School Business Manager
Manor Park Primary School and Nursery, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 8DB19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,600.00 - £33,366.00 Annually (FTE) Actual pro-rated salary £27,266 - £30,265
School Business Manager job summary
Manor Park Primary School and Nursery are looking to appoint a Business Manager to lead our non-teaching operations. We are looking for a confident, experienced professional, who has a self-driven approach to problem solving and high-level communication, literacy and numeracy skills. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with enthusiasm and drive to join the senior leadership team of a high performing school. The successful post holder will work alongside committed and like-minded colleagues, both in school and as part of the Trust's wider network of school business professionals.
Whether you are already an experienced School Business Manager seeking a fresh and rewarding challenge, or you bring strong transferrable skills and are ready to embark on this career path, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.
As a School Business Manager, you will take strategic leadership and management of finance, HR, administration, and operational support at Manor Park Primary School. You will be the leading support staff professional, working closely with the Trust's central team to ensure all business and financial procedures deliver the highest possible standards.
We Offer:
- The opportunity to work in a vibrant, high achieving school
- A supportive network of school business professionals, who collaborate, share ideas and provide mutual support
- Six days per year dedicate to training and professional development
- Membership with ISBL, and attendance at two School Resource Management conferences annually
- A culture that values and nurtures leadership and professional growth
- An opportunity to be a key part of Cheshire Academies Trust
- A permanent contract
- Annual salary progression within a national pay scale
- Membership pf Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to Blue Light scheme
- Access to our 'green schemes' including cycle to work and white goods
How to Apply
Please read our job description and person specification closely. If you think you may be the candidate we are looking for and would like further information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Claire Callaghan on email at clairecallaghan@cheshireacademiestrust.co.uk
We would like to offer all potential candidates the opportunity to visit our school and find out more about this role. Visits will take place by appointment, please contact the school directly on 01625 568837 or email admin@manorpark.cheshire.sch.uk
Application Process:
Interested candidates are invited to submit an application through MyNewTerm website, our online portal, outlining your suitability for the role and how you would contribute to the success of Manor Park Primary School.
Closing Date: Monday 16th June at 12.00pm
Interviews: Tuesday 24th June
Cheshire Academies Trust Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This includes a request for references, prior to interview. Shortlisted candidates are expected to provide evidence of qualifications at interview and a satisfactory, enhanced DBS check will be undertaken before final confirmation to the successful candidate.
We warmly welcome applications from every suitably qualified member of our local community. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on the shortlisting process. If we have not been in touch with you by 19th June 2025 then, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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 Manor Park Primary School and Nursery
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 271 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Manor Park Primary School and Nursery website
School location
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