School Business Manager

Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 2DJ

31 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  23 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week 8:30am – 4:30pm with 1 hour lunch break (hours are negotiable) Full time permanent 52 weeks per year (TTO would be considered for the right candidate) Annual Leave: 34 days plus 8 bank holidays
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £53172-£57402
• Pay scale: NJC POC 39-43

What skills and experience we're looking for

• A degree, or other relevant qualification – ideally in accountancy, business management or a related discipline

• A school business management qualification such as the level 4 diploma for school business managers

• Successful leadership and management experience in a school (preferably in an academy), or in a relevant field outside education

• Involvement in self-evaluation and improvement planning

• Line management experience

• Contributing to staff development

• Working with children or young people

• Knowledge of financial management and ability to understand academy SoFA

• Excellent attention to detail

• Previous use of accountancy software, information management systems and government portals / websites

• Effective communication both written and oral

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to communicate a vision, inspire and motivate others

• Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders

• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality

• Commitment to promoting the Christian ethos and values of the school and ensuring the best outcomes for all pupils

• Commitment to acting with integrity, honesty, loyalty and fairness to safeguard the assets, financial probity and reputation of the school

• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively

• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times

• Commitment to safeguarding and equality

• Embraces change well

• Deals with difficult situations effectively

What the school offers its staff

• A warm, supportive and forward-thinking school community

• A unique bilingual and faith-based curriculum

• Opportunities for professional development and leadership

• A competitive salary

• Modern environment

Flexible working opportunities

For the right candidate the school will consider revised working hours and consider term time only

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.

We are seeking an experienced individual with strong financial skills who is passionate about building on our past successes, can work under pressure and efficiently support the headteacher and the wider Senior Leadership Team.

This school is a single academy trust which opened in 2016, when the current incumbent worked with other founding staff to develop our highly successful school. As a Church of England, bilingual (French) school, applicants will be expected to support our ethos. A French speaker is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate will need to be in post by 1st September 2026 and be available for a full handover during the summer holidays.

The school business manager (SBM) is responsible for managing the strategy and operation of the business functions of our school, including financial management, health and safety, human resources, compliance and administration.

They will advise on and implement the day-to-day support that enables the school to operate effectively and efficiently, and that allows other members of the leadership team to focus on teaching and learning.

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.

About Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School

• School type: Free School, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School website
• Email address: karen.smith@stjeromebilingual.org
• Phone number: 020 3019 6363
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-jerome-church-of-england-bilingual-school

Saint Jérôme C E Bilingual school opened in Harrow in September 2016. We believe that we offer a unique educational experience to our children. We are a Christian School that welcomes all people and seeks to share the love of God with our community in words and actions. We believe that teaching is a vocation and a ministry as we reach out to serve the children and families of central Harrow. We are also a bilingual school that is passionate about languages and we teach children in both English and French. We believe that this gives our children, the majority of whom already speak another language at home, a significant linguistic and cultural advantage. The ability to speak another language and to communicate with others opens doors and possibilities. Our dream for our children is that they will love both the English and French languages and that they will maintain other languages that they may speak at home and go on to learn many other ones.

Arranging a visit to Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email karen.smith@stjeromebilingual.org.

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