School Business Manager
Barking Abbey School
Barking and Dagenham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale PO9 (Scale Point 60-64) £57,627 to £61,737 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 4 April 2019
Job overview
Required September 2019
School Business Manager
Permanent
All Year Round
35 Hours Per Week
Salary Scale: Scale PO9 (Scale Point 60-64)
£57,627 to £61,737 per annum
Ref: 0200
We are a vibrant, caring and ambitious school committed to the success of our students. We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced person to take on the exciting position of School Business Manager.
• Are you passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances?
• Are you prepared to work collaboratively for the benefit of young people?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
We are looking for a passionate and ambitious professional who understands how the excellent provision of finance and resources can support students in making exceptional progress.
The role will be an exciting mix of strategic leadership and operational management where no two days will be the same. Flexibility, resilience and an ability to prioritise are essential, along with the confidence to remodel new ways of working with existing team members and the skill to lead this change. Previous experience in education is desirable but not essential.
The successful candidate will:
• Have a proven track record in leading and innovating change, particularly in business and finance
• Be ambitious and well qualified
• Be an excellent communicator capable of influencing and inspiring others
• Possess strong leadership and management skills and be able to challenge and support staff and students to great achievement
• Ensure that students are at the centre of every decision
In return, we can offer:
• Development as a senior leader and further training as a School Business Manager
• The opportunity to work in a successful school which is undergoing an exciting expansion programme
• A supportive and encouraging staff team
• The opportunity to work with our motivated, ambitious and caring staff and students
• A school culture that understands the importance of staff wellbeing and workload management.
The school is located less than 10 mins walk from Upney tube station and Barking mainline station (25 minutes from Liverpool Street).
Please click here to find out more informational about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey www.barkingabbeyschool/join-us/staff-vacancies/
Interested applicants should download the core staff application form, found on-line at www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk and email completed application forms to jobs@barkingabbeyschool.co.uk.
Only fully completed application forms will be accepted.
If you would like to visit the school prior to applying, please contact the Head’s PA, Mrs C Wright at office@barkingabbeyschool.co.uk
Closing Date: 8.30am, Friday, 5th April 2019
Interviews will be held on the 29th and 30th April 2019
Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.
Attached documents
About Barking Abbey School
Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed split site secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and has a well-deserved reputation for its friendly and supportive atmosphere and its excellent academic achievements. With a large KS5 provision and Additional Resourced Provisions (ARP) on each of our campuses, the school provides a varied role for the right individual.
Headteacher
Tony Roe
Values and vision
Our school motto is 'Give and Expect the Best' and we do this by living our values each and every day. Bravery, Excellence, Self-Discipline and teamwork.
Barking Abbey School aims to provide world-class teaching and learning to all its students. Staff strive to offer outstanding pastoral care, and to deliver an inclusive and challenging curriculum while offering regular and robust assessment. The secondary school also has a programme of high-quality enrichment classes.
Recruitment process
We serve a diverse community and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. We also welcome candidates with a non traditional background. The most important thing for us is your desire and ability to make a difference in young peoples lives.
Our recruitment process is fair and transparent and designed to get the best candidate for the role. A sample of our recruitment process is listed below
- Advert placed on TES, internally and in LBBD boards
- Blind shortlisting by a panel against the Job description. Potential applicants are scored. Shortlisting by at least 3 people including one SLT.
- Shortlist for interview based on scores from shortlisting.
- Interview process will depend on role and may include; lesson observations, data or admin tasks, panel interviews, student panels and a final interview
- All assessed tasks are scored according to set criteria and scores are moderated to ensure consistency.
- All panel interviews and final interviews are scored. Each interview has a moderation process to ensure consistency of scores where appropriate. Questions are common to all applicants.
- Feedback is provided by a member of the panel.
Ofsted report
A clear theme running through the school is the positive behaviour of pupils and their excellent attitudes to their work. Pupils are keen to do well and seize the opportunities given by teachers to work hard. They conduct themselves well around the school and are polite and respectful towards others. These attitudes have a strong impact on pupils' achievements because they enable learning to take place without undue interruption.
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