School Business Manager

Bassingbourn Primary School, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5NP

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  22 April 2025

• Closing date

  21 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 February 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: £34,726.00 - £37,320.00 Annually (Actual) Point 29 - 32, Actual salary based on 37 hours per week, term time plus 3 weeks plus holiday entitlement

School Business Manager job summary

The School Business Manager (SBM) will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team, having a share in the joint management accountabilities of that team. The SBM will be directly accountable for the management and delivery of all support services not directly associated with teaching or pastoral care of pupils and the curriculum. They will be directly accountable for the provision of all forms of business support to enable the effective day to day and strategic planning of the school.

The School Business Leader will have a substantive role in relation to school finances, looking after the school budget and in ensuring the school is fully compliant with the Local Authority Financial Handbook and employment legislation. The SBM will manage HR, Recruitment and Payroll in line with the expectations of Local Authority seeking advice from EPM when necessary.

The successful candidate will:

• Be diplomatic and resourceful
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Have the ability to lead and motivate staff
• Have the abiloty to work under pressure and prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Have resilience, enthusiasm, energy and vigour

Above all, you must want the best for our pupils. In return, we offer a positive working environment, supportive colleagues and regular professional development and training opportunities

School visits would be welcome for interested candidates, please contact Wendy Whistler via wwhistler@bassingbourn.cambs.sch.uk

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Bassingbourn Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 373 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bassingbourn Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bassingbourn-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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