The University of Chichester Multi-Academy Trust ('the Trust') is an innovative Trust, comprising 15 academies, with a shared approach to delivery and a growth plan to c25-30.  We have built a strong reputation providing support to over 5,000 pupils and 900+ staff, with an annual turnover of £30m.  Due to retirement, we are seeking an individual who has the qualities of an inspiring leader and the skills and experience to ensure continued financial sustainability and development of the Trust.

This role will focus on Finance but will enable you to enjoy wider responsibilities, bringing an opportunity for you to have a rewarding job and make a real difference to the life chances of children and young people.

Believing we are all on a continuous journey of discovery and learning, we can offer you a Trust with an infectious energy and enthusiasm to make a difference; with staff benefits you would expect from an organisation that places importance on being an employer of choice. 

Attached is an Information Pack to enable you to discover more about the Trust and Post and on reading, we hope you remain enthusiastic about the prospect of joining the Trust.  Sue Samson, CEO would be pleased to answer your queries and welcomes your application by 8 March 2021 at 9am.

Interview Date: 15 March 2021

Start Date: Ideally June 2021

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.  Any appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of all relevant pre-employment checks.

Job Summary

RCS is a creative and innovative organisation with the ability to be flexible and address the needs of the community as each opportunity arises. The Role of the Director of RCS Ltd is simply to keep the organisation financially viable and raise additional funding of a minimum of £500,000 over the year in order to support a fast paced business which is making an extraordinary impact every day on the lives of those most vulnerable within our community. Is that easy? No, it’s really tough and what's more, you'll need to be an excellent addition to our Senior Leadership Team, work really hard, be organised, have fun every day, be partial to the odd slice of cake and make a great cup of tea.

The Person

We're looking for an ambitious, entrepreneurial and high performing leader who just isn't satisfied with the status quo. You will inspire everyone, all the time, at every moment, so you can achieve the growth we need to fulfil our key performance targets. You will be a creative and innovative leader with energy and vision. You will have at least five years of experience as a Senior Leader in Community Development or Community Education with experience in tender bid writing and or fundraising. We care more about aptitude and attitude than perfect experience.

Whatever sector you come from, you will be a self-assured Manager who can project credibility and confidence to a wide range of stakeholders and strategically lead talented colleagues to deliver outstanding performance. You will maintain that approach when things are going well and when we’re falling behind to drive forward the team to achieve. You will have an enthusiasm and passion for our aims and objectives and relish being accountable for driving innovation and identifying opportunities to diversify and grow our income.  You must care about the budget but are savvy enough to know that sometimes the bottom line isn't everything. You thrive in fast paced challenging environments, will not be down trodden by the effects of COVID-19 and able to maintain a positive outlook of how the organisation will go forward. Here is what you will bring to RCS:

• Proven leadership experience that has led to tangible outcomes
• The ability to connect the dots between income streams, projects that need funding including key people internally and outside of RCS
• A deep understanding and proven track record with both tenders and grant application processes 
• Innovative and creative forward thinking approach to income generation
• Attentiveness, empathy, and the ability to learn and grow while developing and growing others
• A willingness from the outset to establish clear direction and to provide constructive feedback to the team, providing clear management of resources and support for all sectors of the business
• Exceptional communication capabilities, including the ability to present to a wide range of stakeholders and team members
• Support the Gateway Multi Academy Trust to fulfil its strategic aims in supporting those most vulnerable within its school community

Overall purpose:

To plan, organise, lead and grow the services supplied through RCS; Little Sunlight’s Nursery, Building Better Opportunities Alliance project, Connect4summer, Connect4community Pantries, Community Education programme, Employment and Well-being projects to include:

• Applying for funding
• Monitoring progress against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Reporting outcomes to funders
• Leading and motivating the Team to achieve growth and outstanding outcomes

Your key responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership and vision in support of the implementation and delivery of our services
• Creation of a fundraising and income generation strategy, to reach agreed targets
• Creation and delivery of a diversified range of income streams to achieve long term, sustainable income growth
• Take an innovative and creative approach to develop and establish new services with funding models and income streams
• Have clear and compelling, insight-led business cases for new diversified areas of business together with a range of income streams to support the new direction
• Build on our culture of innovation that also values, enhances and builds on RCS proven track record of delivery services
• Inspire, lead and monitor the performance of an award winning team and ensure the necessary skills, knowledge, flexibility, motivation and tools are provided, so they are supported, on target, valued and goal driven
• Contribute to the Senior Leadership Team of the Gateway Multi Academy Trust to ensure we achieve our ambitious goals and contribute to setting and implementing our new strategy
• Represent the organisation as an ambassador in a knowledgeable and professional manner to stakeholders, funders, partners and to the public to establish effective relationships with them
• Ensure best practice monitoring and evaluation of all services, including monitoring of KPIs and production of creative evaluation products for funders to illustrate the success of delivery
• Identify, assess and prioritise risks that may inhibit RCS’s ability to achieve income targets, or affect our brand or reputation

The post holder will also;

• Undertake any additional and ad hoc tasks as required
• Participate in team meetings and other meetings as required
• Monitor and evaluate activities and provide written reports
• Represent RCS and The Gateway Multi Academy Trusts at external events in a professional manner
• Work within an equal opportunities framework
• Comply at all times with The Gateway Multi Academy Trusts Health and Safety policy
• Adhere to all the Gateway Multi Academy Trusts policies, procedures and working
• Ensure all records are held in compliance with the Data Protection Act

Individuals have a responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and

young person’s that they are responsible for, or come into contact with.

Please note that the responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and this Job Description may be subject to change as the role evolves over time.

Salary: £90,000 - £100,000

Our pupils, students and staff are talented, unique and diverse, and we need a dynamic leader to join our Executive Senior Leadership Team in the rewarding and multi-faceted role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). 

Orchard Hill College, based across six college centres, and Orchard Hill College Academy Trust, comprising 15 academies, together form Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust (OHC&AT), a family of specialist education providers for pupils and students from nursery to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire.

The uniqueness of OHC&AT is that it is fully representative of all designations of special educational needs and disabilities. Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

The COO will be responsible for improving the business capability, effectiveness and overall efficiency of OHC&AT service areas to support the education and wellbeing of our pupils and students.  Immediate priorities include the delivery of an ambitious estate strategy with five live Free School projects, significant funded building projects and an ICT strategy that meets the expectations of its users whilst providing value for money. 

Please visit our website for further details of the role and information about our organisation. You will be redirected to apply via the online application process on our TES landing page.

Closing date: Monday 8th March at 5pm

Interviews: w/c 15th March

Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust 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.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Are you a strategic leader, excited about leading change?

Do you want to drive the development of a new partnership and an exciting new initiative?

Do you feel passionate about growing and developing the teaching profession?

Do you want to make a difference, making every day count for every child?

If you answered yes to the above, we want to hear from you!

Our partnership of existing Teaching Schools and Multi Academy Trusts, has just been awarded the status as national Teaching School Hub, led by the Flying High Trust with Flying High Academy, Ladybrook identified as the lead school. The Flying High Teaching School Hub will work across Mansfield, Ashfield, Broxtowe, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe, bringing the expertise of partners together to ensure we recruit, develop, and retain high quality teachers across this locality. The Director of the Teaching School Hub will be a skilled strategist, partnership leader and visionary, who will drive the development of this brand-new initiative. This opportunity will enable the successful candidate to work at a trust, regional and national level.

The role of the new Teaching School Hub builds upon an existing infrastructure and a track record of successful leadership across the system. As Director of Teaching School Hub, you will draw upon this significant expertise and capacity, to deliver this new initiative.

Leading the Teaching School will be Flying High Trust, a growing partnership of 28 schools, with a national reputation and ethos centered on putting children at the heart of every decision. Working alongside Flying High, we have an established partnership in place with Transform, Redhill, and Discovery Multi Academy Trusts.

The designation of existing Teaching schools will be removed at the end of this academic year, to be replaced by the new Teaching School Hubs. At the heart of Flying High, and across our partnership, is a group of existing teaching schools that have built the expertise and the capacity to drive teacher development.

Finally, as part of Flying High and this established partnership, we have a successful English Hub and developed Inspiring Leaders, which operates an outstanding SCITT (teacher training) and delivers NPQs, working at scale and with a strong reputation.

You will enable the practitioner expertise across the system to meet the needs of our teachers. Our ambition is to ensure that every child has a great teacher, who inspires and unlocks their potential. The post will bring together the skill set of an experienced strategic leader, with a passion to impact children’s lives and a detailed understanding of the educational landscape. We will welcome applications from both experienced practitioners and non- practitioners, as key to this role will be your ability to enable the system, so it is not a necessity to have classroom experience.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to be at the inception of a brand-new partnership and initiative.
• The support of an established partnership, with significant expertise and capacity in system leadership.
• A partnership with relationships at its heart, ensuring a friendly atmosphere encompassing a supportive ethos.
• Be part of a central team and Trust with an established track record of high-quality education and experience of leading rapid school improvement.
• An established operational infrastructure, to support coordination, administration and financial management.
• The opportunity to develop your team, in line with your vision.
• A comprehensive induction process for new Teaching School Hub Directors, led by the EEF.
• Opportunity for future career progression with Flying High Trust.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a significant strategic leader.
• Has a track record of successfully leading partnerships and change.
• Has a passion for education and a commitment an unshakable commitment to put children first.
• Has a deep understanding of the educational landscape.
• Has a commitment to teacher development.
• Is skilled in building strong professional relationships, both within a team and across new and existing partners.
• Is a skilled communicator, able to articulate a compelling vision that engages stakeholders.
• Has experience and an understanding of successful and sustainable school improvement.
• Has experience and an understanding of teacher development, including coaching and mentoring.
• Is a skilled manager of people, able to provide challenge and support to ensure we deliver KPIs, and an effective and efficient operation.
• Is a resilient leader, who will remain determined to deliver the improvements the school requires, secure in the knowledge that they have the full support of the Flying High Trust.
• Is willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in.
• Has a commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Flying High.

If this is you, please get in touch! We wish you all the very best for your application.

CHIEF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER Salary £70,745 (L22) - £79,958 (L27)

Ethos Academy Trust currently comprises of 3 Academies based within Kirklees, West Yorkshire. We are leaders and pioneers in our field, aiming to create centres of excellence that others in our sector will seek to emulate. Our overarching ethos is in establishing environments that stretch our learners academically, support them pastorally and develop them socially and emotionally. We seek to explore and celebrate the qualities that make our pupils unique and believe passionately that education is about the development and nurture of the whole child.

The role of Chief Finance and Operations Officer is a pivotal appointment for the Trust and is integral to its future success. It is an exciting time to join us as we are poised to enter our next phase of growth. We are therefore looking for an inspirational individual who will lead the strategic financial and operational aspects of the Trust, supporting the CEO in implementing a sustainable business strategy and long-term financial plan that will maximise income in order to maximise outcomes for our pupils.

The successful applicant will hold a professional finance qualification and will be able to demonstrate significant leadership experience across a broad range of functions with a particular expertise in finance. You will be an effective decision maker with the ability to influence, inspire and motivate those around you. If you are an individual who combines these skills with a desire to work with a passionate and ambitious Board to facilitate the provision of outstanding learning environments for pupils with a range of special educational needs, then we look forward to hearing from you.

All third-party agency applications will be passed to Hays Senior Finance.

Key dates Closing date Monday 8th March

Preliminary interviews 10-12th March

Final interviews – 18th / 19th March

We have a very exciting opportunity for an experienced IT professional to join us, reporting into our IT Director. Our successful candidate will be responsible for the IT service management and delivery to the users across the Consortium, and as such will have:

• strong experience in both IT service and supplier management,
• strong experience in delivery of technology change projects
• experience in commercial negotiations and procurements (ideally gained in the public or charity sector)

We are looking for a proven Service Management and Digital professional who can help us continue to shape, plan and deliver our IT roadmap, improving our IT processes and systems. Duties of the role include:

• Acting as the main point of contact for day-to-day management for the Consortium’s IT, application and connectivity suppliers
• Leading on service request and incident management
• Leading change initiatives
• Project Management
• Commercial negotiations and/or procurements.

We are seeking someone who can challenge, inspire and deliver in this area of specialism, but also a colleague who shares the passion and heart to make a difference in our communities. 

To apply

See application pack attached - apply by email and obtain all details required from our website.

Your application should consist of a completed application form and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you can bring to the post and how you meet its requirements. Closing date is 5th March 2021.

Operational Deputy Manager

At One Housing, we don’t only believe that everyone deserves a safe, secure, affordable home. We also believe that everyone deserves to realise their full potential and lead a fulfilling life.

Our Mental Health team is vital to helping us deliver on this vision. We work to transform the life experience of people with mental health support needs. The support we provide is delivered in a range of settings (like supported housing, assessment centres and outreach) and our customers’ support needs can include psychosis, forensic and personality disorders.
 

Join our Mental Health team as an Operational Deputy Manager
We have spent the last 10 years designing our services to be fully psychologically informed. Most of our services have specialist therapeutic input and colleagues have access to specialised mental health training delivered by MH professionals. All our services provide regular reflective practice spaces to our colleagues to formulate complex cases and find constructive ways forward. All these measures make us the ideal partner for NHS trusts across London with whom we deliver several integrated services.

We believe in providing care and support to our clients that will enable them to make informed decisions about their life that will increase their sense of wellbeing: this might be greater independence, better coping strategies or a richer network and sense of self achievement.
We offer you the chance to develop your own skills through regular line management supervision, reflective practice, access to a ten-day course on relevant mental health topics and working together with your specialist colleagues.

We’re an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.

The role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Operational Deputy Manager to join us at our Camden based high-needs mental health scheme. From day you will manage and lead a close-knit team to provide practical and emotional support to 29 customers with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar and personality disorder.

• Location: Camden, Crescent Project.
• Salary: £26,500-£27,000 per annum.
• Contract: 6-month FTC
• Working hours: 37.5 hours per week. 08:00-16:00/ 09:00-17:00/ 10:00-18:00 Monday to Friday with roughly 1 weekend a month.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Day to day responsibility for deployment of staff and maintaining the rota and caseloads.
• Participating in the training of staff as required, especially in the area of disseminating good practice within this specialist field.
• Performance management including setting targets, monitoring, and taking action to address any performance issues.
• Holding regular team meetings with staff
• Monitoring service provision on a regular basis and assist the manager in ensuring that all service audit improvement action is completed.
• Where required to oversee a caseload of customers

What you will need to succeed

We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is friendly, engaged and committed to achieving great outcomes for our customers. The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience as a Team Lead/ Deputy in a similar service
• A minimum of 1 year working experience relevant to mental health
• Experience of implementing service improvement plans
• Experience of assessment, risk management and support planning relevant to mental health
• Hold a Management qualification or other relevant professional qualification- Desirable
• A minimum qualification level of NVQ level 3 or equivalent in subjects such as therapeutic studies, psychology, counselling, CBT or dialectical behavioural therapy- Desirable

The offer

Our [email protected] benefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.
Salary: £26,500-£27,000 per annum
Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 28 days annual leave
Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme, open to all colleagues
Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our communities.
Look after your loved ones. Our healthcare cash back plan allows you to claim back cash for you and your family’s healthcare.
Well done! With our colleague recognition programme, you will know when you’ve done a #greatjob
Learning never stops. One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.
We’re here for you. Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you and your family 24/7.
Stay book-smart. Take up to five paid days off per year to study toward a relevant qualification.
Experience new things. We offer you a career break after 3 years’ continuous service.

About us

As an organisation with a strong social purpose, One Housing works in some of the most diverse communities in the UK and their workforce reflects that. We understand the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. The different skills and experiences that our colleagues from different backgrounds bring to us allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work.
We welcome applications from everyone.

Service Charge & Rents Manager:

We are One Housing and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.

The One Housing Customer Services teams are friendly, knowledgeable and we love what we do. We are proud of our expertise and passionate about the high-quality, service we deliver to all of our customers.

We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not- for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives, each and every day.

Join our Customer Service team
Our Customer Services teams play a central role in achieving our vision. Our teams include our Customer Contact Centre and specialist teams like income collection, rent and service charges and resident management. Often acting as a first-point of contact for our customers, we prize our accountability, empathy and a genuine desire to be helpful and informative.

We’re an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.

The role:

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Service Charge and Rents Manager. Your responsibilities will include:

• The accurate calculation, construction and issue of all service charges, including both annual revenue charges and major works charges for properties in the One Housing portfolio management, working with other departments to achieve this. Accurately estimate and actualise all service charges. Accurately calculate and issue of all rents in the One Housing portfolio working as required with other departments to achieve this.
• Day to day responsibility for managing the Service Charge and Rents Team and its resources (including systems such as BlueBox), allocating work, managing projects and determining priorities. Responsible for the development and effectiveness of the team through regular support, supervision, appraisals, 121s and team meetings. Where required to take action in relation to disciplinary matters, sickness or capability. 
• Ensuring the Service Charge and Rents Teams provides an excellent customer-focused, professional management service to residents and clients ensuring all legal landlord/freeholder obligations are met, ensuring all relevant fees, charges, notices and rents are issued in a timely manner and addressing any queries in relation to these as required.
• Advising on and implementing lease terms, statutory measures and One Housing policies relevant to the management of shared ownership and leasehold properties. Leading the efficient and effective collection of service charges for all properties by ensuring the accuracy of charges and assisting in the resolution of disputes and queries, including First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) work and attendance.
• Maximising income to the service and organisation by maximising levels of cost capture when calculating service charges. Providing specialist advice and guidance to colleagues and residents on matters relating to rents, service charges and third-party landlords. Responsibility for undertaking all statutory consultation in relation to service charges.
• Ensuring the whole of the Service Charge and Rents Team has a good working relationship with relevant One Housing colleagues and stakeholders. Proactively ensuring that the databases and mapping used for the calculation of rents and service charges is up to date, accurate and contains all the relevant information.
• Pro-actively contributing to Customer Operations Directorate management team, deputising for the Head of Income. Meet all targets set and any relevant corporate objectives, including production of KPI’s and stats. Regularly consider new strategies, legislation, policies, trends, practices and initiate and implement any changes where appropriate to maximise income collection and deliver a industry leading service. Management of your team’s direct customer contact, via phone, email & post. To answer calls directly from customers.

What you will need to succeed:

We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is positive and friendly. The successful candidate will have:

• Managed complex initiatives and changes that span one or multiple lines of business
• Experience in dealing with service charge and rent setting. Experience in dealing with variable service charges.
• Experience and knowledge in legislation and regulations.
• Knowledge of property management and experience of calculating and issuing property charges, including services and rents.
• Extensive knowledge of leases, tenancies, legislation and case law in relation to service charges and rents.
• Very good IT skills generally and specifically in relation to Excel.
• The ability to build effective links with relevant stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Drive and be target-orientated. Commited to delivering exemplary and industry leading customer service.
• Experience in dealing with service charge and rent setting. Experience in dealing with variable service charges.

Desirable  Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• People management experience, an be able to demonstrate how they lead and inspire their team to high performance.
• A professional qualification in property management, facilities management, service charges and rents and/or leadership

Professional qualifications or memberships

• Working towards membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The offer:

Our [email protected] benefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.

• Salary: £50,000
• Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 28 days annual leave plus bank
• Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme, open to all colleagues

• Looking forward to your big bucket list trip? You can buy or sell up to five days annual leave each
• Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our
• Look after your loved ones. Our healthcare cash back plan allows you to claim back cash for you and your family’s healthcare.

• Well done! With our colleague recognition programme you will know when you’ve done a #greatjob
• Learning never stops One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.
• We’re here for you. Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you and your family 24/7.

• Stay book-smart. Take up to five paid days off per year to study toward a relevant qualification.
• Experience new things. We offer you a career break after 3 years’ continuous service.

About us:

As an organisation with a strong social purpose, One Housing works in some of the most diverse communities in the UK and their workforce reflects that. We understand the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. The different skills and experiences that our colleagues from different backgrounds bring to us allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work.
We welcome applications from everyone

Apply today for a fulfilling career in our Customer Services team.