global environment
• Working well with a wide range of other people; being a great team player
Effort
• Always being focused and organised
• Taking pride in being smart, meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work
• Having high levels of attendance and punctuality
Summerhill students achieve superb examination results. Our attainment levels have been well above the national average for many years. We are eagerly waiting publication of 2019 national results which we expect to confirm that Summerhill’s progress levels are also now significantly higher than other schools (locally and nationally).
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