School Business Manager

St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, TS17 9DE

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

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: £33,699 - £35,412 (actual salary: £31,352 - £32,946)

School Business Manager job summary

Required:  January 2027

Salary: £33,699 - £35,412 (actual salary: £31,352 - £32,946)

Hours: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 4 weeks

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: St Patrick’s Catholic College, Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, TS17 9DE

We are looking for an experienced Business Manager who has high levels of initiative and is motivated to work at St Patrick’s Catholic College. 

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust is a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trusts in the UK.  

The successful candidate will:

Be committed to the Catholic ethos of the NPCAT

Have extensive experience of working in a business management environment with specific knowledge of finance, contract management, estates management and HR related issues

Act as the link between the Trust’s Central Services team and school leaders 

Provide strategic and operational support across non-teaching and learning areas of responsibility

Line manage other school based administration and support staff

We can offer:

Fantastic pupils and a strong Catholic ethos  

A welcoming work environment

A Leadership Team, Staff and Governors who are dedicated, talented and highly motivated

A commitment to professional and personal development

The opportunity to work with and learn from other establishments in partnership with our Trust schools in the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust

For further information or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Wendy Kendal, Trust Business Manager at kendal.w@npcat.org.uk 

Closing date: Monday 5th October 2026, 9am

Interview: Week commencing 19th October 2026

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 567 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-patrick-s-catholic-college-a-voluntary-catholic-academy

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