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School Business Manager (Associate Vice Principal)

School Business Manager (Associate Vice Principal)

Holyhead School

Birmingham

  • Expired
Salary:
£45,000 - £55,000 depending on skills and experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st September 2017 or sooner
Apply by:
6 July 2017

Job overview

Are you committed and passionate about making a difference to the life chances of our students? Are you looking for an exciting, varied and challenging opportunity within a vibrant and aspirational community?

We are seeking a candidate to join our Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Principal. You will have responsibility for managing the budget and our administrative systems and processes, including the Finance Team. You will also provide support for the Governing Body, facilitate the day to day running of the school, and will manage a sizeable team of associate staff and external service providers.

We are seeking candidates with skills and experience in relation to school finance and human resources and will provide an on-going programme of training and support. Holyhead School is committed to Safeguarding and would expect candidates to have some working knowledge of Safer Recruitment, maintaining the Single Central Record and health and safety legislation. 

Holyhead School is a heavily over-subscribed 11-19 Academy in Handsworth with 1300 students on roll and a proud member of the RSA family of academies. We were designated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted following successful inspections in December 2013 and April 2015. You can find out more about our work by visiting www.holyheadschool.org.uk or by following us on Twitter and Facebook. 

The successful candidate will:

● Have a good understanding of HR policies and procedures

● Have excellent interpersonal skills

● Have proven financial experience in a school including in completion of year end accounts

● Have experience of using budget planning software

● Be a strategic financial planner and thinker.

● Be able to use their own initiative with excellent time management skills

● Enjoy working in a fast paced school environment, dealing with both long-term and ad-hoc requests as they arise

● Be able to work constructively with external service providers and agencies

● Be supportive and hardworking as part of a team

● Be willing to contribute to the overall ethos, work and values of the school

● Understand changing educational policies and statutory guidance including DfE, EFA and Ofsted requirements

● Have experience of School Governance and working with a Governing Body

We have an outstanding track record of Business Management. If you feel you could bring further drive, energy and a sense of humour to the role, please contact Ms Jennifer Bent, PA to the Principal, and ask for an application form jbent@holyheadschool.org.uk

Alternatively, click 'Apply now' to complete and submit your application form. 

Please note applications are only accepted on the official Holyhead School Job Application Form. 

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful candidates. 

Click apply now to complete and submit your application form. 

Closing date: 7 July 2017 

Interviews: Week commencing 10 July 2017

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About Holyhead School

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  • Holyhead School
  • Milestone Lane, Holyhead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
  • West Midlands
  • B21 0HN
  • United Kingdom
+44 121 5231960

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Our Mission is to Teach What Matters

At Holyhead, we are privileged to work in a diverse community where we have a positive impact on students’ life chances and aspirations. They should be proud of, and not held
back by, where they are from. Our students are entitled to a first-rate, inclusive and context-specific education, one which provides them with the knowledge and skills to achieve
their best possible outcomes. This will enable them to thrive in a competitive world outside our walls. We will promote and prioritise excellence, adults equipping students with the
characteristics that are necessary for success in a rapidly changing society. We will Teach What Matters. Our cohesive curriculum is designed so that all subjects contribute to the
development of the skills and experiences we have collectively defined as important to our students.

We believe exceptional learning and expert teaching will be achieved by:

  • Staff prioritising their own development so that children benefit from their exceptional subject and pedagogical knowledge
  • Extending students’ reading experiences and enriching their vocabulary across and beyond the curriculum
  • Staff being responsive practitioners through informed collaborative planning and ongoing evaluation
  • Planning for learning rather than performance to ensure lasting learning
  • Recognising the efficiency and impact of direct instruction by expert teachers

We find learning the next powerful form of teaching.

Not all childrens’ needs are equal. Here at Holyhead, we know that better than anyone. It’s important to understand needs, aspirations and challenges, and we mean really understand, because our community is unlike most others – it’s not richer or privileged. It’s real with children who need care and role models to help shape their future, lift aspirations and keep them safe. Our community needs a distinctive style, creativity and ability when it comes to teaching. We are not a school that prides itself on positions in league tables (although students make outstanding academic progress). Instead, we pride ourselves on the children who get jobs and develop character that steers them away from an alternative, less positive life. That’s our purpose and the more we learn from children, the better life lessons we can teach. There is a magic to Holyhead we must preserve and celebrate every day. There is a commitment to listening and building relationships you will not find anywhere else.

Our Vision
  • We want to be nationally noteworthy.
  • We are working towards a Holyhead where every student reaches their full potential and first-choice destination. No gaps. No differences to diminish.
  • In order to achieve this, we will build partnerships that improve outcomes for all students and provide rich and diverse learning experiences that complement an outstanding, context-specific but global facing curriculum, clear in its intent and purpose. We believe in a knowledge-rich curriculum and direct instruction by expert teachers.
  • We aim to build relationships that deliver the ’highest quality’ learning and enrichment programme. In particular, we aim to extend our provision for vocational learning, STEM and Creative Arts, areas of learning which ignite our learner’s passions and ambitions.
  • We will also lead and innovate in the areas of teacher development, character education, safeguarding and student support. We pride ourselves on creative thinking, action research and turning ideas into impact. We will push the boundaries of what is possible.
  • We also have high ambitions for our learning environment. We will work tirelessly to develop a modern, welcoming school that epitomises high academic standards and creativity.
  • Holyhead will continue to be a provider of outstanding education and a beacon of civic pride for the local community

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