School Business Manager

The Garden School are looking to appoint a School Business Manager

Scale:  To be negotiated

Contract term: Full Time/Permanent

Full time at 36 hours per week. 

The Governing Body and Headteacher of The Garden School are seeking to appoint a collaborative, self-assured and organised Business Manager. We are strongly committed to our children’s learning and provision and believe that the School Business Manager role is a highly important and significant role in ensuring this. We are a multi-cultural and highly inclusive school who are here to ensure our children receive the highest quality educational experiences.

The Business Manager is a key role within the Leadership Team and you will be expected to lead on all aspects of finance, administration, HR and operations within the school while contributing to the daily operational running of the school.

The post-holder will be the school’s leading personnel professional and provide leadership and management of the school’s ancillary staff systems. The successful candidate should possess experience in Finance, school administration, premises management, health and safety oversight and HR. 

The Business Manager will also work closely with the Headteacher to ensure that Governors are kept up to date in all financial, Human Resource and health and safety aspects of the school.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have experience working within a school

• Is confident in leading staff and is able to function well as part of a team

• Is highly organised and has the ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines.

• Is able to present data and information on the school budget and finances to governors and senior staff

• Positively build on the management and quality of our support services ensuring best value

• Have the Certificate of School Business Management (CSBM) or equivalent relevant qualification

• Have experience of strategic financial management/planning, performance management, health/safety and HR policies and procedures

• Strategically and operationally contribute at Governor and leadership meetings

• Able to work on their own initiative with excellent literacy, numeracy and IT skills, and willingness to work flexibly.

We can offer:

• A supportive and ambitious leadership team and Governing Board

• New professional challenges and a rewarding career

• Keen and resilient staff

• A great working environment to develop your leadership and management skills across varied areas of support services

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Please complete the attached application and return to recruitment@thegarden.hackney.sch.uk  

Closing date for applications: Friday 29th September 2023 at 12pm

The Garden School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexuality or age. These posts and appointment are subject to an enhanced criminal records check and references.