- School type
- Free School, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
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- School size
- 636 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
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Chief Finance and Operating Officer
This job expired on 11 July 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
11 July 2022 at 9am
Date listed
22 June 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Accounting
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive salary depending on qualifications and experience plus membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Chief Finance and Operating Officer job summary
Wootton Academy Trust is ambitious and its vison is to provide outstanding education in all of its component parts.
This is a vital appointment for the Trust. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and the Trustees, the Chief Finance and Operating Officer has the primary responsibility for the financial management of the Trust and its two Academies, and for supporting the CEO in the strategic development and operation of the MAT. The successful applicant will provide high quality strategic and professional leadership of our non-teaching functions such as finance, risk management, procurement, facilities, estates, health and safety and human resources.
As a critical member of our small Executive Leadership Team, the postholder will enjoy ample opportunity both to incrementally improve and to transform our systems. He or she will help shape our strategy, informing our decisions with sound financial acumen.
We are looking for a qualified accountant, ideally with experience in either education the charitable sector or the public sector; someone with high levels of technical competence and the personal skills to communicate complexity clearly. The Trust’s finances are robust.
We would like the successful applicant to take up post as soon as possible, but we understand that we will need to be flexible, to meet your notice requirements.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@wootton.beds.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01234 767123
Wootton Upper School and Kimberley 16 - 19 College (in the nearby village of Stewartby) are both operated by Wootton Academy Trust [WAT] and 3 miles. Wootton Upper School, with 900 students across Years 9 - 11, is currently rated good by Ofsted. Kimberley College 16-19 College has 650 students. In September 2022 this will rise to 700. Kimberley is also rated good by Ofsted with outstanding for Personal Development, Behaviour and Well-being.
School Details
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
Wootton Upper School
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 897 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Wootton Upper School website (opens in new tab)
Arranging a visit to Wootton Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@wootton.beds.sch.uk.
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