School Business Manager

37 hours - Full Time 52 Weeks

An excellent opportunity has come up at Northern House School (Wokingham), a school that caters for, educates and nurtures children with Emotional and Social difficulties.

This is an exciting position that will suit a relevantly experienced and organised individual that has a passion for supporting our pupils to believe, achieve and succeed.

Prior to applying, please consider the following.

Are you:

• A suitably qualified and effective Business Manager?
• In possession of extensive experience in whole staff management, including but not limited to, completion of returns, absence management, investigations, management of records.
• Able to constructively challenge, as well as support, in order to achieve the required solution?
• Committed to meeting all the requirements for safeguarding children?
• Organised and a good communicator?
• Committed to improving systems?
• Creative and Inspirational?
• Committed to developing self and others?
• Friendly, hardworking, motivated?
• Willing to learn and progress own professional development?

Can you:

• Push, develop and progress areas of responsibility?
• Challenge and support all employees within the school?
• Go beyond expectations?
• Sustain the highest levels of quality?
• Demonstrate high levels of passion and energy?
• Share ideas and expertise?
• Work in a supportive team?

If yes to the above, then we want you to apply

The successful candidate will:

• Have the opportunity to develop once settled in post
• Have opportunities for promotion within a growing Multi Academy Trust
• Be supported by a performance management system
• Receive additional benefits that include:
• Free day time refreshments
• Access to sports equipment
• Pension scheme
• Discounted family shopping scheme
• Plus other discretionary benefits such as
• Health Cash Plan
• Assistant car leasing scheme through salary sacrifice
• Salary sacrifice mobile phone scheme
• Various other salary sacrifice schemes including cancer screening, child care vouchers, cycle to work and will writing.

To Apply

Please visit our website and download application form, along with the job pack and advert information http://www.northernhouse.org.uk/vacancies, please complete an application form and a covering letter of no more than 2x A4 pages, Arial Font size 11. Within your covering letter please state what a School Business Manager needs to do in order to support the school to become outstanding

When you write your letter please tell us what you can bring to the role and why you feel Northern House School Academy Trust is a good match for you.

Once you have completed your application please email it to Jobs@northernhouse.org.uk

Closing Date: 15th June 2017 @ 12:00 noon

Further information

For a further discussion about the position please contact Fran Pass, Headteacher (0118 9771293)

Northern House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a rigorous, Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and all references obtained will be checked upon for authenticity and accuracy.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all members of the community.