Assistant School Business Manager

ST JULIE’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Speke Road, Woolton, Liverpool L25 7TN

Tel: 0151 428 6421

An 11-18 school for girls: NOR 1052 (including a mixed Sixth Form)

‘Serve the good God well, with much liberty of spirit’

 REQUIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: Assistant School Business Manager

Contract: Full Time – 35 hours per week, Term Time Only + 1 week during school holidays 

Salary: Grade 4, Pt 9-17   £22,538 – £25,814

Hours: 9:00am-4:30pm (30 minute unpaid lunch break)

St Julie’s Catholic High School is a popular and oversubscribed school for girls, situated in the conservation area of Woolton Village, South Liverpool. In September 2017, we moved into our brand new £23 million school building.

In May 2023 OFSTED graded St. Julie’s as Good with Outstanding features, with the same judgement reached by the Catholic Schools’ Inspectorate in February 2024. We are seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the position of Assistant School Business Manager. The role will include supporting the Headteacher and Business Manager with Human Resource matters to include staff recruitment and associated safeguarding procedures, undertaking financial management and processing and as Clerk to the Governing Body provide professional clerking services to include providing advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional and procedural matters and provide effective administrative support. A full job description and person specification can be found on our website.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to work independently whilst at the same time forming effective relationships with governors and school teams. The successful candidate must be able to organise their own time and work to strict deadlines.  Previous experience related to staff recruitment, school finance and governing body procedures in a similar role is desirable.

The job role is full time at 35 hours per week (term time) and will require some flexible working as the Clerk to Governors is required to attend all Governing Body meetings.

As a Catholic School, we wish to appoint someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring all our young people receive the best education possible, in a supportive environment, from staff who care about them. You will join a highly professional, enthusiastic and dedicated staff that ensure St Julie’s is a welcoming, caring and supportive environment in which to learn and work.

St Julie’s Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is required, with Children’s Barred List check, for all successful applicants.

For shortlisted candidates an Online Search will be undertaken prior to interview

St Julie’s Catholic High School is committed to Equality of Opportunity.

Closing date for applications:       Monday 30 September 2024 9.00 am

Interviews will be held:                 w/c 7 October 2024

ONLY COMPLETED CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE (CES) APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED. THE APPLICATION FORM IS AVAILABLE ON ST JULIE’S WEBSITE: www.stjulies.org.uk under ‘Vacancies’

All completed applications to be submitted electronically to:  recruitment@stjulies.org.uk. 

PLEASE NOTE: Only applicants who are shortlisted will be contacted following the closing date.

Please refer to the school’s website for Job Description & Person Specification – www.stjulies.org.uk.