15 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    5 January 2025 at 5pm

  • Date listed

    20 December 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,654.00 - £35,235.00 Annually (FTE) Grade I - SCP 22 - SCP 25 per annum pro rata £32,654 - £35,235 FTE per annum (Actual £29,790 - £32,145)

School Business Manager job summary

Role: School Business Manager

Salary: Grade I - SCP 22 - SCP 25 per annum pro rata £32,654 - £35,235 FTE per annum (Actual £29,790 - £32,145)

Location: Heathcote Primary School

Working pattern: Term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks) 37 hours per week

Closing date: 5pm Sunday 5th January 2025

Start date: Asap

Join our team at Heathcote Primary School

At Heathcote School, we are on an exciting journey as we grow steadily towards becoming a full school in 2025/26. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated School Business Manager to join our team and help us implement clear systems and structures that will support us in delivering the very best education and experience for our children, families, and staff.

Guided by our vision of "Wouldn't it be amazing if...", we are committed to achieving the following aspirations,

Delivering a curriculum that rivals all others in the local area

Every child leaving Heathcote at age-related expectation or above

Whole school community demonstrating exemplary behaviour

All pupils leave Heathcote recognising their strengths and with essential skills to face a quickly evolving world.

School and home working in effective collaboration to ensure the very best outcomes for pupils.

If you are excited by the opportunity to help us bring these aspirations to life, we would love to hear from you. We encourage visits to the school—there’s no better way to feel the heart of our community and see if Heathcote is the right place for you!

Come and be part of something special

The role requires a dedicated, flexible and organised person who will approach work with a positive attitude, honesty, confidentiality and integrity. The successful candidate will be a member of the Senior Management team and will lead an administrative team who work effectively to ensure the best outcomes for our pupils. The role requires a strong strengths within financial budgetary management, be an excellent communicator who can demonstrate flexibility and the ability to work as part of a team.

Heathcote is a forward-thinking primary school which maintains high expectations of staff and pupils. It is part of the Community Academies Trust, a multi-academy trust with the express purpose of transforming schools into community hubs, through applying a holistic view of education. If you wish to work within a successful multi-academy trust and have a desire to make a difference to the lives of our pupils and our community, then this role is for you.

As School Business Manager you will be supporting the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and wider school team by delivering and managing the non-teaching aspects of school by:

  • Managing the daily running of financial (budget management), facilities and administration aspects of the school supporting the Headteacher and leadership team.
  • Ensuring the smooth running of payroll, reconciliation and delivery of school census working to appropriate deadlines.
  • Be competent with systems such as SIMS and iTrent (although training will be provided)
  • Liaise effectively with Trust and appropriate external organisations in areas such as Payroll, Administration, HR and Health & Safety.

Please refer to the job description and specification for full details of the role requirements.

In return we will offer you a caring and supportive primary school environment with a dedicated, friendly and passionate school staff.

Should you require any other details please contact the school office atHeathcote Primary School on 01926 290330

If this role is of interest to you and you can contribute to our future success, find out more on our website www.heathcoteprimaryschool.co.uk


To apply please complete the application form via My New Term (MNT)


We reserve the right to close or extend the closing date for the position and would therefore recommend an early application.

The Trust Child Protection Policies and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Statement can be found at: https://www.communityacademiestrust.org/en-GB/trust-information.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe In Education 2024. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process, and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Community Academies Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974.

We expect all staff to share our safeguarding commitments and to undergo appropriate safer recruitment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from Community Academies Trust vision and values.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Community Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

Community Academies Trust Company Registration No. 0747273-6

“Education is for improving lives and for leaving your community and world better than you found it

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 Heathcote Primary School

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
369 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11

Heathcote Primary School is a free school which opened in September 2017. We are part of Community Academies Trust. The school is part of a new community which is growing rapidly. We cater for children who predominantly live in the estates surrounding the school and Leamington Spa. The school is 2-form entry and is set in wonderful grounds which are developing. We have a forest school area, sports field, amphitheater and surrounding land which is ripe for development. We are particularly focussed on developing a curriculum which is embedded in outdoor learning.

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