School Business Manager

Grange Primary School, Hartlepool, TS25 3PU

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2026

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC SCP 25-28

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you organised, enthusiastic and welcoming?

Do you thrive working in a busy office environment?

Would you like to make a difference to children’s learning and well-being?

Northern Lights Learning Trust are looking to appoint a School Business

Manager at Grange Primary School. We are looking to welcome enthusiastic and reliable applicants who can support pupils, parents/carers, staff and governors. The successful candidate will liaise and work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and the admin team across the school and will have the opportunity to network with other Office Managers across the Trust, the Executive Director of Trust Services and the Chief Finance Officer. In return you will benefit from inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to high quality CPD opportunities.

Do you:

• Have experience of operational business functions and driving excellence
• Possess excellent communication and IT skills
• Have experience in financial and staff management
• Be confident in dealing with children and adults
• Keep calm under pressure whilst maintaining confidentiality
• Be enthusiastic and supportive of the school ethos

If this is you, we would really welcome your application

What the school offers its staff

In return you will receive:

• A supportive working environment that puts people at the heart of the organisation
• The opportunity to work as part of a growing Trust and shape this role
• Continuous professional development
• A range of Trust initiatives that improve wellbeing. Current initiatives include an annual wellbeing day
• National Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme/ Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee welfare package through Education Mutual including:

• 24-hour GP access
• Nurse support service
• Mental health services, including stress management, mental health first aid training and bereavement support
• Free Flu vaccinations
• Counselling Services
• Physiotherapy
• Financial wellbeing coaching
• Maternity and Paternity support
• Menopause support
• Access to useful wellbeing resources

Employee benefits package through Vivup including:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Lifestyle savings including discounts on shops, food and drink and days out

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

School Business Manager Application Pack Grange.pdf - 1.28 MB (opens in new tab)

About Grange Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 360 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Grange Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@nllt.co.uk
• Phone number: 01915947033
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/grange-primary-school-ts25-3pu

We are a primary school who take children from 2 years old to Year 6. Our provision accommodates for children with SEND. We also have a 21 placed Additionally Resourced Provision.

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