School Business Manager

School Business Manager
Location: Derby
Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week, Full Year
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 depending on experience

Teaching Personnel have an exciting opportunity to work with a large SEN Primary and Secondary school based in Derby.  The school are looking for a School Business Manager to join in January 2025. 

The Role

The Role of the School Business Manager is an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the leadership, management supervision and development of the support services within the school, ensuring an efficient, safe, healthy, clean, and comfortable environment is provided within budget and in line with strategic aims and objectives.

There is an expectation that you will act with a high degree of autonomy including responsibility and accountability for managing delegated budgets and resources.  The role also involves creating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development plans aimed at bringing about continual improvement in the areas of responsibility. 

Skills and Qualifications

• A Management or Professional qualification in related area to role e.g. Management Diploma or Finance qualification is desirable.
• knowledge and understanding of relevant regulations and standards for education
• Knowledge of current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies.
• Safeguarding and legislative procedures when working with children and young people
• Management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation Excellent communication skills with a range of internal and external people, verbally and in writing
• Ability to form & promote positive relationships with and between young people, employees, parents and representatives of outside agencies
• Ability to define high, appropriate and attainable standards, and achieve them
• Effective team leadership and management
• Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively and take decisions

If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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