Director of Finance and Resources
Pay scale- Hay Scale T3 point 1 – 3 (£50, 932 - £54,169 FTE)
Working hours and weeks - 37 hours a week with an unpaid lunch break each day. 52 Weeks per year. 26 days allocated annual leave
Contract type - Permanent
Start date - As soon as possible
Location - Rowde, Devizes
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Silverwood School as our new Director of Finance and Resources. This is an incredible opportunity to join the school at a pivotal stage in our development to meet the changing needs of Silverwood as we grow and develop, as well as continuing work to integrate systems across the sites. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and knowledgeable person, who thrives working in a dynamic and changing environment and is adept at leading teams.
You will have a genuine passion for improving the education and welfare of pupils with special educational needs and for embracing our values based education and ethos. The successful candidate will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team and be responsible for the oversight of all functions relating to non-classroom based support staff, including Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Pupil Services, Catering, Cleaning and Estate Management.
Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed by prior arrangement. Please contact Silverwood School to arrange an appointment.
Please note that this appointment is subject to enhanced DBS, medical and reference checks. Silverwood School is committed to Equal Opportunities and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils.
Completed applications should be returned by the deadline of noon on Friday 22nd September 2023. Interviews Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Silverwood School is an amalgamation of 3 special schools in Wiltshire. The three campuses of Silverwood School are known as Chippenham Campus (formerly St. Nicholas School), Rowde Campus (formally Rowdeford School) and Trowbridge Campus (Formally Larkrise School) it also incorporates Popular College in Chippenham.
Silverwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
