School Business Manager
High Well School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2DDDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 December 2025
Closing date
3 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 September 2025
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
Full-time equivalent salary
- £42,839 - £46,142
What skills and experience we're looking for
Extensive financial management experience
Excellent Numeracy/Literacy skills
Effective use of specialist ICT packages
Use of specialist equipment/ resources
Ability to manage a team effectively
Detailed knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation and ability to put them into practice
Ability to analyse and interpret data on budget and finance
Ability to analyse and interpret data on staff absence and CPD and children’s records
Extensive experience in setting, managing and monitoring budgets
Interest in education and the development of young people
Ability to interpret advice/statute and devise policy/practice in the light of these
Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
What the school offers its staff
A positive, friendly and professional working environment.
An opportunity to work with an amazing group of young people.
A subsidised Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
A talented and supportive Senior Leadership Team and dedicated Governing Body.
A supportive environment in which your talents will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded.
Access to wellbeing platforms, including cycle to work, and other platforms which give employee benefits and inspire a unique employee experience, enriching personal and working lives
Employee Assistance Programme, on-site HR advice, free parking
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About High Well School
- School type
- Special school, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- High Well School website
- Email address
- hayleybrown@highwell.org.uk
High Well School is a Special School which caters for a minimum of seventy 9-16 year olds with an Education Health & Care Plan for severe and profound social, emotional and mental health needs as well as other learning difficulties. The School meets the needs of some of Wakefield’s most complex and vulnerable young people.
High Well endeavours to provide a nurturing environment with personalised support and specialist teaching to enable our pupils to re-engage in learning, develop their social and emotional skills and leave with not only appropriate qualifications but the skills required to succeed in life after school. This is reflected in our vision of ‘Preparing for Positive Futures’.
Arranging a visit to High Well School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hayleybrown@highwell.org.uk.
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