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Director of Finance and Business Services - Full-time

Meadowfield School , Sittingbourne

  • Ref:KCC886-7072-367S
  • Posted:16/09/2021
  • Pay:Kent Range 12 (£46,734 to £54,463)
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:04/10/2021 at 08:00
  • Interviews:7th / 8th October 2021

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Are you a leader who can further develop outstanding finance management practices as well as highly regarded support services teams?  Then this Director-level opportunity to join our outstanding, growing and developing Special School could be for you!

Meadowfield is a large, outstanding Special School for pupils age 3 to 19 with profound, severe and complex special educational needs. We provide excellent teaching and additional facilities for more than 370 pupils but we also have exciting growth plans, increasing our school size and the range of services we provide. We have recently opened a separate Sixth Form centre on a second site in Sittingbourne and in September 2021 launched our new Specialist College called Ascend.

We are now seeking someone who combines excellence in financial management with the ability to develop and lead a high quality support services team that includes Facilities, Finance, HR, IT and Office Services.

In addition to your senior level experience of sound financial planning and control for a significant organisation-wide budget you will need to demonstrate your ability to think strategically and actively contribute to our longer term school growth plans. Excellence in inter-personal skills together with evidence of role modelling our school values in your team leadership and working relationships are also essential qualities.

Working closely with the Principal and as a key member of our high performing, supportive extended senior leadership team you will make a significant contribution to our continuing success. In return, we also understand that to get the best from you we will need to offer important opportunities for your own professional and leadership development.

If you would like an informal discussion to find out more about what this unique opportunity can offer then please contact Jill Palmer, Principal on 01795 477788

Meadowfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. This post is subject to references, a medical check and an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please apply online for any of these vacancies via www.kent-teach.com, by clicking the 'Apply' button at the top or the bottom of the page. C.V.s will not be considered.

Visits to the school are encouraged, to arrange an appointment please contact our HR Team via email at hr@meadowfield.kent.sch.uk or phone 01795 477788 (option 3).

Please contact the HR Team on 01795 477788, option 5 for more information.

Information about the school

Meadowfield School is an outstanding special school located in Sittingbourne. We encourage you to visit our school website to learn about us including information about our policies, values, curriculum and more.

We serve just under 400 pupils with profound, severe and complex needs, including autism. The school is comprised of: • Honey Bees, our Observation and Assessment Nursery Early Years • Engage Department, for pupils with complex physical, medical and sensory needs • Explore Department, for pupils who benefit from a more individual-led curriculum • Enquire Department, for pupils who benefit from a more academic curriculum • Sixth Form • Satellite provision at Sunny Bank Primary School

The Meadowfield Inclusion Development and Support (MIDAS) Centre is home to our highly regarded Specialist Teaching and Learning Service (STLS) who successfully support 58 schools and 73 early years settings across Swale, increasing capacity to meet the needs of pupils with additional needs. In addition, STLS offer a rich programme of training to mainstream colleagues and to parents.

We are a founding member of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT), a collaborative group of special schools in Kent who work together to promote best SEND practice throughout the county.

We have approximately 270 members of staff including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Office and Admin Staff, Site Staff, ICT Department, Wellbeing Team, Finance and Business Services as well as our Leadership and Management Team.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01795 477771

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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.