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Glenthorne High School is a vibrant and inclusive environment where employees are appreciated and supported to enable our pupils to reach their full potential.
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Finance Manager to lead the day to day financial administration of the school. Working closely with the Director of Finance and Headteacher, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial management, strong governance, and compliance with Trust and statutory requirements. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and values driven Trust, contribute to the effective use of resources, and help ensure the best outcomes for pupils in a vibrant secondary school environment.
Part-time may be considered for the successful candidate.
Willow Learning Trust can offer you:
•The opportunity to work with colleagues who have a passion to inspire pupils.
•Well established behaviour management systems, pupils feel valued and supported and able to learn.
•Opportunity to take advantage of Benenden Healthcare at a discounted rate
•Salary Sacrifice schemes for cycle to work
•Long service awards
•A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support/advice on a wide array of areas
Glenthorne High School is part of the Willow Learning Trust and is a National Teaching School with a specialism in the arts. The school is a mixed comprehensive academy with over 1700 pupils. This is a genuine opportunity to join a popular school and become an integral part of the academy's continuing success.
The Willow Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to protecting our pupils and staff and therefore have a rigorous recruitment process which includes assessing candidates’ suitability to work with children. We expect all staff to share this commitment and hold an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding at the Willow Learning Trust is of paramount importance. Each school in the Trust has its own Safeguarding Policy which is reviewed and approved by the Local Governing Body on an annual basis or more frequently if new guidance is received, and adopted by each school’s Local Governing Body.
1. The Board of Trustees receives a termly update on safeguarding from each school through Headteacher Reports.
2. Each school nominates a Safeguarding Governor and a Deputy who visit the school to ensure that correct procedures are being followed and to check that the Single Central Record is upto-date.
3. Each school completes an appropriate safeguarding audit following Local Authority guidance which is reviewed by the Local Governing Body and submitted to the Trustees’ Personnel Committee each year in the Autumn Term.
4. Each school reports back to the Trustees’ Personnel Committee on action taken to address development points identified in their audit.
5. Each school puts in place appropriate systems and software to ensure effective safeguarding through filtering and monitoring of computer use.