School Business Manager - Ysgol Harri Tudur \/ Henry Tudor School

Salary: Grade 9 - £40,476 - £44,711

School Business Manager

Permanent Grade 9

SCP 31 to SCP 35

£40,476 - £44,711

We are looking for a first class and exemplary School Business Manager. Our current School Business Manager is retiring at the end of this school year. You will be a firm but fair, dynamic, ambitious and enthusiastic individual with an executive skill set.

Ysgol Harri Tudur/ Henry Tudor School is an exciting and welcoming school in which to work. Our school continues on its improvement journey in the pursuit of excellence, following our positive Estyn report of January 2022.

We warmly welcome talented, ambitious, energetic and resilient applicants who not only wish to join us on that journey but are able and prepared to make a valuable contribution to its future success.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide strategic vision and leadership for all aspects of the school's administration, including budget and finance, income generation, facility and personnel management.
• Support the Headteacher in operating, maintaining and developing the financial procedures and systems of the school, including liaison with the Local Authority (LA) and outside agencies.
• Support the Headteacher in exercising responsibility for all aspects of the school site and buildings, including their maintenance, development, procurement and efficient use.
• Operate as the school's leading support staff professional and as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), with responsibility for the delivery of all administration services.
• Perform the duties of the Clerk to the Governing Body.
• Lead with Data Protection, GDPR, Health and Safety, project planning, fundraising and income development, Management and Information Systems planning and delivery, asset management and risk assessments.

This post would suit an experienced/ existing School Business Manager but applications from individuals who believe they have strong and relevant skills and experience are warmly welcomed.

Deadline for the return of applications is Wednesday 30th April 2025

For informal school visits and a discussion about the role please contact

Mr Nick Makin, School Business Manager

Via contact@yht.wales or 01646 682461

Please visit our website www.yht.wales

We regret that it will not be possible to provide feedback to applications which are not successful.

Applicants should complete the Pembrokeshire County Council application form in full, including a supporting statement which addresses how they meet the person criteria.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

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Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding

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This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are not needed. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.