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Bursar

Sherbrook Primary School, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5SA

This job expired on 2 June 2025 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  2 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,938.00 - £42,708.00 Annually (FTE) Pay consummate with Knowledge, Skills and Experience. Grade 9 when fully trained.

Bursar job summary

About Us

Sherbrook Primary School is a generic special school for pupils aged 2 to 11 years who live in Cannock and the surrounding areas. We are an inclusive school that has the specialist knowledge and skills to meet the needs of children with a variety of special educational needs and disabilities. This includes those with moderate learning difficulties (MLD), severe learning difficulties (SLD), autism spectrum condition (ASC) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).

This would be an ideal development opportunity for an experienced School Administrator or a promotion for a School Business Manager.

Please note pay is consummate with Knowledge, Skills and Experience. Grade 9 salary when fully trained.

Key Requirements:

The post-holder will organise and take effective responsibility for Administration, Finance and Human Resources within the School. The Bursar will also lead and manage a small team of administrative assistants and be a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

We are looking for:

Essential

• 3 years' experience working in a busy school environment
• Business administration experience
• Experience of working within a multifunctional environment
• Ability to relate well to children and to adults
• Good organising, planning and prioritising skills
• NVQ 3 Business and Administration, or equivalent qualification, or experience in relevant discipline
• Willing to work towards NVQ 4 Business and Administration, NCSL Certificate in School Business Management, or AAT Technician or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Supervisor experience
• NVQ 4 Business and Administration, NCSL Certificate in School Business Management, or AAT Technician or equivalent qualification, or experience in relevant discipline

We can offer:

• Excellent working environment
• Support for your role with a dedicated school and central team
• Continued professional development opportunities
• Pay progression and recognition of continuous service
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Tech Schemes
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Online gym classes
• Health and wellbeing support and advice e.g., Men's Health, Wellbeing Action Plans, Better Sleep, Relaxation and Meditation, Understanding Menopause
• Think Well, fast track counselling service
• Physiotherapy
• Eye-sight testing
• Retail discounts in supermarkets, high street shops, restaurants and days out

Please note pay is consummate with Knowledge, Skills and Experience. Grade 9 salary when fully trained.

Sherbrook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Child safety recruitment procedures operate and appointment is subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS, qualifications check and all other relevant employment checks. Please also note that if you are shortlisted for the role, we may conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate that you are unsuitable to work with children, and that we may want to explore with you at interview.

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the school please contact our school office on 01543 227230.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Sherbrook Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• School size: Up to 128 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sherbrook Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sherbrook-primary-school-cannock

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