School Business Manager

Chiltern Wood School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3NE

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  11 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £52,312.00 - £66,333.00 Annually (FTE) MPS

School Business Manager job summary

Chiltern Wood School is a Special School currently supporting over 200 students ranging from ages 3 to 19 years. We are based across three sites in the High Wycombe area.

We are actively recruiting a School Business Manager (SBM) to join our team. The SBM is responsible for managing the strategy and operation of the business functions of our school, including financial management, health and safety, human resources, compliance and administration.

The successful candidate will advise on and implement the day-to-day resources that enables the school to operate effectively and efficiently, and that allows other members of the leadership team to focus on teaching and learning.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a leadership and/or management position, preferably within a school or educational setting. In addition, would have knowledge of both financial, including recovery planning and HR management to support the school.

This role will work collaboratively with the Senior Leadership Team as well as the Governing Body and will therefore have strong communication and interpersonal skills, to ensure that they are able to work effectively with all key stakeholders.

For more information in respect of the job role, please refer to the School’s website for a full job description and application form.

Chiltern Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory, Enhanced DBS, qualifications and reference checks.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

Closing Date: 8th January 2026

Interviews - 13th January 2026

For more detail about our school please visit www.chilternwood.bucks.sch.uk

We strongly encourage a visit to the school and this can be arranged by contacting Amy Joseph - HR Manager at HR@chilternwood.bucks.sch

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.

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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 Chiltern Wood School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 218 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chiltern Wood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chiltern-wood-school

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