Deputy Bursar
Lord Wandsworth College
Hook, Hampshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 20 November 2018
Job overview
Hours: 40 hours per week, over 52 week per year, plus holiday allowance of 28 days per year plus Bank holidays
Benefits: generous annual leave entitlement; free use of College’s sports facilities; lunches provided term-time (on full working days); free parking; eligibility for contributory group medical insurance, death in service cover, contributory group personal pension scheme, childcare vouchers
The role
Lord Wandsworth College seeks an enthusiastic and suitably experienced individual for the post of Director of Operations, also known as the Deputy Bursar (College Operations). To be responsible to the Bursar for controlling the portfolio of support functions and facilities not directly covered by the Deputy Bursar (Estates), Deputy Bursar (Finance) and HR Adviser.
Key responsibilities will include:
1. Deputise for the Bursar during absences and act as the Deputy Clerk to the Governors.
2. Ensure that the Support operations across the site meets the College’s needs. Oversee continuous improvement in the co-ordination and delivery of the operational support services, liaising with the appropriate members of the SLT.
3. Plan, organise and oversee the support activities carried out by the operational support staff and liaise proactively with academic colleagues to deliver this.
Qualifications/Skills and Personal Attributes:
- Ability to cope with business change and in a progressive environment.
- Have the calmness, diplomacy, sensitivity and flexibility to defuse potentially difficult situations.
- Have a real passion for improvement and the drive, grip, judgement and vision to deliver it.
- Demonstrable commitment to treating others fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect.
- The ideal candidate will be qualified at degree level or have significant relevant commercial experience.
The College
Lord Wandsworth College is an ambitious and forward-thinking independent, HMC co-educational boarding and day school of around 600 pupils, aged 11-18. It enjoys a fine reputation for its very high standards, pastoral care and superb all-round education. This is embodied in our exceptionally wide and high-quality co-curricular programme alongside a passion and drive to be sector leading in Pupil Voice and Character Education. LWC is a popular school, growing significantly - despite the sector challenges – in the past decade. We aim to develop a 'can do, will do' mindset and to nurture and inspire our learners. We believe in them and go the extra mile for them.
LWC is situated in an estate of 1200 acres in a rural area of Hampshire and within the village of Long Sutton, yet only 15 minutes from Hook / Winchfield stations which are less than an hour from central London. The College was founded in the early twenties to provide an education for children who had lost one or both parents and their time was spent not only in school but also working on the farm which was, and remains, an integral part of the LWC landscape. The Lord Wandsworth Foundation still continues to support about fifty children. Our Foundationers add a stimulating dimension to the school’s make-up and the Foundation is central to the ethos of LWC.
The College had an ISI Inspection in 2017 and the report may be read at www.isi.net
The future
LWC is in the middle of an exciting development programme, involving the investment of well over £20 million in outstanding facilities through a transformational campus masterplan focused clearly on teaching and learning. The whole school is equipped to enable children to bring their own devices and our virtual learning environment is growing in use. Most important, though, is the quality of our staff, and their professional development is hugely important to us. We hope everyone finds us warm, welcoming, open and really focused on working hard to do the very best we can for all the pupils in our care.
Closing date: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Interviews: Week commencing 26th November 2018
Any enquiries should be addressed to the HR Recruitment & Compliance Coordinator, Rebecca Treadgold, 01256 860296 or treadgoldr@lordwandsworth.org
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and references. We are an equal opportunities employer. Lord Wandsworth College is a registered charity (Number: 1143359) providing outstanding caring education for boys and girls since 1912.
About Lord Wandsworth College
- Lord Wandsworth College
- Long Sutton, Hook
- Hampshire
- RG29 1TB
- United Kingdom
Lord Wandsworth College is named after Baron Sydney Stern, a Liberal MP and the second son of a Jewish banker. Granted a peerage less than four years after winning the seat of Stowmarket in 1891, Stern took the title of Lord Wandsworth in reflection of his many links with the area. When he died in 1912 he left a generous bequest to educate the children of agricultural workers; children who had lost one or both parents and needed the support of a boarding environment. Lord Wandsworth’s Trustees purchased the site on which the College now stands and the first ‘Foundationers’ arrived in 1922, followed by fee-paying students in 1945. Our site houses the College buildings, our considerable facilities and Stern Farm. This arable farm provides a timely reminder of those early students and of the College’s agricultural heritage.
Today, Lord Wandsworth College is a successful, well-respected boarding and day school for 560 boys and girls aged from 11 to 18. Located in 1200 acres of rolling countryside on the North Hampshire/Surrey border, LWC offers a broad, well-balanced curriculum and an incredible range of sports, activities and co-curricular opportunities. Committed to upholding the wishes of Lord Wandsworth, every year the Lord Wandsworth Foundation offers a number of assisted ‘Foundation’ places to children who have lost the support of one or both parents and would benefit from an outstanding education in a caring, nurturing environment. Our Foundationers come from a very wide range of backgrounds and have faced difficult challenges in their personal lives; we are proud that our Foundation has such a positive impact on them as well as the friends, housemates and teammates who live and work alongside them.
We believe that cognitive ability is not the primary determining factor in the happiness, prosperity and positive contribution to society of our pupils. It is one’s character and application that really shape one’s destiny. At LWC we aim to establish a foundation upon which all pupils feel able to build a full and happy life. We want them to leave school with a better understanding of who they are, their strengths, moral values and aspirations. To achieve this we need to equip pupils with emotional intelligence and literacy, a growth mind-set and a schooling in the characteristics that allow a person to be a good, decent member of society. This is called our character education programme.
Character is who you are. It is what makes you…you. It is what you believe in and how you act with others and when you are on your own. It is your values and your virtues.
Every aspect of the delivery of the curriculum, co-curriculum and pastoral provision endeavours to imbue pupils with the following “moral” character attributes: Fairness, Generosity, Empathy, Gratitude, Loyalty, Courage. Learning and achievement will be rewarded emphasising Perseverance, Self-control, Engagement, Optimism, Curiosity and Creativity. These “performance” attributes are taught, monitored and developed by every member of staff in all areas of school life. By promoting character education, we give our pupils the best chance of realising their full potential.
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