Business Operations Manager

Waterside Primary Academy, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1QU

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  9 February 2026

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,361.00 - £32,594.00 Annually (FTE)

Business Operations Manager job summary

Waterside Primary Academy has a vacancy for Business Operations Manager who will join our growing school.

Staff work hard to provide an engaging and challenging curriculum which prepares our children for future life enabling them to be aspirational, independent and creative learners. Every child is encouraged to reach their full potential and we recognise that each one is special and has their own contributions to make.

Our school motto “Happy Children Learn” and our values of Caring, Attitude, Respect, Effort and Safety are at our core and are embedded into all aspects of our school life. They guide thinking, attitudes and decisions at all levels and are at the forefront of the relationships we nurture and cherish. We seek to ensure that each and every member of our school is respected and valued.

The successful candidate will:

Have experience of working in an office environment at a senior level

Be able to develop, manage and organise office systems and be a great team player

Have financial and HR experience

Salary: BPS Range 4

Hours: 22.5 hours a week (days and hours negotiable) term time + two weeks . (40 weeks a year)

Contract type: Permanent

Full induction, plus ongoing support and training, will be provided. Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.

The Kings Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

*Please note that we may wish to conduct an online search of your name prior to an interview.

Applications will be considered upon receipt and the school reserves the right to close and shortlist early, therefore early applications are encouraged.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Waterside Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waterside Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waterside-primary-academy

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