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Business Support Manager

Avanti Gardens School, Bristol, BS16 2JP

This job expired on 8 June 2023 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 August 2023

• Closing date

  8 June 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support, cover supervisor or tutor
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - .
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 8, £31,386 - £33,189 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experience of project management e.g. building projects
• Able to cope with varied pressures and work to deadlines
• Experience of managing and leading staff
• Personable, approachable, able to explain complex issues
• Proven experience in a relevant function

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.

What the school offers its staff

We wish to recruit a Business Support Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for Business and Administrative support to the school and be the key point of contact between the centralised Finance & HR Teams.

Would you like to join a school with exciting opportunities? Would you like to work with pupils who have excellent learning behaviour and a thirst for knowledge? Would you like to work in a school that values you as a person? Then Avanti Gardens School is the school for you!

Avanti Gardens School is part of the growing family of Avanti schools. Staff and students at Avanti Gardens School do not originate from any specific faith background and applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none. They will be expected to be in full sympathy with the unique ethos and vision of the School and the Trust.

You will be working as part of a team who are passionate about providing the very best experience for our students.

This is a unique opportunity to help develop a new and innovative school, which will be shaped by three key elements for both students and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

Why should you apply

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

Further details about the role

What will you do?

• Be responsible for advising the senior leadership team and the SSC on various matters to ensure the smooth running of the school.
• Ensure new members of the office staff are fully trained and inducted on the use of office and ICT equipment
• Research grants and sources of funding and have marketing responsibilities for promoting the extended school service
• Build close working relationship with the Senior Leadership Team and SSC.
• Proactively review resources and spending priorities to ensure that school development plan targets reflect budget planning.

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

Commitment to safeguarding

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks. Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

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About Avanti Gardens School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 167 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Avanti Gardens School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: careers@avanti.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/avanti-gardens-school (opens in new tab)

At Avanti Gardens, our ethos is built upon three core pillars which are the golden thread in all that we do: Educational Excellence – Character Development – Spiritual Insight. Our exceptional team puts pupils at the centre of everything and our aim is to prepare our pupils to thrive beyond primary school. I believe that through the strong partnership that we develop with our community, aspirational aims become reality. Our rich and rigorous curriculum is underpinned by the Avanti Way, which enables our pupils to develop a strong sense of self-belief and an understanding of respect and tolerance. We harness the potential of our staff’s expertise and our amazing on-site facilities to provide a unique offer. We support our children to become fluent and passionate readers, writers and mathematicians, thus ensuring that every child can engage in and enjoy the richness of our wider curriculum. We are very proud of our inclusive, warm and caring approach. The strong relationships that are developed between staff and pupils enable our pupils to flourish and reach their academic and social potential. Through our curriculum pupils will gain a reflective, compassionate understanding of themselves and the communities around them.

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To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@avanti.org.uk.

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