SENIOR ACADEMY BUSINESS MANAGER

Job title: x2 Senior Academy Business Manager
Status: Permanent
Required: As soon as possible
Salary: From SCP 32 to SCP 34 £40,221 to £42,403
Hours: 37 hours (full time), whole time role (annual leave allocation of 29 days)
Reporting to: Academy Headteacher
Academy:
1. Dormanstown and Wilton Primary Academies (Redcar Academies)
2. Pennyman Primary Academy
About the Trust
The Trust was established in 2015 and provides education and enrichment activities to more than 1100 children across five Academies, located in Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland local authority areas. Academies within the Trust are:
• Brambles Primary Academy (2 to 11 years),
• Discovery Special Academy (2 to 16 years),
• Dormanstown Primary Academy (3 to 11 years),
• Pennyman Primary Academy (3 to 11 years), and
• Wilton Primary Academy (3 to 11 years).
All the Trust’s academies are either judged as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
About the role we are looking to appoint:
Tees Valley Education are seeking to appoint 2 suitably qualified Senior Academy Business Manager (SABM) with experience of working across a Trust and with senior leaders.
Candidates are required to advise which if not both locations they wish to be considered for within their letter and on the application fom. There will be one SABM for:
– Redcar academies: primarily based at Dormanstown with oversight of the business functions for both Dormanstown and Wilton Primary Academies and therefore will be required to work at Wilton at least one day a week and
– Pennyman Primary academy
Important to note, all SABMs are required to work at central Trust at least one day a week on Trust wide projects e.g. financial management, procurement, safeguarding, Health and Safety, GDPR, HR and policy and procedure development work. During the holidays, to support with business continuity SABMs are also required to work at central (during the summer holidays, this is at least one week).
Attached as appendix one, is an overview of Redcar academies and Pennyman to aid you in making a decision of your preferred choice of location.
To continue our drive for excellence, the successful candidates will have significant and proven impact in business management, as well as being enthusiastic, with a strong commitment to teamwork. The role will be required to support the Headteachers (Dormanstown and Pennyman) and Head of Academy
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(Wilton) to lead the business aspects of running the academies, as well as supporting the Director of Finance, Resources and Operations as part of the roles Trust wide responsibilities.
At an academy level the SABM includes providing day to day oversight and support to the headteacher and head of academy on financial management including budget management, human resources, payroll, administration and management, contract management, health and safety, facilities and premises management.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for someone who is positive, solution focussed and has strong communication, interpersonal skills and can provide an excellent customer service experience to all. The role will require the post holder to liaise directly with a range of stakeholders internally and externally including CEO, Directors, Trust Improvement Team, Headteachers, Deputy Headteachers, Trustees, Local authorities, Department for Education (DfE), Ofsted and Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) as required.
In return, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful trust, that delivers on good outcomes for children with a strong inclusive ethos and an inherent drive for quality. Our children are proud academy citizens, who care for each other, are focused on learning and enjoy coming to school.
We have a strong team ethos, working collaboratively to improve outcomes for our children. We are offering a varied and rewarding role in a busy working environment with access to excellent continuous professional development, as part of a highly functioning team. With the Director of Finance, Resources and Operations, the Academy Business Managers across the Trust academies work closely together, offering support and the development of effective practice through regular communication and network meetings.
What the Trust will provide the successful candidate with:
• A workplace where all staff are valued and treated with respect as outlined within the Trust’s Diamond Standards
• A passionate, enthusiastic and supportive Leadership Team
• A listening and learning organisation where all staff are encouraged to be curious and share ideas for the Trust/academies/team to improve
• Hard working, committed and dedicated staff who strive to gain the best outcomes for all children across the Trust’s academies
• Dedicated approach to children’s learning to encourage them all to be the best they can be
• Career enhancement opportunities within areas of interest as well as supporting ongoing professional development and training specific to job role
• Dedicated line manager to discuss work streams and capacity
• Free access to the Trust’s Wellbeing offer, which includes counselling, access to GP, Mindfulness and so much more.
• Free parking
• Enrolment into the local government pension scheme
• All support contracts are employed on National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services (also known as Green book)
• Benefits of the Trust’s Staff Charter which can be found at TVED Staff Charter.