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Business Manager
Crestwood Community School, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 4FZ25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- HCC Grade H - I £56,285 - £73,902 (Depending on experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a highly experienced, strategic, and proactive School Business Manager to jointhe Crestwood Community School Family. As a key member of our Senior Leadership Team,this role is pivotal in driving the school's long-term vision, ensuring the operational businessmodel aligns with and directly supports our strategic objectives and continuous improvementjourney. Crestwood Community School is a single school with two campuses at the heart of theEastleigh community.We are seeking an experienced and proactive School Business Manager to join the Crestwood Community School Family. Crestwood Community School is one school split across two sites in the heart of the Eastleigh community.
As our strategic financial and business leader, you will be accountable for:
- Strategic Financial Leadership: Overseeing the comprehensive financial planning, setting long-term budgets, and providing insightful reporting for a budget in excess of £12m. This includes preparing management accounts, financial forecasts, and statements to support strategic decision-making.
- Resource Maximisation & Income Generation: Leading the development and execution of income generation strategies, actively investigating new opportunities, and ensuring effective applications for relevant LA and DfE grants, alongside the submission of all Government returns.
- Compliance and Governance: Ensuring rigorous compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements, including serving as the school's Data Protection Officer, and advising the Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body on strategic financial and operational matters.
- Operational Management Oversight: Providing strategic direction and oversight for the core support functions of HR, Site/Premises, Catering, and IT, managing a dedicated Support Staff Leadership team composed of three Bursars and Catering Manager.
- Strategic Development: Playing a central role in the strategic development of the school to ensure efficient, effective non-teaching operations that allow teaching and learning to flourish.
The ideal candidate will possess substantive experience in business management, leadership,and strategic planning, preferably within a school setting, although comprehensive training andstrong support from the Senior Leadership Team, Governors, and staff will be provided. You willbe an adept people manager with strong interpersonal skills, capable of influencing andengaging colleagues at all levels to implement school-wide strategic changes. Strongorganisational skills, the ability to manage complex, concurrent strategic projects, andresilience under pressure are essential. Your passion for improving the life chances of ourstudents and families, 36% of whom receive free school meals, is critical, as is a commitmentto the cohesive ethos of the #Crestwoodfamily.
What the school offers its staff
As a school we take staff well being seriously. We offer staff the following:
- Wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school
- Free lunch every day
- Half termly cooked breakfasts
- One wellbeing day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)
- Weekly thank you bulletin
- Birthday cards
- Heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events
- Acts of random kindness
- Access to mental health first aiders
As a new member of staff you will be well supported: we have a comprehensive induction process, and you will be given a professional coach to work with you as you find your way in the role. We are a close team that discusses concerns and you will not be judged at any point, helpful debate will be a key way of working.
For the successful candidate, a commitment to raising standards and a passion for developing young adults in a true comprehensive is essential: this entails a commitment to all learners, to excellence for all, and a belief that a good school makes a significant difference to learners’ life chances, levels of attainment and the wellbeing of the community as a whole.
Further information about the job
Your application is a chance to outline your strategic experience, your reasons for being interested inthis leadership post, and how you will directly contribute to and lead on Crestwood's improvementjourney. It is essential that your application addresses the specific strategic issues and unique contextof Crestwood Community School.
Pre-scheduled tours can be booked by emailing justine.sayers@crestwood.hants.sch.uk. We cannotmake personal appointments due to operational needs.
Apply here: https://crestwoodcommunityschool.face-ed.co.uk/Emp/Campaign/DetailsEmpView?campaignRef=SCH-CCS-0013
You will need to sign up to SAMRecrit in order to apply.
Alternatively, you can complete the Support Staff application form that can be found on the schoolwebsite and email it to hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk.
Please note we cannot accept a CV as a means of application. We do reserve the right to close thisadvertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Commitment to safeguarding
Crestwood Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Crestwood Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1489 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Crestwood Community School website
- Email address
- hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02380 641232
Crestwood Community School is one school, with two campuses serving central Eastleigh. Crestwood Community School had an Ofsted inspection in February 2024, which confirmed that we continue to be a ‘good’ school. The report stated that at Crestwood “there is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere”. They also said that “teachers and support staff, including those in the early stages of their career, are proud to work at the school. They particularly value school leader's careful consideration of their workload and well-being so that they can focus their efforts fully on pupils’ education.” In addition, Ofsted report that “many pupils, staff and parents describe the school as a ‘big family’. This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwoodfamily pervades through everything we do.
Arranging a visit to Crestwood Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk.
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