Head of Management Information Systems (MIS)
St Mary's Calne
Wiltshire
- £25,500 - £26,500 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- + pension, staff fee discount and term time meals
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Mid August/September 2021
- Apply by:
- 1 July 2021
Job overview
St Mary’s Calne is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18, a happy, purposeful and flourishing community of around 360 pupils with an 80% to 20% boarding to day ratio. Located near the market town of Calne and amidst the Wiltshire Downs, an area of stunning natural beauty and historical significance, we are also within easy reach of the university cities of Bath, Bristol and Oxford and just over an hour by train from London.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Management Information Systems (MIS) to work within our IT department.
The Head of MIS will ensure the efficient input, management and co-ordination of all school data in the iSAMS MIS system. They will be responsible for the security and maintenance of all school data including timetabling, pupil portal accounts and iSAMS. The post holder will analyse data, identify trends and anomalies and provide the Headmistress and senior leadership team with accurate, timely and user friendly data. Other duties will include the managing of all school reporting cycles, design and production of regular and ad hoc reports and providing training for support staff on the use of the MIS.
Exceptional IT skills are essential for this post with a knowledge of SQL and Visual Studio advantageous. Strong communications skills are also key to the role as the post holder will interact with many different members of academic and support staff. A high level of accuracy and good attention to detail are also important and you would also need to be equally comfortable working both on your own initiative and as part of a small team. Experience of the iSAMS system and within an educational environment are also desirable.
This position is a 40 hours per week, term time only contract. (Working 35 weeks a year during term time plus 5 weeks during holiday time. This includes the first 2 and last 2 weeks of the school summer holidays. The fifth week will be worked as required by the department needs).
Salary dependent on experience, circa £30,000 FTE (pro-rated to approx £ 26,000 for 40 working weeks plus 5 weeks paid holiday).
For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Giles Mason, Director of IT at gmason@stmaryscalne.org.
Further details and an application form are available here or on request from 01249 857300 or via email to: recruitment@stmaryscalne.org
St Mary’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. Due to the nature of the work involved, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Closing date: 09.00 Thursday 1st July 2021
St Mary’s Calne
Wiltshire
SN11 0DF
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About St Mary's Calne
St Mary’s Calne is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18, a happy, purposeful and flourishing community of around 360 pupils with a 80% to 20% boarding to day ratio.
Founded in 1873, the school has been providing an outstanding education for girls for 150 years, and our alumnae have prominent positions in every profession from the law, politics and medicine to the arts, drama and sport. There is a strong tradition of the core academic subjects and strength in science and mathematics, as well as modern languages, arts and humanities.
Our Sixth Form is flourishing and highly successful, with over 120 girls. The girls benefit from exceptional careers advice and work hard to achieve their goals. Their academic results are outstanding and the girls go on to study at top UK and American universities; the striking range of courses they embark upon shows the wealth of choice available to our pupils. Many of the Sixth Form also undertake extensive pieces of independent research in the form of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), with 100% achieving A*s last year.
Located near the market town of Calne and amidst the natural beauty of the Wiltshire Downs, we are also within easy reach of the university towns of Bath, Bristol and Oxford and just over an hour by train from London. Our ideal location means that our girls benefit from a huge range of curriculum-enhancing opportunities as well as extra-curricular ones.
ISI May 2017: Under the new ISI framework in both quality of Pupil Achievement and Pupil Development St Mary’s was awarded the highest possible grade – Excellent. In addition, St Mary’s was found to be robustly compliant with all the ISI statutory standards in the Focused Compliance Inspection.
Our strategic plans for the next few years include the following:
- To build on and develop a high expectation and success culture amongst pupils and staff.
- To continue to develop and strengthen a fully integrated education for each girl which responds to her individual needs.
- To develop a cutting edge curriculum and extra-curriculum that anticipates and responds to the needs of the workplace and life in the 21st century and allows girls to develop their agility of mind, their independence in learning and their adaptability.
- To develop school structures, systems and facilities to support and enable our curriculum aims.
- To ensure the high profile of St Mary’s is recognised in the local, national and international community.
St Mary’s offers positions on its own pay scale based on experience and expertise. Benefits include pension scheme, reduced school fees for dependents (including girls and boys up to 11 at St Margaret’s Preparatory School), a nominal fee for on site Sport Club membership (including access to a wide range of fitness classes, swimming pool and gym) and excellent term time meals.
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