Key info:

I am looking to speak to exceptional candidates looking to take on a Business Manager role at a wonderful, Catholic Primary school in Liverpool, L11. The school is committed to providing inspirational and innovative teaching and the highest quality learning experiences for all our pupils. They aim to create an environment which promotes a love of learning and empowers its children to become independent, lifelong learners. Striving for academic excellence, they want children to have the highest aspirations, no limits to their ambitions and to embody the core values of the school.

Role Overview:

The new School Business Manager should buy into the ethos of the school and become an integral part of ‘family’, holding responsibilities for managing the strategy and operation of the business functions, which includes:

• Financial Management (including applying for funding through grants/other streams)
• Administration
• Human Resources
• Facilities and Property Management
• Health and Safety
  
  

If successful, you will be expected to take a strategic role in the planning of improvements to the school which further improve the financial value of provision and services. You will also ensure that all aspects of those areas managed, meet the reporting requirements and standards of Ofsted, the DfE, the Local Authority and School Financial Value Standard (SFVS).

Key Attributes:

• Professional Values and Practice
• Demonstrate high expectations for all pupils.
• Ability to build and maintain successful relationships with people, treat them consistently, with respect and consideration.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and carry out the role effectively, knowing when to seek help and advice.
• Ability to improve your own practice through observations, evaluation, and discussion with colleagues.
  
  

Experience and Knowledge

• Several years’ experience of working in an office environment at a management level.
• Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and an awareness of relevant legislation.
• Appropriate knowledge of First Aid.
• Basic awareness of inclusion, especially within a school setting.

Qualifications and Training

• GCSE qualification in Numeracy/Maths and Literacy/English or equivalent qualification.
• NVQ Level 4 or Degree or equivalent qualification or experience.
• National College of School Leadership Certificate in School Business Management.
• Institute of Administration Management Qualification.
• Requirement to complete Support Staff Induction Programme.
• Requirement to complete Appointed Persons First Aid at Work training.
• Safer Recruitment training

Should this sound like your next move, please do APPLY NOW or contact Greg Bookman, Director of Operations, for further information.

📞 020 36333 222 / 07793 209 744

📧 Greg.Bookman@MLK-Search.co.uk