Description:
Summary of the role
- Living the Kings’ School mission, vision and values
- Leading and further improving the school business operations
- Contributing to raising standards of pupil attainment and progress
- Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils and staff
Reports to
Line management responsibility for
- Senior Finance Officer
- Senior Operations Officer
- Communications Lead, AI Lead
- Data Protection Officer
Responsibilities will include:
Strategic Leadership and Management
- Providing support for the Headteacher in the development and implementation of the school’s strategy and vision.
- Monitoring and evaluating policy implementation and contributing to the self-evaluation and planning cycles.
- Taking the leading role in innovation and strategy development on all aspects of school business management, including:
o Professional growth – ‘Growing Great Leaders’ and ‘Growing Great Support Staff’
o Communication and Marketing
o Artificial Intelligence
o Financial sustainability
o Income generation
o Estate management and development
- Effective leadership of change management to ensure successful implementation of business strategy with all stakeholders.
- Contributing to the governance of the school by advising the Senior Leadership Team and the Governing Body.
- Be responsible for oversight of support staff, including carrying out long-term resource planning and managing recruitment, appraisal and professional development.
- Ensure all actions have a positive impact on improving school performance and outcomes
Financial Management
- Taking primary responsibility for the financial performance of the school, including best value for money.
- Ensuring an effective link between school financial planning and the school’s educational objectives; taking responsibility for business planning and forward strategy.
- Contributing to short, medium and long terms plans to ensure the financial sustainability of the school.
- Maximising income from sources other than the local authority.
- Ensuring all practices meet statutory, legal and local authority requirements.
- Identify additional financial incomes to support the school: funding sources, writing bids for grants
Support Services
- Oversight of all matters relating to health & safety, compliance, fire safety, accident reporting and risk assessment.
- Overall responsibility for delivering the improvements, refurbishment and maintenance of buildings, grounds and facilities.
- Oversight of the performance of the school’s IT, catering and cleaning provision.
- Oversight of the performance of the school’s Sports Centre.
- Oversight of performance of Data Protection an SAR requests
- Negotiating, managing and monitoring contracts and Service Level Agreements for services.
Culture and Ethos
- Living Kings’ School mission, vision and values
- To promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our school.
- To play a full part in the life of our school community, to support our goals and ethos; and to encourage all stakeholders to follow this example.