Head of Finance and Operations

Riverside School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3HS

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 52.14 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Bromley Management Grade 6: £68,267 - £74,475 (upper quartile – maximum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please refer to job description and person specification

What the school offers its staff

continuous professional development

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Riverside School is committed to providing equality of opportunity and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Head of Finance and Operations - JD & PS.pdf - 114 KB (opens in new tab)

About Riverside School

• School type: Special schools, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 357 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: Recruitment@riverside.bromley.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverside-school-orpington

We are a forward-thinking and innovative all-age (3-19) special school with a diverse population: our 360 pupils are based on four sites, St Paul’s Cray, Beckenham, West Wickham and Phoenix (Bromley), in the London Borough of Bromley. Pupil, family and staff engagement is extremely important to us and we strive to involve the whole school community in making Riverside the most incredible place for our pupils to learn and our staff to work. We aim to provide the kind of specialist education and opportunities that our families want and our pupils deserve. We stand together to promote inclusion and celebrate diversity so that everyone in our school community feels a true sense of belonging.

Our core values are at the heart of everything we do:

Aspiration Resilience Creativity Humility Integrity Trust Enthusiasm Courage Teamwork

They make up the acronym ARCHITECT to signify our passion for designing and building a school that will make an indelible mark on the world for generations to come; a school that will impact positively on everyone who enters, on people we may never meet, and in ways we may never know.

Arranging a visit to Riverside School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@riverside.bromley.sch.uk.

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