School Business Lead
Walton Peak Flying High Academy, Chesterfield, S40 3HJ3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
4th September 2025 (There maybe a potential for this to be brought forward dependent on candidate availability)
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 June 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
- £29,093.00 - £37,938.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5, Points 15 to 22 (with potential to progress to Band A Points 23 to 28)
School Business Lead job summary
You will have excellent business, administrative and interpersonal skills, a positive and proactive outlook and the ability to negotiate, lead and advise on financial, development and personnel matters. You will be joining an exceptional and supportive team of professionals, who are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and our mission to make every day count for all children. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children and so, we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide.
Walton Peak Flying Primary and Nursery Academy, is part of The Flying High Partnership. Our Flying High family work hard to deliver the best possible opportunities to our children. Through this partnership we are proud of our achievements and are recognised as one of the highest performing Multi Academy Trusts (MAT) in the country.
We can offer you:
- A fantastic working environment, with an office team that works together for the benefit of children in our school.
- High-quality support from our HR, Finance, Business and Estates Teams.
- Professional development through our School Business Manager Professional Learning Community (PLC).
- Committed staff who love what they do.
- Amazing children who will make you smile everyday.
- A school which is at the heart of our community.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is passionate about the details!
- Is interested in education and its impact on the lives of children.
- Shows enthusiasm, energy, integrity and professionalism.
- Is eager to learn, will ask questions and seek advice.
- Is experienced in working in a busy office environment and can work effectively with and without direction.
- Is able to manage and develop a team of staff.
- Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Is a team player.
- Is willing to roll up their sleeves up and get stuck in.
- Will smile and enjoy all that our wonderful school has to offer.
Your core duties will be:
- To plan and deliver administrative, financial and other support functions.
- To undertake budget preparation and planning activities in support of the Head Teacher/SLT and manage allocated budgets.
- Shows enthusiasm, energy, integrity and professionalism.
- To lead the recruitment, selection and development of support staff.
- To lead procurement including sourcing suppliers, negotiating price and contract terms to ensure that resources are effectively managed to deliver the best value.
- To manage personnel administration and issues on behalf of the school.
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the closing date. School visits are encouraged for any potential candidate. To arrange a visit please contact the HR Team, email: HR@flyinghightrust.co.uk
Please note this is a full time role working at least 37 hours per week in school during term time with some flexibility in the school holidays. The contract will be for all year round.
We welcome applications from both internal and external candidates. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post-holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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 are not accepted.
About Walton Peak Flying High Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 131 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Walton Peak Flying High Academy website
School location
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