School Business Manager
St John's Primary School, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9AGThis job expired on 14 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 November 2025
Closing date
14 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 September 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
- £35,745.00 - £38,233.00 Annually (FTE)
School Business Manager job summary
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Management: Oversee the school’s budget, ensuring financial stability and efficient allocation of resources.
- HR & Recruitment: Manage staffing budgets, payroll procedures and ensure HR processes are robust alongside managing the office team.
- Facilities and Premises Management: Ensure the school premises are well-maintained and safe for staff, students, and visitors.
- Administration & Compliance: Oversee administrative processes and ensure the school adheres to all relevant policies and regulations.
- Strategic Planning: Contribute to the long-term vision of the school, supporting the Headteacher and governors in decision-making.
You will have:
- Proven experience in a business or finance role, ideally in a school or education setting.
- Strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to work with a range of stakeholders.
- Knowledge of financial management and budgeting in a school/academy environment (desirable).
- A proactive, problem-solving attitude with a hands-on approach.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Statement
St John’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from under-represented individuals, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Our recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. If shortlisted, we will request references before interview.
About St John's Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 206 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
A friendly primary school based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire
We pride ourselves on providing a broad and creative curriculum for our children by providing a wide range of learning experiences, based around the six themes of our vision: critical thinking and problem solving, physical and mental well-being, local and global citizenship, communication and social skills, creativity and innovation and key academic skills. Our curriculum is enriched through a range of outdoor learning, sport, art and drama activities, after school clubs, themed weeks, trips and visits.
Through a focus on positive values, we nurture each individual to become the best they can be and help them to become successful life-long learners.
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