School Business Manager

Gesher is an Ofsted Outstanding independent All Through school expanding into an all-through school. We will cater for children aged 4-16 years with a range of mild to moderate special educational needs including autism, ADHD, dyslexia and downs syndrome.

At Gesher we are always looking for people who want to join our learning community, and  who are passionate about inspiring and empowering children and young people to have a future in which they can thrive.

The School Business Manager is part of the Senior Leadership Team and would primarily report to the Head Teacher, but also to Governors.  The School Business Manager will be responsible for managing a team of Office and Support personnel. The successful candidate will be a strategic, self-motivated, enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual, and will provide strategic and operational leadership in all aspects of business activities within the school and be accountable for the operation, maintenance and development of systems, processes and procedures relating to budget, finance, procurement, administration, HR, payroll, third party contract management, premises, including ICT and health and safety.  A full job description and person specification is available for download.

This is a full-time (40 hours a week), 52 weeks a year post and the successful candidate will be enrolled in a Pension Scheme. The work location is school based. The candidate will be expected to work some evenings, e.g. to attend Governor Body and Committee meetings

The role of School Business Manager is a multi-faceted role with particular expertise in finance, so previous experience or qualifications in the area are expected in people applying for this role. The candidate needs to preferably be either part or fully qualified as an Accountant or at least have a ILM Level 4 Diploma in School Business Management or ILM Level 5 Diploma in School Business Leadership.

How to apply:

You can apply online by completing our online application form (https://gesherschool.com/about-us/join-our-team/).  

For more information on this position please contact Dafna Hyman on 020 7884 5102 or admin@gesherschool.com

We only accept fully completed forms received before the closing deadline of 20 May 2022. We are not able to accept CVs.

School visits are available by appointment. Please contact Tamaryn Yartu on 020 7884 5102 to arrange a visit.

Access to interview:- should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment.  If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist we will.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Gesher School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Gesher School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.