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School Business Manager for a Special School

School Business Manager for a Special School

St Giles School

Croydon

  • £37,443 - £42,840 pro rata
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Salary:
Salary will be calculated based on working 35 hours per week term time plus three weeks
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
01/01/25
Apply by:
22 November 2024

Job overview

Salary Range: Grade: 8 to 10, Scale point: 26 to 32 Salary FTE £37,443 to £42,840 - this will be pro-rata)

Contract: Permanent: 35 hours per week, Term time plus 3 weeks, 8.30am to 4.00pm (45 minutes unpaid for lunch)

Start date: 1st January 2025

The Headteacher and Governing Body invite applications from highly motivated and organised individuals with energy and vision to join our excellent and dedicated team as our new School Business Manager.

We are looking for a strong candidate who can provide strategic vision and leadership in all aspects of school administration, including finance, resources, Health and Safety, HR, and income generation. The successful candidate will be forward thinking and able to communicate effectively. They must be able to provide the necessary information and advice to the Head teacher and Governors to ensure that the school has the necessary tools to run effectively and provide the individualised, bespoke education our pupils require.

The successful candidate will:

  • Be experienced at school business management, or highly relevant finance and resources management
  • Be a strategic thinker
  • Have effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of, and manage a team
  • Have excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Be excited by the prospect of playing a senior role to support us in developing school systems

We can offer you:

  • An opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our very special pupils
  • A welcoming and enthusiastic environment with a talented and dedicated staff team
  • A supportive and inclusive school community where everyone is valued
  • A bespoke programme of CPD
  • A highly skilled and supportive governing body with a strong commitment to the school

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school follows safer recruitment procedures. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Please complete the on line Croydon application form and submit a letter of application showing your experience in relation to the job description and person specification which can be obtained from the Headteacher, Mr Stephen Hehir: office@st-gilesschool.co.uk

This post is subject to a successful probationary period.

Closing date 12.00 on Friday 22nd November 2024

Interview date will be Wednesday 27th November 2024. Please can candidates who apply for this role keep this date free.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). 

 You will also be required to disclose any other information that would suggest that you may be unsuitable to work with children. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. 

 However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. 

 Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation. *Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ meaning that they are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. 

 All guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found in the DBS filtering collection on the Gov.uk website and further information on disclosing a criminal record can also be obtained from Nacro: www.nacro.org.uk. It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

 Online Searches following shortlisting: 

In line with the statutory guidance document Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023), the school will conduct online searches after the shortlisting process for any candidates who accept an invitation to interview. The purpose of the online search is to uncover any information that may suggest the candidate is: 

• a potential safeguarding risk 

• their appointment may damage the reputation of the school or; 

• they are unqualified for the role they have applied for.

No recruitment decision will be made solely on the basis of an online search and all relevant information uncovered will be discussed with the applicant at interview. All online searches will be conducted by individuals who are not involved in any other aspect of the recruitment process. No irrelevant information uncovered will be provided to the staff responsible for interviewing the job applicant. All candidates will be treated consistently. 

The same online search for all shortlisted candidates will be undertaken consisting of: 

• A Google search of the candidate’s name linked to their current employer, previous employer, educational institutions attended, previous job titles and news articles

 

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About St Giles School

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Mission Statement

At St. Giles we are passionate about learning. Our school community includes and values everyone, working together to achieve in a supportive, caring and professional way. Our enthusiasm and positive energy makes St Giles a truly happy and vibrant place to be.

About St Giles School

St. Giles is a community special school, providing education for nursery children and young people with physical disabilities and complex medical needs aged 2-16 across the ability range and for pupils aged 16-19 with profound and multiple learning difficulties.

All pupils have a statement of SEN which includes a degree of learning difficulty and they are admitted at any point in their school career. If appropriate pupils are helped to transfer to mainstream. Almost all leavers at 16 and PMLD pupils at 19 go onto further education. The catchment area includes the whole of Croydon and adjoining boroughs.

St Giles Nursery is part of the Croydon Local Offer for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and has places for 12-part time or 6 full time nursery children aged over two with identified needs under the Croydon commissioning arrangements.

Pupils with PMLD aged 16-19 can remain at St Giles in the Further Education Unit for pupils.

History

The first St. Giles’ School opened in 1925 and was sited in Thornton Heath. In 1933 the school moved to Featherbed Lane, Addington. Since 1977 it has been housed in its current purpose-built accommodation in Pampisford Road.

Accommodation

St Giles is a single-storey, accessible building. The main building is divided into two main sections on different levels linked by a ramped corridor. The upper level contains the reception area, administration offices, staff room, sensory rooms and 3 classrooms. From here you come to the hall and school kitchen, swimming pool and bases for the Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Nursing Team.

The lower level contains Early Years, Primary and Secondary classroom areas. There is also a library and specialist rooms for Music and DT.

In the grounds there is a single storey modular build which contains the nursery class and an additional Lower Department class. Both have large classrooms and smaller rooms for individual or small group work. The building has a hygiene room with changing beds and additional toilets.

Welfare facilities such as toilets and staffrooms can be found throughout the building. Please speak to your class teacher to confirm the allocated toilets and staffrooms for your class.

The school is set in its own grounds with a variety of recreation areas available for different learners and different needs.

Specialist facilities include:

❖ Hygiene rooms with hoists and changing beds ❖ Hydrotherapy pool ❖ Trampoline for Rebound therapy ❖ Dark sensory room ❖ Light sensory room ❖ Hall ❖ A creative resource and learning space ❖ Creative therapy room

Staffing

The school staff includes teachers, teaching assistants, pupil care and support assistants supported by administration, catering, premises management, swimming, technical and cleaning staff.

All school staff are specially trained to become experts in working with pupils with a wide range of learning difficulties, physical disabilities, complex medical needs, complex speech and language difficulties, visual and hearing impairments and sensory issues.

Pupils are grouped in small classes of 6-10 pupils. Class size is dependent on pupils’ ages and learning needs with a very high level of staffing to support their learning and access needs.

There are three departments: Lower school – Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Middle school – Years 3-6 Upper school – Years 7-14

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