James Brindley Academy
Bell Barn Road
Birmingham
B15 2AF
Telephone number: 0121 666 6409
Email: vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
Required for 28 April 2025; 36.5 hours per week, all year-round
‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams. This is the Vision Statement of James Brindley Academy.
Do you want to have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
Do you want to work in an organisation that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?
Are you a dynamic leader with expertise in Finance and operational strategy?
If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team!
Benefits of working for James Brindley Academy include:
* Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a 24-hour helpline for advice regarding legal, financial, medical, consumer, work and family matters, in addition to counselling.
* Wellbeing champions allocated to each James Brindley Centre, who are committed to supporting all employees to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
* A benefits portal which has various offers including a cycle to work scheme, a low-cost health plan, childcare voucher scheme, and dining discounts.
* Teacher Pension Scheme.
* Free parking, near to Birmingham City Centre, which can be used evenings and weekends.
Join James Brindley as we launch the Think Differently Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) as Chief Finance and Operating Officer and play a key role in shaping the future of our newly established Trust. We are at the start of a very exciting journey, with ambitious growth plans to expand significantly over the next 3–5 years. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will oversee core operations, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and alignment with our educational aims.
Key responsibilities:
* Provide strategic leadership across finance, IT, HR, and facilities.
* Act as the Trust’s Chief Financial Officer, ensuring sound financial governance.
* Maintain compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
* Lead and inspire teams, including Finance, HR, Governance, IT, and Facilities Managers.
* Oversee budgets, risk management, and operational planning.
* Contribute to the Trust’s development plan, ensuring financial sustainability.
What We Are Looking For:
* Proven experience in senior leadership, financial management, and operational oversight.
* Strong understanding of compliance, governance, and resource management.
* Ability to lead diverse teams and drive organisational success.
* Exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Why Join Us?
This is an excellent time to join James Brindley as the Academy continues to implement a strategic vision developed by young people, staff, and other stakeholders. Join us to ‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.
You’ll be joining at a pivotal time, as James Brindley Academy forms the Think Differently MAT, helping shape the foundations of a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to delivering outstanding education. We offer a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and the chance to work in a collaborative, supportive environment.
Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and help us achieve our ambitious vision.
James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. During a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. Many of our young people have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period prior to joining us. We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
How to apply:
Please download an application pack and return completed applications to vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk.
Please ensure the application form is signed if sending via email. If your application is shortlisted, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam inboxes.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable); Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
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