Business Support Lead

Job title: Business Support Lead

Location: National (hybrid working arrangements)

Mentored by: Chief Executive Officer

Type of Employment: Full Time

Hours of Work: 40 Hours per week

Days of Work: Mon-Fri

Pay Level: £40,000 per annum

Start Date: February 2025

Our client seeks an experienced and creative Business Support Lead overseeing their Business Support Department.

The main areas of focus for the role will be:

- Finance: Supporting the CEO with company financial systems, whole-company financial oversight, forecasting and reporting.

- Systems: Oversight of company systems.

- National Administration: The Business Support Lead will oversee the organisation's internal and external enquiries whilst growing and developing local administration teams.

- Governance: The coordination, collation and reporting of governance.

The Business Support Lead will be an effective communicator who upholds and influences our client's organisational values within their culture.

Some of the perks

- 10 weeks paid holiday per year (during school holidays)

- Vitality Health package (with no employee excess to pay on claims)

- Royal London Pension Scheme

- 45p per mile for any work-related journeys

- Minimal teaching hrs with small group sizes compared to mainstream education settings

- Dedicated time allocated for planning time, innovation and creativity

Who will I be impacting the lives of?

All of our client's learners have an Educational, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and as a result all have some level of additional need. Some of the most common areas of need that they see are Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH), Autism (ASC), and ADHD although they work with learners with a much broader range of needs.

If you want to work somewhere that values both its staff and its learners, then our client would welcome your application.

What to expect from the recruitment process

- Application form submitted and reviewed by the panel

- Shortlisted candidates invited to a first stage interview

- Candidates who are successful at the first stage interview will be invited for a second stage assessment which may consist of an in tray task, scenario presentation or microteach along with time with the learners and a tour of the workplace

- Candidate selection - the panel will review any applications and a selection decision made

- Recruitment Manager will make contact with applicants to let them know the outcome of their interviews

All applications must be submitted by 3rd January 2025 with Stage One Interviews being held on 14th & 15th January 2025 and Stage Two interviews being held 21st & 22nd January 2025. These will be face-to-face interviews, the location is yet to be confirmed. All candidates should be notified of the outcome of interviews within 3 working days. (subject to change)

Please note that our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of their learners and expect all those who work with them to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Clearance check (Disclosure and Barring Service) and complete a Self Disclosure.