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School Business Manager - Term Time

Whitfield Aspen School, Dover

  • Ref:KCC886-2471-185S
  • Posted:25/03/2025
  • Pay:KSH - KSJ (dependent on experience)
  • Start Date:ASAP
  • App Close Date:21/04/2025 at 23:45
  • Interviews:Wednesday 14th May 2025

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Whitfield Aspen School are seeking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated, proactive and enthusiastic School Business Manager. They will be responsible for ensuring all financial and non-teaching aspects of the school operate efficiently and effectively. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team and responsible for an £8m budget, the School Business Manager will need to be a dynamic, creative and flexible individual. They will have excellent interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to contribute significantly to the continuous improvement of the School’s services. At the same time, they will provide strategic support to the Headteacher and Governing Body on all aspects of school business management.

Whitfield Aspen School is based across two sites, with 630 pupils on roll and over 230 staff. A presence of working across both sites every week is expected.

Salary: KSH £39,355 – KSJ £60,246 FTE depending on experience, 37 hr/week, working 41 weeks per year, Monday – Friday.

Whitfield Aspen School values education, skills and experience. As a school, we welcome qualifications in finance and would be happy to discuss these on a tour and/or through our interview process. However, what we are really looking for is a person who has current school business management experience and are proficient in following areas; managing strategic financial plans and budgets within an educational setting, financial analysis and reporting, funding, asset management, procurement, managing and leading teams. Knowledge of BPS/SIMS/FMS 6/ParentPay are advantageous. Experience of working in school is essential. The successful candidate will be required to sign up to the School’s core vision and values.

Candidates must be able to provide original examination certificates prior to the interview.

Potential applicants are invited to attend a school tour between dates 23rd – 25th April. Times TBC on request.

Further information about our school and a Job Description can be found on the school website www.whitfieldaspenschool.co.uk

Visits to the school can be arranged by contacting the school (01034 821526) or emailing          Gemma Kingsland-Roberts gemma.kingsland-roberts@whitfield.kent.sch.uk

Please apply via Kent Teach. Job reference: KCC886-2471-185S

CV’s will not be accepted.

Applications must be received by: Monday 21st April 2025, 23:45 PM

Interviews will take place: Wednesday 14th May 2025

Please note that as part of Keeping Children Safe in Education, all references are required to be obtained prior to interview. Shortlisted/successful candidates will be screened online for social media checks.

Contracts will be subject to satisfactory references, Section 128 and qualification checks and pre-employment health screening. Our school and its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children.  This post is subject to an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the school

Whitfield Aspen School is unusual in a national context.  It is a combination of a mainstream primary and a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for primary age pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs (PSCN). In September 2022, we developed the Engagement Model as an approach across the whole school to support children with complex social emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), who are disengaged with their learning. In addition, there is a Specialist Intervention Nursery team who support interventions and next steps for identified children in local mainstream Nurseries. We also offer on-site provision for Specialist Intervention, for Nursery age children who are not able to access a mainstream setting, due to their complex needs.   

Whitfield Aspen School works collaboratively with a group of 11 other local mainstream schools, the Samphire Learning Hub. We are a group of schools that work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children. We also are part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust which contains all the Special Schools within Kent. We work closely with them to ensure the staff within the SRP are as competent as those teachers working within Special Schools.

At Whitfield Aspen school the proportion of pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs far exceeds the national average for a mainstream school.    In September 2021, the school split over 2 sites. The Richmond site opened for Yr. 4, Yr. 5, Yr. 6 and KS2 (Key Stage 2) pupils on the SRP roll. The lower school for EY, Yr.1, Yr.2 and Yr.3 and KS1 (Key Stage 1) pupils on the SRP roll, continues to be based on Mayfield Road. We are maintaining the fully inclusive model over both sites. 

An additional block will be added to the Richmond site during 2024-2025. This will create the capacity, initially, for an additional 4 classrooms. We currently have 630 students across two sites and in excess of 230 staff. Our Governors play an active role in school life and support our school aims fully.

In January 2025 we went through a Graded Inspection and maintained our Good status.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.