School Business Manager
Cold Harbour Church of England School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 7PD21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
asap
Closing date
13 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 May 2025
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
- £36,124.00 - £40,476.00 Annually (FTE) This will be pro-rated for part-time hours and dependant on experience
School Business Manager job summary
Cold Harbour is a warm and loving primary school where we encourage everyone to ‘Let your light shine.’ We are all proud to be members of our school community and have happy children who love learning.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced School Business Manager to join our fantastic school. You will be a key member of the School Leadership Team, contributing to the strategic planning of Cold Harbour. We can offer a flexible working arrangement where you will control your working week, taking into account deadlines and the variety of roles within the job specification. 25 hours per week - 41 weeks per year.
Having overall responsibility for the financial management of all aspects of school life, you will be supported by a dedicated office team, who administer some of the day-to-day financial aspects of the role. You will, with the assistance of the site manager, be responsible for the strategic oversight of site facilities, health and safety and meeting all policy, statutory and reporting obligations. Please see the role profile for more details.
To be part of our caring, happy school, ideally you will have:
CSBM/DSBM qualification or equivalent business/financial management qualification.
Strategic insight.
The ability to manage workloads under pressure, prioritise and problem solve.
Experience and ability to manage a team.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Human Resource Management. The nature of the post will bring the post holder into contact with a wide range of people both within and outside of the school and the post holder will be expected to maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders.
A commitment to whole school development.
A commitment to the ethos of the school that is inclusive and inspirational.
Initiative and creativity.
In return we can offer you:
A welcoming, caring and dedicated staff, committed to providing the best outcomes for our children.
Excellent opportunities for continued professional development.
A strong, ambitious and supportive leadership team.
A nurturing, inclusive culture and ethos that recognises the efforts of all members of the school community.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please note the school is closed for half term and will open again on Tuesday, 3rd June.
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 Cold Harbour Church of England School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 189 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cold Harbour Church of England School website
School location
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