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They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.
Location: Derby, DE1 3HF Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week, Full Year Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
Close Date: Wednesday 2nd October Interview Date: Thursday 10th October Start Date: January 2025
This SEN Schools' Group is opening a brand-new Primary and Secondary Special Education school in 2025.
Based in Derby with a proposed capacity of 72 students aged between 5-19. It is anticipated that the student cohort will have a primary diagnosis of ASC/ADHD.
Your Skills and Qualifications
- A Management or Professional qualification in related area to role e.g. Management Diploma or Finance qualification is desirable.
- knowledge and understanding of relevant regulations and standards for education
- Knowledge of current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies.
- Safeguarding and legislative procedures when working with children and young people
- Management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation Excellent communication skills with a range of internal and external people, verbally and in writing
- Ability to form & promote positive relationships with and between young people, employees, parents and representatives of outside agencies
- Ability to define high, appropriate and attainable standards, and achieve them
- Effective team leadership and management
- Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively and take decisions
The Role
The Role of the School Business Manager is an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the leadership, management supervision and development of the support services within the school, ensuring an efficient, safe, healthy, clean, and comfortable environment is provided within budget and in line with strategic aims and objectives.
There is an expectation that you will act with a high degree of autonomy including responsibility and accountability for managing delegated budgets and resources. The role also involves creating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development plans aimed at bringing about continual improvement in the areas of responsibility.
As this is a new school in the development stage, you will be instrumental in the recruitment and development of an effective team to secure the success of what we anticipate being an outstanding school.
Benefts:
Full training and continued support
Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme (from October)
Health cash back plan
Car lease scheme
Bike to work scheme
Perk box
Free parking
Refer a friend for £1,000 We'll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)
School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.