School Business Manager 2
Hillside Specialist School and College, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3XB24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. Term time plus one week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £39,513 and £44,711
Pay scale
- NPS Grade 9 spine 30 to 35
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential Qualifications
- Level 4 Certificate in a relevant field
- Level 2 English & Maths
Desirable Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in School Business Management
- Higher Qualifications in relevant subject eg Degree
Essential Experience/Knowledge
- Finance and budget management inc Monitoring and reporting.
- A working knowledge of MS Office and other IT systems
- Premises Management and Health & Safety Compliance
- Effectively leading and managing staff teams
- Working within school policies and procedures
Desirable Experience
- Being part of or contributing to the Senior Leadership Team
- Generating income including preparation of and submission of bids
- Marketing and promotion inc website and social media
- Identifying and implementing strategic priorities
What the school offers its staff
Hillside Specialist School & College is a Lancashire County Council Special School for students with Autism.
We offer a friendly school with staff teams who provide excellent peer support, pupils who are keen to attend school and want to learn. Hillside staff have the benefit of free membership to health and wellbeing services which include Wellbeing clinics, Nurse support services, GP 24-hour phone consultations, Physio and Counselling programmes.
Further details about the role
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, inspirational and talented Grade 9 School Business Manager who can bring financial acumen and strong managerial skills to our successful School. As School Business Manager you will be making a positive impact on the lives and education of all our young people and supporting the wider school community.
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity with the successful candidate forming part of the Senior Leadership Team providing vision, knowledge and expertise in School Business Management. You will possess excellent interpersonal, management and leadership skills and will be responsible for all aspects of school finance, ensuring financial stability, securing financial partnerships to secure new sources of funding, HR, management of the school site including health and safety, GDPR and support with ICT.
You must be able to work calmly under pressure, communicate effectively with different stakeholders and be able to organise your own workload, directing colleagues around you according to priorities.
If you are a current or aspiring School Business Manager wishing to become part of a professional, dedicated team along with drive and enthusiasm, Hillside Specialist School and College could be the place for you! We will offer professional development opportunities and a very supportive and caring staff team.
The role is currently 37 hours per week 40 weeks of the year. This is subject to review for full year working.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to c.griffin@hillside.lancs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hillside Specialist School and College
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 108 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hillside Specialist School and College website
- Email address
- c.griffin@hillside.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01772 782205
Special Day School for children and Young People with Autism
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