Assistant School Business Manager

Great Western Academy, Swindon, SN25 2PP

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 October 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday - 36.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC Scale 25 – 28 £33,945 - £36,648 pro-rata (pay award pending)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Good knowledge of the current educational landscape

Sound knowledge and understanding of the importance of safeguarding

Willingness to learn or train to develop knowledge and understanding further

Personal Qualities

Ability to build and maintain quality relationships through effective communication, professional integrity and strong teamwork

Able to inspire trust and confidence across the whole school community

Effective listening, verbal and written communication skills

Good organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload and respond quickly to changing circumstances

Possess strong personal presence and able to act as a successful ambassador for the Academy

Demonstrate enthusiasm and a capacity for sustained hard work with energy, vigour and resilience

A good sense of humour

High levels of integrity, compassion and trust

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working at GWA include:

• Excellent CPD opportunities
• State of the art facilities
• Free Health and Wellbeing Support Service
• Staff wellbeing activities and events
• Cycle to work scheme through Cyclescheme
• Access to EV charging on site. Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

Great Western Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. All posts within the Trust are therefore subject to an Enhanced DBS and barred list check. 

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Equal Opportunities monitoring Form.docx - 60 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description - Assistant School Business Manager.pdf - 285 KB (opens in new tab)

Information for Applicants - Assistant Business Manager.docx - 61.6 KB (opens in new tab)

About Great Western Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 952 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Great Western Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk
• Phone number: 01793 209700
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-western-academy (opens in new tab)

Great Western Academy opened in brand new, state-of-the-art facilities in North Swindon in September 2018. The Academy is heavily oversubscribed in years 7,8,9,10 and 11 and our first two cohorts of A-level students celebrated their exceptional results in summer 2021 and 2022

Arranging a visit to Great Western Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk.

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