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School Business Manager

School Business Manager

Cutteslowe Primary School

Oxfordshire

  • £31,346 - £33,782 per year
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  • Expired
Salary:
Grade 10 - FTE (42 weeks per year term time + 4 weeks)
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2021
Apply by:
3 December 2020

Job overview

Job description: School Business Manager

Date last reviewed: October 2020

Location: Cutteslowe Primary School, OX2 7SX

Line Manager: Headteacher

Disclosure Level: Enhanced DBS


Summary

To work as part of the Senior Leadership Team providing strategic support to the Head teacher and Senior Team and Governing Body to ensure the school meets its educational aims and objectives, taking specific responsibility for school finance, HR, Health and safety and site management.


Organisation

● Take a lead role in planning, development, design, organisation and
       monitoring of support systems/procedures/policies

● Line Management of office admin staff (Office Manager and Admin
       Assistant)

● Be responsible for the administration of recruitment and other HR
       processes

● Liaise between managers/teaching staff and support staff

● Hold regular team meetings with Admin team

● Undertake recruitment/induction/appraisal/training/mentoring for
       other staff


Administration

● Take lead role in the development and maintenance of
       record/information systems

● Provide detailed analysis and evaluation of data/ and produce detailed
      reports/information as required

● Produce, and respond to, complex correspondence

● Provide organisational and complex advisory personal support to
       other staff. 

● Provide organisational and complex advisory support to the
      Governing Body. 

● Manage complex administrative procedures 

● Be responsible for completion and submission of complex forms,
       returns etc., including those to outside agencies e.g. DfES

● Manage the administration of Payroll system

Resources

● Be responsible for the selection and management of resources,
       including management of a budget and regular audit of resources

● Take a lead role in the recruitment of support staff and in managing
       associated employment procedures

● Provide advice and guidance to staff and others on complex issues 

● Undertake research and obtain information to inform decisions

● Take a lead role in procurement and securing sponsorship/funding

● Manage service contracts

● Manage school licences and insurance

● Take a lead role in marketing and promoting the school

● Manage facilities including premises, lettings and associated income,
       building and projects etc.

● Manage financial administration procedures

● Take a lead role in planning, monitoring and evaluation of budget

● Be responsible for the management of expenditure within an agreed
       budget

● Health & Safety management

Other responsibilities

● Comply with and assist with the development of policies and
       procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security,
      confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an
     appropriate person

● Develop constructive relationships and communicate with other
      agencies/professionals

● Share expertise and skills with others

● Participate in training and other learning activities and performance
      development as required

● Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to
      advise and support others

● Ensuring compliance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and
       Equalities Policies and taking an active role in promoting equality and
      diversity. 

● Promoting the Trust’s policies on behaviour for learning, and
      demonstrating a commitment to providing a caring and stimulating
      environment and improving standards for all pupils within Trust. 

● Undertaking such other duties as reasonably correspond to the
      general character of the post and commensurate with being a
      member of Trust Central Team 

● Whilst every effort had been made to explain the main duties and
       responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not
       be identified. 

● Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request
       from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not
       specified in this job description. 

This job description is illustrative and may be amended in discussion between the post holder and their manager.

River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people.  The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (1 from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.



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About Cutteslowe Primary School

At Cutteslowe, we believe in providing enriching experiences that inspire children and equip them for the challenges of the future.

The headteacher and his senior team have created a strong culture of learning across the school. Pupils and adults are keen to improve their skills and, as a result, pupils’ attainment is rising and the school has the capacity to improve further. Ofsted 2015

Senior leaders have successfully focused on raising pupils’ achievement and improving the quality of teaching so that it is usually good with examples of outstanding practice. Ofsted 2015

The central aims of our curriculum are to work in collaboration with families and the local community to provide opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve; to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.

The teaching of literacy, reading and mathematics is usually good across the school, and some is outstanding. Ofsted 2015

Our aim is to help all our pupils develop the skills needed to become successful learners, help prepare them for life in modern Britain and empower them to achieve success in the future.

Working for us

Are you an exceptional teacher or an outstanding member of support staff? We are always on the lookout for motivated and accomplished team members to join us. You’ll be joining an extremely friendly, well-motivated and enthusiastic staff determined to make our school officially outstanding as soon as possible. We can offer you:

  • A positive staff culture with extremely high expectations of work and behaviour
  • Well-behaved children
  • A well-functioning leadership team who views professional development as a priority
  • A friendly and well-motivated staff and an inclusive community in which you can flourish
  • The opportunity to continue your career working alongside fabulous teachers and teaching assistants.

About River Learning Trust

Cutteslowe Primary School is a member of River Learning Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust responsible for a number of schools and a school centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider within Oxfordshire. We’re a Trust committed to the professional learning and development of staff with high-quality training in-school and through the Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance.

As a school-led organisation, we are always keen to recruit and train the very best individuals who we hope will go on to become excellent teachers in our partnership of schools. We operate under the title, Oxfordshire Teacher Training and all the details of our programmes can be found at http://www.oxfordshireteachertraining.co.uk.

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