School Business Manager - London, United Kingdom - SANZA Teaching Agency

SANZA Teaching Agency

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

School Business Manager

Start Mid March 2023
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at a leading Primary School in Southwark for a Business manager to join the SLT in Mid March for a temp
- perm role.

The School Business Manager (SBM) holds a key post of senior responsibility within the school.

Reporting directly to the Headteacher, the SBM is responsible for ensuring all financial and non-teaching aspects of the school run efficiently and effectively.

To operate, maintain and develop the administrative and financial procedures and systems of the school in cooperation with the Headteacher and Governors, ensuring that all legal and safety requirements with regard to people and property are met.
To be responsible for the school site and its buildings, their maintenance, development and efficient use.
To lead and manage the administrative and premises staff and will be responsible for their efficiency and effectiveness in meeting the needs of the school within the changing educational environment.
To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the child protection procedures adopted by the Southwark Safeguarding Children's Board and the school's safeguarding policy.

General

To attend all subcommittee meetings (Curriculum, Resources, Personnel & PPC).
To clerk the above committee meetings and any other Governors' committee meetings, preparing agendas, minutes and reports, dealing with the representation and appeals procedure.
To assist the Clerk to the Governors in the efficient discharge of their duties for the termly Full Governors' meetings.

Financial

To work with the Headteacher in preparing the annual budget for the school to be submitted to the Governing Body and provide specific expertise in long term financial management. To carry out short, medium and long term financial planning; scenario planningand option appraisal providing strategic financial advice to the SLT, Headteacher and Governing Body.
To prepare for approval by the Governors the annual estimates of income and expenditure. To obtain agreements of budgets and to monitor accounts against budgets. To prepare regular management accounts for budget holders and to report on the financial stateof the school to the Governors.
To monitor all accounting procedures and resolve any problems

This includes:
- the ordering, processing and payment for all goods and services provided to the school, the operation of all bank accounts

To advise the Headteacher and Governors on investment and financial policy, preparing appraisal for particular projects and developing a longterm business plan or financial strategy for the future development of the school.
To be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive payroll service for all school staff, with operation of the various pension schemes and other deductions in which the school participates.

Personnel

To be responsible for personnel matters relating to all staff. For the clearance of new staff medical, DBS, and to issue offer letters and contracts of employment. To give advice to the Governors on pay, expenses, sickness and maternity procedures, redundancyand other matters of dismissal. To update any relevant policies on an annual basis. To maintain confidential staff records.
To provide leadership and guidance for the administrative and premises staff including direct line management responsibility.
To be responsible for the professional development, appraisal and training for all support staff.
With the Headteacher, to lead and manage the Single Central Record ensuring that all safeguarding procedures are in place in relation to staff and other adults who may have contact with children or will be on site

Premises and Health & Safety Management

To act as the school's Health & Safety Lead and be responsible for the management of Health and Safety within the school in keeping with ISI Regulations.

Under the direction from the Headteacher the Business Manager will be responsible for the overall managementand maintenance of the school building, facilities, grounds, fabric and furnishings of the school.

To oversee the maintenance of the school site and the buildings, the preparation of maintenance schedules and the efficient operation of all facilities on the property; also for the installations and plant for lighting, heating, energy conservation, ventilationetc.
To oversee the security of the school site.
To monitor the site manager's schedule of safety testing for specific equipment.
To be responsible for the letting of the school premises to outside organisations, and for the development of all school facilities for outof school use, with particular reference to the local community. Liaise with the premises team with regards to issuingof receipts, collection of monies and pay claims for extended hours worked.
Taking the lead on compiling and implementing a Health and Safety Policy, Fire Evacuation Policy, Lockdown Procedures and Premises Development Plan, including energy conservation.

Administration

To manage the administrative function including school reception, reprographics and records.
To act as correspondent for the DfE and to be responsible for the records and returns required.
To be responsible for the systems and general management of the school's administrative and financial network, the implementation of appropriate Management Information systems and the computerisation of the administration accounting and records systems.

To act as System Manager for the administrative computer network.