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School Business Manager

Highwood Primary School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2AW

18 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  30 October 2023

• Latest start date

  4 January 2024

• Closing date

  13 October 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Part time - 27 1/2 hours per week. Days to be agreed with HT.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £25,941.00
• Pay scale: M1

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Business Manager to join our friendly team at Highwood Primary School. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate School Business Manager with high aspirations & a drive to support our school.

We are looking for someone who:

Has excellent organisational & communication skills.

Experience of working within a school environment &, if possible, existing experience of school business manager role of finances, contract management, H&S and premises management, governance & GDPR. However, we welcome aspiring school business managers with relevant experience.

You will share our commitment to developing & maintaining a culture of high achievement so our staff and children can continue to thrive, through promoting resilience & reaching their full potential. We aspire to give our children an excellent start in their education to prepare them their future life so that they can become effective life-long learners.

This is a part time role of 29 1/2hours per week, term time only.

(Four days per week. Days & hours to be agreed)

We are an equal opportunities employer.

For further information please contact current SBM, Mrs Carter on 01923 256210.

School visits are warmly welcomed & encouraged so please contact the school office on 01923 256210 to book a tour.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

An interesting & varied job in a warm & welcoming school with motivated children who have a love for learning.

A strong staff team.

Strong links with the wider school community & an opportunity to develop further relationships within the community.

A commitment to your continued professional development.

Commitment to safeguarding

Highwood Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks, social media check and satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please complete the online application.

Skilled worker visa sponsorship is not available for this job.

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About Highwood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 434 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Highwood Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: maddyedmunds@highwood.herts.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01923 256210
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highwood-primary-school-bushey (opens in new tab)

Whilst Highwood Primary School was first established in 1949, it has since been wholly rebuilt, moving from its original location on Bushey Mill Lane to Mead Way, Bushey. Highwood is a thriving, dynamic, forward thinking school for children aged three to eleven years of age. We admit sixty pupils per year group. Currently there are 433 pupils on roll. We are highly privileged in that our school community benefits from a purpose-built, state of the art primary school building designed by the architect Ahlam Conti, conceived in consultation with our staff, pupils, parents and Local Authority professionals. Our school building has now won three architectural awards and we are very proud of it. Inspire All Family Centre shares our school facilities and are valued community partners. At Highwood we actively seek to make a positive difference to every child’s learning journey. We know that teaching is our core purpose and we endeavour to ensure our provision is the very best possible. The talented teaching teams at Highwood are our biggest asset – they consist of teachers, teaching assistants, higher level teaching assistants, and SEND teaching assistants along with a myriad of support staff who work together to provide the guidance, encouragement and challenge every child needs to progress in their learning and fulfil their potential. Our fabulous school building enables us to think, plan and work differently. Our revolutionary teaching spaces encourage us to be creative in our approaches to teaching. Outdoor classrooms have ample light and space and provide opportunities to enable learning to take place outdoors. Our courtyards and zoned curriculum spaces are at the heart of the school and are designed to enrich children’s learning through enabling first hand discovery and wide scope for play. Our schools grounds are landscaped and designed to stimulate children’s curiosity and their appreciation of the world around them – our pond, allotment and wild areas are all aimed at enriching a child’s spiritual, moral, cultural and social experiences. Our school community is diverse and reflects the cosmopolitan nature of our local neighbourhood. Our children vary in their abilities and we aspire to instil a love of learning in each and every one of them. Our Breakfast and Tea Time clubs are a great success and also a huge convenience to working families. We offer a good variety of lunch time and after school clubs, which are run by members of staff, or members of our community. We work with our extended school partners to provide support and guidance to families within our locality. We also regularly lead information sessions for parents who we value as equal partners in their child’s education. Our governing body is committed and ambitious in its leadership of Highwood – governors offer good challenge and high levels of support to the senior leadership team. The ‘Friends’ of Highwood are proactive and generous in giving time to organise enjoyable events that raise additional and significant funds for our school. We are proud of the professional learning community that is established at Highwood. It is one in which staff members support and nurture one another, continually striving to ensure the highest quality of educational provision.

Arranging a visit to Highwood Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email maddyedmunds@highwood.herts.sch.uk.

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