School Business Manager

Starting Salary: £48,241 - £51,677 per annum (TCES Salary Band 4.03)

Location: Newham, E15 (TCES East London Independent School)

Hours: Permanent; All-through; 35 days annual leave (+ 8 bank holidays)

We are seeking an experienced and professional School Business Manager to lead the provision of the school's facilities, catering and administration. You will be the main contact between TCES East London and the centralised functions of finance, human resources, referrals and IT. You will work closely with the Headteacher and the Company Business Manager to ensure that the school is able to meet ISS regulations and Ofsted requirements at all time. The role line manages a small school office team, facilities coordinator, chef and kitchen assistant. You will be accountable for the upkeep of the school building, its utilities and security. The School Business Manager is also pupil facing, and a member of the school's senior leadership team, modelling the TCES community values, safe and professional working practices.

You will also be proficient in data management, the use of MIS systems, and skilled in Microsoft Excel.

The Complete Education Solution (TCES)

TCES is an independent social enterprise providing specialist education based in London, supporting exceptional neurodiverse children and young people aged 7 to 19 who have special educational needs and disabilities typically associated with autism, social emotional and mental health needs and associated disorders. Most of them will have experienced multiple placement breakdowns and significant trauma, often resulting in behaviour that challenges. On average pupils will have been excluded from other provisions up to three times before reaching us and had significant periods out of education.

TCES pupils learn at one of our two schools, at our Create Learning Primary site in Barking, through our Create in the Community service or within our Home Learning service. Our Create in the Community and Create Learning Primary services support our most complex and vulnerable pupils, with our schools: TCES East London and TCES North West London supporting those who are able to access learning within a school environment. When they are ready, we aim for pupils to step down from Create into one of our main schools, our Sixth Form, or into a mainstream provision.

TCES East London Independent School is an Ofsted Good rated day school specialising in Leadership and the Arts, with all pupils encouraged to find and express their creativity and supported to achieve awards alongside traditional subjects. We believe they will become successful members of society through the knowledge, values and thinking skills learnt in the classroom and school environment.

Essential requirements to be successful in the role are:  

• Level 4, 5 or 6 Diploma in School Business Management (formerly CSBM, DSBM or ADSBM) and/or relevant experience in a School Business role.
• Experience of supporting neurodiverse children, or with Autism (ASC) and/or Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs (SEMH) and an understanding of potential implications for communication, learning and behaviour; able to promote de-escalation and emotional regulation, supporting young people in forming and sustaining effective relationships.
• Financial management experience including budget monitoring and setting, and procurement.
• Advanced IT skills, including a good understanding of ICT systems and the ability to develop them with experience of a school-based MIS, preferably SIMS/Scholar Pack.
• Substantial successful team management, motivation and staff development experience, preferably across Finance, Procurement,ICT, HR and/or Facilities Management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan workloads and prioritise tasks, and high levels of attention to detail.
• Resilient, committed, and a hard worker - able to keep going in the face of adversity and never giving up.
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In return we offer:  

• Competitive salary and terms and conditions, with consistent monthly pay.
• An opportunity to make a real difference and join a leading provider of specialist education, directly contributing towards positive outcomes for pupils with SEMH and ASC. 
• Excellent CPD opportunities with all staff provided an individual Learning & Development Plan to support career development, including education qualifications at all levels (QTS / QTLS / NPQs) and options to take progressive Ofqual registered Level 3 – 5 qualifications in Therapeutic Education. 
• Comprehensive induction process, including all pupil-facing staff supported in receiving the Level 3 Award in Therapeutic Education and Group Process. 
• Regular half termly staff wellbeing days. 
• A range of employee support and wellbeing benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), counselling and contributions towards medical costs and an exclusive rewards platform.

Closing Date: 26 January 2025

To apply:

Please complete our application form here or visit www.tces.org.uk/vacancies for more information.

If you have any questions please contact recruitment@tces.org.uk  

TCES is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting    the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to all relevant checks such as references, medical clearance and a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.