School Business Manager
Quarry Hill Academy, Grays, Essex, RM17 5UT24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday-Friday 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Band E/F, Point 24-33 £38,780 - £49,022
What skills and experience we're looking for
Reports to: Executive Headteacher
Start date: July 2026 or September 2026 for the right candidate
Closing Date: 12 June 2026
Interview Date: week beginning 15.06.2026
Salary: Range Band E/F, Point 24-33 (£38,780 - £49,022)Pro- Rata Actual Salary Range (£36,295 - £45,882)
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time and INSET days plus 3 weeks during school holidays
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic School Business Manager to join a highly motivated team in an excellent school. We are seeking a professional with high expectations and a happy disposition.
This role will provide overall strategic leadership and management for all aspects for finance, HR ICT, community usage, administration and operations support in the academy.
We are looking to appoint a School Business Manager who will:
- Have a visible presence in the school
- Support the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to strategic planning and decision making, leading staff training, task groups and attending Governing Body meetings
- Be responsible for all aspects of finance, HR, ICT, administration and operations support, including catering and premises
- Contribute to the achievement of the educational vision for the academy
- Work with our partners in Catalyst Academies Trust to develop high quality systems and services
- Have a strong empathy with and interest in education
What the school offers its staff
As part of Catalyst Academies Trust, we offer a strong support network, access to the Catalyst Perks reward platform and retention bonuses for all staff.
Visits to the school are both positively encouraged and warmly welcomed. Also, you are very welcome to have an informal, confidential discussion with Samantha Wakeling, our Executive Headteacher, about this vacancy. Please contact the school on 01375 373729 or email admin.qha@catrust.org.uk to arrange these. You should apply via www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk or request an application form via the contacts above.Previous applicants need not apply.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Quarry Hill Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 505 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Quarry Hill Academy website
- Email address
- admin.qha@catrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01375 373729
Quarry Hill Academy is an ‘outstanding’ school (Ofsted, November 2022). Quarry Hill Academy offers fantastic professional development opportunities.
Quarry Hill Academy is part of Catalyst Academies Trust, an innovative, charitable organisation, whose mission is to widen access to outstanding educational provision by supporting and empowering teachers and leaders in other schools to develop remarkable teaching and achievement outcomes.
Arranging a visit to Quarry Hill Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin.qha@catrust.org.uk.
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