Fern House School School Business Manager (SBM)

Fern House School School Business Manager (SBM)

Apply by: 12 noon on Tuesday 1st October 2024

Interviews: Tuesday 8th October 2024

Salary Scale: SM1 (Salary Range £44,917-£47,751 based on 36 hours / 42 weeks of the year) salary dependent on experience and hours/weeks of employment)

Hours: Open to flexible working 3-5 days / 21.4-36 hours per week / 42 weeks

Contract Term: Permanent

Job Start: ASAP

Fern House School is a special school for pupils aged 5 – 16. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic School Business Manager to join our friendly and welcoming team. The SBM will be responsible for ensuring resources are effectively managed and aligned with our educational goals. They will have excellent organisational skills and be adept at optimising resource allocation and implementing effective administrative systems. A commitment to nurturing a positive and productive school environment, coupled with a collaborative approach to working with staff, students, parents and stakeholders is essential.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

What more can we offer?

• An enhanced salary to reflect the needs of our pupils
• Flexible working hours to accommodate childcare
• Attendance incentives . paid days off for 100% attendance
• Staff parking on-site
• A brand new state-of-the-art school building
• Recently judged to be a GOOD school by Ofsted & Personal Development judged as Outstanding.

At Fern House School we understand the importance of building meaningful relationships with pupils and families to nurture growth and development of relational milestones such as, building trust and sharing enjoyment. Care and making connections are at the heart of our ethos and we work hard to ensure that all staff feel cared for too.

As part of the Connect Education Trust, we are strongly committed to providing high quality professional development and career progression for all staff. We are constantly reviewing our practices to ensure that our staff can focus on what matters, providing a rich environment in which children can learn and thrive. We are able to offer significant opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues across the Trust. Staff are able to be involved with developments within the curriculum in areas that interest them. We encourage expertise and a staff team that supports one another to develop their own practice by creating remarkable futures for all pupils.

All Connect Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, therefore all employees working within the Trust must have the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of our children and young people. All candidates are required to complete the school’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ declaration and will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). For posts in regulated activity, this will include a barred list check. The Trust also requires consent from applicants to carry out online searches of publicly available information, including social media, prior to interview.

To apply please by clicking on the link on the vacancies page on our website.