The role

The Liverpool Diocesan School’s Trust are excited to be growing our family with this Trust Business Manager role. The successful candidate will be instrumental in fulfilling our purpose – Working together with our school communities, provide an excellent education and life-enhancing relationships with the Christian faith and Jesus Christ. We are unique in our values of difference, local focus, collaboration and inclusion and we are looking for a committed individual with business or office management experience to embody these values.
This is a central Trust role to provide business management support to schools within the Trust as directed. You may be deployed to any of schools within the Trust as part of your role. You may also work from the Trust Headquarters in central Liverpool and our secondary office in Maghull. The Trust has embraced a flexible working model and therefore you will be able to work from home if desirable and when appropriate, however, it is anticipated most of the time will be spent in schools.

Main Purpose of the Role:

• Enabling successful teaching and learning across the schools through supporting the Executive Headteacher and staff team by:
• Ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the schools’ office and of the schools’ administration, personnel, premises, business, IT, and support services.
• Contributing towards the caring, inclusive, and child-centred ethos of the schools.
   
• Meeting with Executive Headteacher, SLT governing body and any other relevant members of the Leadership team as appropriate, on a regular basis, to provide an overview of key issues relating to administration, premises, business, and support service matters including identifying priorities and contributing to strategic planning in line with the ethos of the schools and the Schools’ Development Plans.
   
• Managing all administration and site management staff.
   
• Attending governors meeting when required,
   
• Ensuring GDPR compliance.

This role is 36 hours per week. Full time or term plus 2 weeks depending on candidate preference.

How to Apply

Please visit Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust website for the Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form. All completed applications should be returned by e-mail to Anna McGurk, Trust Finance and Business Lead email address.

Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and, expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to 2 satisfactory references and verification of qualifications. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate with a children’s barred list check. You will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure form if you are short- listed for the post.

Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found on the DBS website.

Key dates

Closing date : Monday 20 May at 9am

Interview date : Thursday 23 May 2024