School Business Manager
Bell Farm Primary School, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 5NBThis job expired on 11 October 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Ideally, we would like the successful candidate to start in January 2024, but the start date is negotiable.
Closing date
11 October 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: This permanent position will be 37 hours per week (half an hour unpaid lunch break) 42 weeks per year (term time plus 3 weeks).
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- PS11 £47,655 to £52,490 Actual
What skills and experience we're looking for
The school business manager is the leading support staff professional, working as part of the senior leadership team, to assist the headteacher and governors to ensure that the school meets its financial and educational commitments.
You will be responsible for finance, human resources, premises, catering, IT, health and safety, and you will also line manage a fantastic admin team. This role offers an exciting mix of strategic leadership and operational management. You will need to be flexible, resilient, adaptable, fun and a great leader!
The successful applicant will be able to lead change, be inspiring and have the ability to motivate people as well as possessing great communication skills and have qualifications and/or experience comparable with a senior post of this nature.
What the school offers its staff
Bell Farm Primary school is welcoming, inclusive and a great community to be part of. We are a 3-form entry primary school with a nursery and a specialist high COIN centre. Our children, staff and families love being part of our community.
Our motto is “Proud to Belong” and that really does infuse everything we do, fostering a nurturing environment where staff and children’s wellbeing is a priority. Working for Bell Farm in turn means a commitment from us to offer you individually-tailored continuous professional development, with expert training to inspire confident and passionate teachers and support staff.
Further details about the role
The
annual salary is PS11 on the Surrey Pay Scale. As this is not a 52-week role
the actual annual salary paid is within the range of £47,655 to £52,490, which
is pro-rata of the full time equivalent (FTE) of £50,047 to £55,125.
We recommend that you come and have a look around our school, please contact the school office to arrange a visit. We’re situated less than a mile from both Hersham and Walton-on-Thames train stations, with fast trains into Waterloo taking just 26 minutes. Often featured on lists of the best places to live and raise a family, Walton-on-Thames is renowned for its pretty towpath, open spaces and friendly pubs, shops and cafes.
Interviews
will take place on Thursday 19 October 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the school.
Please see the role profile and application form attached. To apply, download the application form and return the completed form either by email to hr@bell-farm.surrey.sch.uk or by sending a hard copy to the HR Assistant at the school address.
Commitment to safeguarding
Bell Farm Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check and will need to complete, satisfactorily, a childcare (disqualification) regulation, staff declaration form.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bell Farm Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 671 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bell Farm Primary School website
- Email address
- hr@bell-farm.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01932 224009
Bell Farm received a 'Good' rating from Ofsted in March 2019, with the inspection praising a "strongly inclusive culture" that "helps this large school to feel like a family where everyone is known, listened to and cared for." Our beautiful grounds are enjoyed by friendly and polite pupils who are eager to learn, supported by a welcoming community of staff, parents and governors all working together.
We're situated less than a mile from both Hersham and Walton-on-Thames train stations, with fast trains into Waterloo taking just 26 minutes. Often featured on lists of the best places to live and raise a family, Walton-on-Thames is renowned for its pretty towpath, open spaces and friendly pubs, shops and cafes.
Arranging a visit to Bell Farm Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@bell-farm.surrey.sch.uk.
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