School Business Manager

Working closely with the Strategic Business Manager and leadership team, they will have responsibility for leading the effective management of operational functions of the school including Finance, HR, compliance, health and safety and facilities management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading on financial planning, budgeting, and reporting to maximise funding and school resources to support the teaching and learning environment
• Overseeing the HR operations and maintaining compliance with safer recruitment and contract management.
• Overseeing premises, health & safety, GDPR and compliance
• Line management and development of operations support staff
• Supporting senior leadership with strategic decision-making

Skills and experience required:

• Has strong financial management experience, preferably with school finance and budgets
• Demonstrates excellent leadership and organisational skills
• Has strong working knowledge of HR processes including safer recruitment, contract management and staff development.
• Is highly motivated, proactive, and able to work under pressure.
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and able to work with stakeholders at all levels.

We offer:

• A collaborative and supportive working environment and Governing Board
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for access to well-being support and financial advice

Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse, multi-racial, 11-18 community school and are one of only 8 schools across the country to be recognised as a ‘National IQM Inclusion Champion’ school. The school is on a shared site with both a primary and a special school. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable our students to maximise their potential. We have the highest expectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved through working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision.

Our young people are proud of the school and their community, and have high aspirations that we see reflected in their conduct and engagement. We also actively promote staff wellbeing, supporting colleagues in what is a challenging yet rewarding profession.

Please take the time to read our latest Ofsted Report (October 2023) which can be found on our school website. We hope this inspires you to visit us, as it is only by stepping into our school and meeting our students and staff, that you are able to appreciate the special place we believe this school to be.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for the role.

We hope you will take the opportunity to arrange an informal visit, as we believe that by doing so, you will discover what a great place this is to work and be inspired to join our hard-working students and supportive and ambitious team. Please arrange an appointment by contacting Cherise Hogan, HR Manager, on 0121 566 4370.

Holte School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks in line with the KCSIE guidance, including an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. It is a requirement for all shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to undergo a general online search carried out by the school.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which 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.