School Business Manager

St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6EW

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 February 2025

• Closing date

  29 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 12 hours a week, spread over 2 days increasing to 4 days a week from September 25 across 2 federated schools
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: PS8-FTE £35,730- £38,585

What skills and experience we're looking for

In return we are seeking someone with:

• Excellent numeracy and communication skills
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• Experience of working in a school office, preferably undertaking finance tasks
• Ability to construct a school budget and present this to governors
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes in the working day and deal with the unexpected
• Able to work as part of a team
• A love of working alongside children and contributing to their development

What the school offers its staff

• We are looking to recruit a School Business Manager to work across two schools within the Mole Valley Infant Schools Federation; St Michael's CE (A) Infant School, based in Mickleham, Dorking, and Newdigate CE Infant School based in Newdigate. The Federation has a single Headteacher and Governing Body but operates separate budgets for each school. Going forward, the Governing Body are looking to combine both bursar roles into a single Business Manager position.

• Initially the post is for 2 days a week from February 2025 at St Michael'.s (12 hours a week, 39 weeks term-time plus 1 week), increasing to 4 days a week from September 2025 to include Newdigate Infant School.
  

• Prior experience in a school setting would be ideal, and an accounting or SBM qualification also preferred, although training would be provided for the right candidate.
• The role includes responsibility for finance, premises management, HR, IT and business systems.
• The SBM will report to the Headteacher and has line management responsibility for the office staff.
• There will be opportunities for training/handover in January (St Michaels) and July (Newdigate) to be agreed on appointment

Flexible working opportunities

There may be some flexibility over which days of the week are worked and the opportunity for remote working on occasions to complete specific tasks eg budget planning, SFVS

Further details about the role

This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate to work across 2 small, rural infant schools. Visits to the school are welcomed!

An application form in word format is available on request to the school.

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to head@stmichaels-dorking.surrey.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Upload additional documents

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School Business Manager-Job Description.pdf - 126 KB (opens in new tab)

School Business Manager-Person Spec.pdf - 97.7 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 47 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@stmichaels-dorking.surrey.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01372373717
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-michael-s-cofe-aided-infant-school (opens in new tab)

St Michael's is small rural infant school with a big heart, nestled among the Surrey hills on the edge of Mickleham village. The school has a Christian ethos and is very much a part of village life.

Arranging a visit to St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@stmichaels-dorking.surrey.sch.uk.

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