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Business Manager

Alcester Academy

Warwickshire

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
22 January 2021

Job overview

Alcester Academy is a small, oversubscribed school in South Warwickshire meeting the needs of 640 pupils in Y7-11.

The school is a stand-alone academy providing education for children in the local priority area. Alcester Academy has enjoyed securing extremely positive pupil outcomes over the last four years. This has placed the school in the top five percent of schools nationally and in a most favourable position in comparison to selective schools.

This is a very exciting time for the academy. Under new leadership, the school is looking to secure future development opportunities and we are seeking an experienced, dynamic, professional Business Manager to help facilitate these opportunities.

The successful candidate must have strong financial and business management skills and equally impressive leadership ability as Business Manager, to lead a group of support staff and manage the financial, administration and IT functions supporting the academic and non-academic activities. The role will include duties as day-to-day Financial Controller, Fire Officer, Health and Safety Appointed Person and Data Protection Officer.

The successful candidate must be a Graduate or have equivalent education, with a professional qualification ideally financial and should have experience working in general, financial, property and IT/systems management and have undertaken advanced studies and/or have relevant professional qualifications in those areas. Excellent communication, administration and interpersonal skills together with flexibility and a commitment to working proactively and creatively as part of a team are essential qualities for the role.

The standards for school business managers are set out by the Institute of School Business Leaders https://isbl.org.uk

The successful candidate will be measured against these standards.

This is a critical school appointment working alongside a passionate and committed senior leadership team. The salary package will be commensurate with the experience of the appointed candidate.

Alcester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to appropriate checks including an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

To apply for this role, forward a completed application form, a competency checklist, an equal opportunities monitoring form and a covering letter outlining why you feel that your skills and experience would equip you to take on this role, by email to: admin@alcesteracademy.org.uk

The deadline for applications is Friday 22nd January 2021 at 12 noon.

Starting as soon as possible at the start of 2021.

If you have any queries about the role or would like to discuss it in more detail, please contact Sarah Mellors – head@alcesteracademy.org.uk

Under Covid-19, we are still happy to organise an out of hours tour of the school if desired.

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About Alcester Academy

+44 1789 762 285

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Alcester Academy is a co-educational secondary school based in Alcester, Warwickshire, for students aged 11-16. Many large and small villages surround the town of Alcester and they form part of the school’s catchment area.   

Headteacher 

Sarah Mellors   

Values and vision 

Alcester Academy aims to provide a high-quality curriculum that allows all its students to fulfil their academic potential. The school works to achieve this through good teaching, effective use of data to drive interventions, and a determination that its students will achieve.

The secondary school wishes to teach students the importance of building trust through truth, and to do the right thing when no one is looking. It also strives to instil in students the value of curiosity in extending and developing their knowledge, and the value of courage in innovating and creating. Pupils are supported to develop enquiring minds.

Ofsted report 

“The school’s work to keep pupils safe, and to teach them how to keep themselves safe, is highly effective. Attendance is high. Lessons typically involve mature discussion in which pupils respect and learn from each other’s views. Teachers develop pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills most effectively. Work is well planned to build on what pupils already know and understand. Teachers provide additional challenge for those who excel, and support any who are at risk of falling behind. Well-planned and varied strategies reflect the academy’s commitment to supporting disadvantaged pupils.”    

View Alcester Academy’s latest Ofsted report 

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