Director of Business, Finance and Operations

Calderstones School is proud to be a successful and popular, culturally diverse, comprehensive school adjacent to the acclaimed Calderstones Park, South Liverpool and housed in a unique blend of modern and listed buildings.  Our facilities across our site are very impressive and our staff benefits are outstanding.

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Manager or Director of Business, Finance and Operations to join the Senior Leadership Team on a permanent basis. Reporting directly to the Head Teacher, the successful candidate will be a dynamic, strategic thinker with proven experience in a similar role.

The Director of Business, Finance, and Operations at Calderstones School will provide motivational leadership, support and advice to colleagues across the school. The role promotes the highest standards of business ethos and leads on planning, developing and delivering business solutions to the school, developing revenue streams, whilst maintaining sound financial planning and budgetary control. With responsibility for finance, health and safety, facilities management, and IT/data management, the successful candidate will operate with absolute honesty and integrity. 

The successful applicant will need to operate with initiative, be proactive and able to adapt to change in a vibrant and busy environment. We are looking for someone who is an exemplary role model and can serve the best interests of the school, its children, staff and community with enthusiasm, good humour and positivity. Experience of working in a PFI school with be a significant advantage.

Responsibilities include:

• under the direction of the Head Teacher, lead on all financial matters in school
• manage and monitor the school's budget, ensuring it is balanced, realistic and represents an effective use of public funds
• submit the budget to the governing body
• prepare forecast budgets
• comply with local authority's reporting regulations and submit statutory returns as required
• oversee school bank accounts on a day to day basis
• ensure the effective and efficient operation of the finance department, delegating tasks to the finance or IT team as appropriate
• oversee staff payroll and liaise with external provider
• with the Head Teacher, be responsible for the strategic management of the school premises, collaborating with the PFI provider
• monitor and review all health and safety procedures 
• be responsible for the lettings policy
• formulate, monitor, implement and review the school's Health and Safety policy
• responsible for IT strategy for the school
• manage the asset register
• manage the school's compliance with GDPR and FOI and advise as required
• monitor all school policies and ensure they are updated in accordance with the review schedule
• keep records in accordance with the school's retention schedule and Data Protection law, ensuring information security and confidentiality at all times.

All applications and further information can be found on our school website at www.calderstones.co.uk. Please ensure you return the application form, the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form and a covering letter to recruitment@calderstones.co.uk. For an informal discussion about the role, please email with a request for a call back. 

Calderstones school is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and positively welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of their sex, gender identity, creed, marital status, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief. We are committed to promoting positive mental health and emotional well-being to our student body and to every member of our school community. We pursue this aim using effective policies and procedures within a safe and supportive school/work environment.

Calderstones School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before taking up the post.

Application Closing Date: 9.00 am, Monday 20th February 2023

Interviews: Week beginning Monday 27th February 2023

37.5 hours per week, term-time plus 10 days and INSET, permanent

NJC JE Grade 11. SCP 51 - 56. Actual term-time salary: £56,077 - £62,246