School Business Manager Job Ormskirk area,England UK,Management

To be responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of financial and administrative services within the school.

In addition to the following duties, the post holder may be required to undertake any of the duties associated with a lower graded Business Support Officer role.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities – appropriate for this post:

To be responsible for the business and financial management of school resources.
To manage the school’s administrative function through planning, developing, designing and monitoring administrative systems and procedures.
To manage a small team of office & premise staff.
To assist the Headteacher and governing body with income generation activities and in promoting and marketing the school.
Arrange the provision, analysis and evaluation of data, detailed reports and information to the senior leadership team, the governing body and outside agencies
To manage the administration of human resources
To manage the procurement process, including securing appropriate service contracts, licences and insurance.
To manage the facilities, including premises, lettings and liaising with external contractors
To prepare and submit bids for funding from outside agencies, under the direction of the Headteacher, including lettings.
To support the implementation of the school's health and safety policies as directed.
To work within school policies and procedures
To take care of their own and other people's health and safety
Commitment to undertake in-service development.
Commitment to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people.
Commitment to sustaining regular attendance at work.
To support the leadership team in managing SARs and complaints, ensuring timely and appropriate responses .

Individuals in this role may also:

Attend Senior Leadership Team Meetings and advise as appropriate
Act as the School's Data Protection Officer.
To support wellbeing initiatives for pupils as part of the Senior Leadership Team

Additional supporting information – specific to this post.

Indicative knowledge, skills and experience

Experience in administrative / finance roles.
Working at or towards national occupational standards (NOS) in business and administration and knowledge / skills equivalent to current national qualifications level 4 or having or willing to work towards the Certificate of School Business Management (CSBM).

Summary:
Operational and/or line management of support staff in a large primary school or a small secondary school.

Knowledge:

Need to be authoritative on methods, systems and procedures over a variety of areas.

Co-ordination of a small team of employees whose tasks are broadly similar in basic objective, for example, finance, HR, administration. Planning months to a year ahead.

Skills of persuasiveness or assertiveness as well as sensitivity to the other person's point of view are often required to influence behaviour, change opinions or turn situations around, but debates can be won by presenting fact or evidence. May have a role in dealing with parents and pupils.

Problem Solving:

Because of changing priorities and differing situations, the jobholder has the latitude to consider which among many procedures should be followed. Differing situations requiring the identification and solution within the area of expertise and acquired knowledge, occasionally new facts may need to be sought.

Accountability:

Working within already established precedents, policies and procedures. Working with given resources, but contributing to the long-term determination of what those resources will be in the future.

Prepared by:

Schools HR Team

Date:

13/02/2023

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