School Business Manager

We are looking for a passionate and driven individual to join our senior leadership team. You will lead all noneducational functions including finance, HR, premises management, health & safety and administration as well as having line management responsibility for the associated staff.

This is a multi-discipline role that will require meticulous time management, organisational and people skills as well as the ability to be flexible, adaptable and recognise that in education, no two days are ever the same.

St John’s is a two-form entry primary school with a nursery situated in the historic old town of Southampton. We have grown over the years from an infant school with a nursery, to a primary school and over the last 7 years from a one-form entry to two-form entry primary school.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Finance

• Be responsible for setting, monitoring and revising an annual budget for £2m+ public funds, whilst
  ensuring the medium to long-term financial viability of our school
• Ensuring accurate recording of transactions in our finance system and take responsibility for overall
  integrity of our financial data
• Ensuring all procurement is carried out in line with “value for money” principles and ensure
  procurement activities of our school are compliant with national legislation and local guidance
• Identify opportunities for revenue generation to support the school’s budget
• Report to the senior leadership team, governors and other stakeholders on the financial activity of the
  school
• Having oversight and overall responsibility for all goods and services contracts purchased by the
  school and ensure these perform in line with the contract specifications
  

HR/Payroll

• Lead on all aspects of HR providing support and advice to managers and senior leaders, to ensure all
  HR procedures are carried out in line with legislation and local guidance
  • Oversee and manage the production of our monthly payroll ensuring the timely and accurate
  processing of payroll data
• Support in all aspects of recruitment and ensure all our recruitment activities are compliant with safer
  recruitment legislation and best practice
• Line and performance manage all non-educational support staff
  

Premises/Health & Safety

• Having oversight of our premises management function and support the site team in ensuring our
  school is safe and secure
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant premises and health and safety legislation with the support of
  the Site Manager
• Develop medium to long-term premises development strategies
• Assist in the management of other premises staff including our Caretaker and Cleaners
• Ensure every effort is made in ensuring our school remains safe throughout the continued Covid-19
  health pandemic
  French Street, Old Town, Southampton SO14 2AU I 02380 226545 I info@st-johnsschool.net
  

ICT

• Manage and work in collaboration with our ICT support provider to ensure the school’s ICT systems
  remain fit for purpose in meeting our business and educational needs
• Oversee the production of our ICT development strategy and ensure this it remains fit for purpose and
  financially sustainable
• Take overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with ICT security requirements and data integrity
  (as registered Data Protection Officer)
  

Administration

• Lead the administrative team to ensure first class service delivery
• Support the administrative team in ensuring all statutory and local data collection requirements are
  fulfilled
• Be pro-active in identifying efficiency savings through ongoing review and streamlining of back office
  processes and procedures
  

Safeguarding

• Promote and support the safety and welfare or our pupils, staff and wider school community through a
  well-developed understanding of safeguarding practices and procedures in schools
  

We can offer you:

• A happy and vibrant school environment where we strive to ensure every child meets their full
  potential
• The support of a dynamic senior leadership team who are dedicated to the continued professional
  development of our staff
• Children who are committed to their learning
• A school with a culture focussed on good mental health, wellbeing and ensuring the safety of
  everyone
  

This role would suit someone with previous experience in the school business manager profession, other non-educational support roles or from any industry with a well-developed understanding of one or more of these key disciplines and the ability to rapidly develop your knowledge in the other areas required for this role.

You should be suitably qualified with a professional qualification in a relevant field or have the capacity and willingness to study towards one (AAT, CSBM, DSBM, ADSBM, CIPD).

If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact Matt Ankers, School Business Manager on the email address provided below.

The application form, job description and person specification for this role can be found on our website www.stjohnssouthampton.co.uk under community, vacancies.

Closing Date: Sunday 27th September 2020
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 5th October 2020

Please send completed applications to recruitment@st-johnsschool.net. CVs will not be accepted.

St John’s Primary & Nursery School are committed to the safety and welfare of our pupils, staff and wider school community. Any employment offer will be subject to rigorous pre-employment checks including obtaining satisfactory references and a disclosure and barring service check.