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Head of Finance and Operations to start January 2023
Furze Platt Senior School, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7NQThis job expired on 17 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2023
Closing date
17 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
30 September 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
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- Permanent, Full time, 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday, all year round
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Actual salary £57,610 - £62,906pa (pay award pending) depending on experience
Head of Finance and Operations to start January 2023 job summary
Head of Finance and Operations
To start January 2023
Permanent, Full time, 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday, all year round
Actual salary £57,610 - £62,906pa (pay award pending) depending on experience
We are seeking a dynamic leader to join our Senior Leadership Team and provide strategic vision and leadership on finance and resource aspects of the school. The successful candidate will lead our Senior Business Team, working with Senior Colleagues and our Governing Body to raise standards and provide an outstanding education for all students at Furze Platt Senior School.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant difference to the education of many hundreds of young people. We look forward to hearing from candidates who wish to make a real difference.
Furze Platt is a highly successful mixed comprehensive school serving the children of Maidenhead. At Furze Platt, 1500 students of all abilities develop the skills and qualities to enable them to excel in the future. We are a highly ambitious, high-achieving and fully inclusive school in which our students are challenged and supported to achieve excellence.
We offer a friendly and harmonious campus, and we support the physical and mental wellbeing of all our staff. Discounted membership is available for the use of a fully equipped and well-maintained gym on-site. All staff have access to an employee advice programme which offers information, resources and a counselling service. We reward long service and encourage community spirit and staff involvement through various social events including orienteering, murder mystery quizzes, sports after school and a Furze Platt fantasy football league. Tea and coffee are free, and freshly brewed coffee is available in the main staff room at break times with edible treats to help you through the week!
Working with the Governors, Finance, Estate, HR and IT teams (collectively known as the Senior Business Team) you will provide overall strategic direction for each of these areas as well as be a full member of the Senior Leadership Team. Managing the school’s finances is a priority and includes monitoring the budget, finding ways to maximise income generation and developing a fundraising strategy for the school. A key role includes working with the IT Manger to deliver a fit for purpose IT infrastructure and facilities. We are also keen to promote sustainability within the school and would like our Head of Finance and Operations to lead initiatives to lower our carbon footprint.
Having a strong strategic background in management or finance, experience of project and change management and exceptional planning and organisational skills as well as the ability to manage deadlines and work under pressure are key requirements of this role. If you are a team player who enjoys daily challenges in a fast paced ever evolving environment where both students and staff aspire to achieve excellence, please do consider applying for this exciting role!
For further information about this role and in order to complete a Support Staff Application Form please refer to our school website www.furzeplatt.com. Application forms should be returned to Kiran.smith@furzeplatt.net. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be considered.
Furze Platt Senior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Closing date: Monday 17th October at 9am
Interviews will take place: as soon as is practicable
Commitment to safeguarding
Furze Platt Senior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Furze Platt Senior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1512 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Furze Platt Senior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kiran.smith@furzeplatt.net
Furze Platt is a highly successful mixed comprehensive school serving the children of Maidenhead. At Furze Platt, 1500 students of all abilities develop the skills and qualities to enable them to excel in the future. We are a highly ambitious, high-achieving and fully inclusive school in which our students are challenged and supported to achieve excellence. We are well placed for access, with good transport links to and from London and surrounding counties. Our school is very well resourced and equipped with many new facilities benefiting students and staff. These include a state-of-the-art theatre, gym, fitness suite and new three-storey teaching block incorporating science laboratories and classrooms. We are proud of the fact that the local community is also able to use these facilities.
We want our students to enjoy the time they spend with us by providing an education which is broad, stimulating and rewarding. We also believe passionately in music, drama, the arts and sport and have a Dance studio, two Drama studios, a recording studio and practice rooms and an all-weather astro-turf to support these. We are proud of the range of extra-curricular opportunities we provide for students outside of the classroom including Duke of Edinburgh, ski and theatre trips, visits overseas to enhance language skills and historical knowledge and many others.
We offer a friendly and harmonious campus atmosphere, with fantastic line support and a Senior Leadership Team who genuinely want to see you succeed and develop. NQTs are allocated a mentor, a reduced timetable and the opportunity to attend training sessions run by specialists from within the school. Career opportunities allowing you to grow professionally within Furze Platt include working parties and coaching for experienced teachers and leadership training for aspiring and existing middle and senior leaders.
There are excellent on-site facilities including use of a fully equipped and well-maintained gym, a café serving hot food and freshly made snacks and staff rooms with plenty of working space, your own laptop, student laptops and interactive whiteboards. As well as access to an employee advice service providing information, helpful resources and other services, we are finding ways of maintaining our community spirit and staff involvement through socially distanced initiatives, current examples being our first on-line book club, and a Furze Platt fantasy football league. In addition, freshly brewed coffee is ready for you during break-time with the occasional treat to help you through the week!
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