School Business Manager

Due to the retirement of our existing School Business Manager, we are seeking to recruit an exceptional colleague to manage all aspects of the school’s business functions, lead the school’s support staff and play a key role in supporting the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team in setting and meeting the school’s strategic priorities. The School Business Manager is a full member of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for all aspects of financial management, human resources, administration, health and safety, estate and facilities management, information technology, marketing and fundraising, supported by experienced teams of professionals. 

You will be able to demonstrate: 

·        A sound understanding of budgeting and financial procedures

·        The ability to motivate, inspire and influence a diverse workforce and have the skills and knowledge to deal with any related employment issues

·        The skills needed to keep trustees up to date with all issues involving the school

·        The ability to work as part of a team, demonstrating excellent communication and relationship building skills

·        Qualifications commensurate with a senior post of this nature 

This is an excellent opportunity for an outstanding finance, personnel and health and safety professional who is seeking to advance their career in a successful school. Whilst it would be an advantage to have experience of working in an academy, this is certainly not essential. It is more important to the senior team to appoint a person with the right skill set, attitude and motivation. 

Amery Hill School - Education for life 

Amery Hill is a very popular 11-16 fully inclusive secondary school where excellence and high aspirations permeate every aspect of school life. Every student is valued as an individual and whatever their goals, staff are there to support, nurture and assist them along their journey to success.

‘Pupils are proud to attend Amery Hill. Leaders are ambitious for pupils.'

(OFSTED Feb. 2022) 

Our Vision 

Amery Hill School is a welcoming and supportive learning community where all students are encouraged to become independent, creative, active and resilient learners with the empathy to respond responsibly and morally to the challenges of this ever-changing world. 

Delivering our vision, for every child, every day

We aim for academic excellence and achievement for all of our students. We inspire and develop a genuine love of learning through the dedication of our staff in creating an ambitious educational environment that is exciting and accessible to all. This is supported by a wide range of extra-curricular activities and enrichment opportunities for students to explore and deepen their own interests. When our students leave Amery Hill they are excited about the opportunities for further learning, direct their own educational journey and embrace life’s lessons with resilience and creativity. 

We treat our students as individuals. We work hard to identify and enhance each student’s strengths, focussing attention on personal development so that their time at Amery Hill is not just about a journey to academic success but also one of self-understanding. Our aim is that on leaving Amery Hill our students can think, learn and cope independently so that they have the confidence to seize life’s opportunities and make a real contribution to the communities where they live and work. 

We create a culture that is happy, safe and supportive, to enable our students to be both confident in expressing their own individuality whilst also having the capacity to respect, foster and embrace new ideas and principles: to be willing to accept feelings, habits and beliefs that are different from their own.