School Business Manager
Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7BWThis job expired on 25 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 April 2025
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £63,850 - £71,609
Pay scale
- Support Staff Grade I
What skills and experience we're looking for
Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust (ESCAT) seeks to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated person to fulfil the role of School Business Manager for Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College.
The successful candidate must be passionate about working to secure the best possible outcomes for all our children, families and the wider community.
We are seeking an individual who enjoys taking the initiative; and has the resilience and ability to manage people effectively as part of a team.
We are looking for someone who is commercially astute, yet innovative. The appointed candidate will understand the challenges of working in the public sector, ideally schools, local authorities or the health sector. They will also have experience with company and charity accounting.
If you are a Catholic you will understand the distinctiveness of Catholic schools such as Oaklands and this will be attractive to you. You do not have to be a Catholic, but will need to be comfortable with the values and working in the Catholic sector.
What the school offers its staff
- An attractive salary
- Option to work from home
- Child care vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Access to professional development
- A dedicated and enthusiastic team of staff and Trustees
- Support from colleagues within all our schools
Further details about the role
Key Responsibilities for School Business Manager
1. Lead on finance, health and safety, site management, HR, IT and Business Support and safeguarding.
2. Ensure effective systems and procedures in all aspects of school administration.
3. Provide month end finance documentation.
4. Plan and prepare budget forecasts.
5. Promote the school and secure funding from various sources.
6. Be a positive and enthusiastic individual who demonstrates commitment, is a strategic thinker and has effective financial management skills.
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 Oaklands Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1372 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Oaklands Catholic School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- s.mann@oaklandscatholicschool.org
- Phone number
- 02392259214
Oaklands is a Catholic Academy, taking in boys and girls from 11-18. The school has over 1,300 students including a Sixth Form College of over 250 students. It is a well-established comprehensive school, which is well supported by parents and highly respected in the community.
Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust (ESCAT) currently comprises two schools within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. The Trust was initially formed in 2011. The Trust has ambitious plans for growth.
Arranging a visit to Oaklands Catholic School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.mann@oaklandscatholicschool.org.
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