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School Business Manager

Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 3SW

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 22.5 hours per week. Plus 5 days - 4 training days plus one other day in the summer holidays and attendance at some Governing Board Meetings which are usually in person 4pm-6pm or virtually 5.30pm-7.30pm (three times per year). Ideally Wednesday - Friday - 7.45-3.45pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £33,366 and £35,235
• Pay scale: S01: 23-25

What skills and experience we're looking for

To provide high-level support to the Headteacher and Governors in the day-to-day management of the school’s budget, administration, and site. The School Business Manager will lead on financial planning and resource management, personnel matters, health and safety, recruitment and the effective coordination of key contracts such as maintenance, cleaning and caretaking.

The post holder will also play a pivotal role in the strategic development of the school’s administrative systems and financial sustainability, ensuring the school operates efficiently and effectively at all times.

What were looking for:

• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities
• Proven ability to lead/organise teams and manage projects
• FMS/Dynamincs and My People experience (desirable not essential)
• Someone who can collaborate with all key stakeholders (staff, governors, parents, outside agencies and the Local Authority) with warmth, diplomacy and discretion
  
• Commitment to the role.

What the school offers its staff

Middleton st Mary's is a truly special place to learn and work. Our pupils are proud to belong, and we are proud to serve them.

For the successful candidate, we can offer:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment within the Senior Leadership Team
• A level of autonomy in the role, with the capacity to introduce new initiatives and ideas

• The chance to take over a stable school budget in a well-resourced setting
• A committed and friendly staff team in a happy and successful school
• Excellent CPD opportunities to suit the successful candidate.

Flexible working opportunities

Some flexible working can be discussed in relation to compressed hours.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 419 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School website
• Email address: head@msmleeds.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/middleton-st-mary-s-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school

Middleton St Mary's is a large Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School based in South Leeds. We serve the Middleton Community with close links to St Mary's Church and Leeds Diocese.
The school is a larger than average primary school with 440 children on roll including 42 children in nursery. The school has 70 staff including.

The majority of our children are White British heritage and the proportion of children known to be eligible for pupil premium funding is much higher than average, 48% with 76% of our children living in the top 10% of deprivation areas and 26% in the top 3% of deprivation areas - Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI).

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