- Vacancy Reference
- JOB002502
- Job Title
- Bursar
- Job Start Date
- 3 February 2025
- Salary Range
- £32,076 to £39,186 pro rata Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
- Hours Per Week
- 36.5
- Working Pattern
- Term time only
- School Address
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Wheelers Lane Primary School
Wheelers Lane
Birmingham
B13 0SF
Telephone number: 0121 464 2551 - Contact Email
- a.bates@wlprimary.co.uk
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Closing Date
- 18 November 2024, midday
- Job Information
-
Join our fantastic school and help us deliver our vision: “A community of inspiration, aspiration and enrichment.” We are looking for a bursar/senior office manager who believes in this vision and can exemplify this in their daily practice. We take great pride in developing a caring, creative and safe environment for our everyone in our community and we are passionate about our high-quality provision that inspires, raises aspirations and enriches lives.
- we are a full cheque book school, so the impact of Oracle is minimal upon our finance processes
- we have BACS set up and working effectively
- we will have agreed a package with a new provider for personnel and payroll before the job start date
- support and training from the outgoing post holder will be in place to ensure a smooth transition to the role
The post is to begin Spring term 2025 (dependent upon notice period). Applicants for the post should have up-to-date knowledge and experience of school finance and HR and should have worked in a school office setting.
We are looking for someone who:- is knowledgeable about school finance and systems
- has an understanding of HR processes
- has experience of working in a school office
- is able to build positive relationships with staff, children and families
- can work as part of a team
- is able to lead and manage a team
- is willing to go the extra mile
We can offer you:
- a successful school committed to improving outcomes for all children
- happy, hard-working and well-behaved children
- a cohesive and flexible staff team
- opportunities to work in the wider school as part of the middle leadership team
- supportive parents and governing body
- resources to ensure your effectiveness and success
- a commitment to your professional development
- a good Ofsted judgement in December 2023
- This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
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How to Apply
Visits to our school are strongly encouraged, please contact Anne Bates on 0121 464 2551 or email a.bates@wlprimary.co.uk to arrange a visit and request an application pack.
- Safeguarding
- This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
- enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
- References
- All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
- Short-listed candidates
- An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
- Terms and Conditions
- BCC is a Living Wage employer.
- Rehabilitation of Offenders
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
- Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
- Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.