Role: School business manager
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: £43,421 to £46,464
Contract Type/Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Start Date: ASAP/1st January 2025
Reporting to: Headteacher
About Us:
Situated just four miles northeast of Oxford, our secondary school caters to students aged 11 to 18. Our clients take pride in their Ousted Outstanding rating, reflecting their commitment to excellence in education and student welfare
Role:
We are seeking to appoint an experienced School Business Manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to manage the operation of the business functions, including financial management, health and safety, human resources, compliance, and administration. The School Business Manager will advise on and implement the day-to-day support that enables the school to operate effectively and efficiently, allowing other members of the leadership team to focus on teaching and learning.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership:
* Line-manage site and administration support staff, including long-term resource planning and managing the end-to-end recruitment process, appraisal, and professional development.
* Implement school-wide changes and allocate resources in line with school improvement plans, putting policies and procedures in place and communicating them to staff.
* Make decisions in line with the vision and values of the school and encourage others to do the same.
* Implement a marketing plan for the school, utilizing the school website, signage, the prospectus, and communications with current and prospective parents.
Financial Management:
* Oversee the security and reconciliation of cash in hand and debtors on a day-to-day basis, ensuring money is banked, money owed is collected, and clear records are kept.
* Ensure value for money within the procurement of goods and services in line with school policy.
* Manage the school's lettings offer.
* Ensure the effective and efficient operation of the administration department, delegating tasks to finance/office staff where appropriate.
Human Resources:
* Maintain staff absence data.
* Ensure that recruitment, appraisal, disciplinary, and grievance policies are administered in accordance with employment law.
* Advise on HR issues within the school and liaise with the external HR provider.
Health and Safety:
* Supervise the maintenance of the school site with the headteachers and premises team.
* Manage the school's compliance with health and safety regulations and put in place processes and procedures to ensure the safety of the school.
* Organize health and safety training for staff.
Compliance:
* Manage the school's compliance with statutory obligations and advise others on the relevant legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements.
* Track all school policies and ensure they are updated in accordance with the policy review schedule.
Administration:
* Keep records in accordance with the school's record retention schedule and data protection law, ensuring information security and confidentiality at all times.
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