School Business Leader
School Business Leader
Required as soon as possible
Salary details: Scale NJC PO9, 49-52 £60,468 - £63,879 pro rata per annum. 52 weeks per year, 36 hours per week
The Governors of Kelmscott School are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and highly enthusiastic colleague to be the school’s leading support staff professional. The main purpose of the role is to provide professional strategic leadership and management of school support staff in partnership with teaching staff, to enhance their effectiveness in order to achieve improved standards of learning and achievement in the school.
The successful candidate will become part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and is expected to contribute significantly to the continuous improvement and best value of the school’s services to its community. This will include:
- Providing high quality leadership and management of the school's business functions.
- Designing and implementing policies across difference business functions in line with the school’s strategic vision.
- Providing strategic and operational leadership in all aspects of finance and business management.
- Developing high quality reporting mechanisms across the different functions.
- Being responsible for the operation, maintenance and development of systems, processes and procedures relating to budgets, finances, HR, premises, community hire, income generation, school administration, GDPR, Marketing & Media.
Kelmscott School is a highly ambitious school in the heart of East London. Inclusion is at the very heart of all that we do. Waltham Forest reaps the benefits of the character, diversity and cultures within our borough, the things we have in common and the things that make us different. Our school motto is ‘Putting Learning First’ something that we hold dear. Colleagues at our school are happy and as a result we have low staff turnover. Staff wellbeing and work life balance, are a priority for us as we believe that our staff, work at their best when they are also able to commit fully to their family and personal lives. Behaviour of students at Kelmscott is impeccable. Our behaviour systems are designed to allow teachers to teach and our students to learn. Our classrooms are ‘disruption free’ something we would love to show you.
We were inspected under the new Ofsted framework in January 2020. Ofsted saw two typical Kelmscott days and were highly impressed with what they saw. They still consider the school to be good with many outstanding features. The report can be accessed on the school website.
Vision:
Our vision of teaching and learning at Kelmscott School is to ensure it provides the best possible opportunity for pupils of all abilities and backgrounds to reach their fullest potential.
Our school is on an exciting journey which we would love for you to be part of. We have what we believe to be a number of unique selling points that all our visitors experience first-hand when they come to our school. To get a flavour of these USPs, do have a look at our Twitter @KelmscottSchool.
As well as a supportive and friendly environment, Kelmscott offers a range of interesting employee benefits including:
- Regular staff breakfast
- Reduced gym membership at Walthamstow Leisure Centre
- No staff meeting either side of a school holiday
The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 14th June by 12pm. The important thing for us is finding the right individual. An early application is advised as we reserve the right to close the vacancy if sufficient suitable applications are received.
Interview date: Week commending 24th June 2024
Please note that if you do not receive a response within two weeks of the closing date then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted.
For an application pack and further details, please visit the school website at https://www.kelmscottschool.co.uk/vacancies Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
All completed applications should be returned to the school at the following address:
Akin Nidai – Assistant School Business Leader: a.nidai1@kelmscott.waltham.sch.uk
Kelmscott School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure, Child Protection screening and checks with past employers. References will be taken up prior to interviews. Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 requires all employers in the United Kingdom to make basic document checks on every person they intend to employ.