School Business Manager
The Clare School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7AU22 days remaining to apply
Closing date
22 August 2025 at 1am
Date listed
22 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £43,463 - £46,732 pa
School Business Manager job summary
Tel: 01603 454199
Email: office@claire.norfolk.sch.uk
- Salary - Grade K, £43,463 - £46,732 pa
- Permanent
- Full Time
- All Year Round
- Required for Sept/Oct 2025
The Clare School is looking to appoint a full time Business Manager from September or October. We are a warm and welcoming school, which has been consistently graded as Outstanding by Ofsted. At our last Ofsted Inspection, our school was described by the Inspector as a school that…
‘Provides an exceptional environment for pupils. Warmth and happiness are in abundance, and pupils benefit enormously from the kind, compassionate and highly skilled staff. Pupils have complex care needs, and many do not communicate verbally. Nevertheless, whatever their ability, adults help them to achieve highly, doing what is right for each individual pupil. Consequently, pupils love their time in school and behave extremely well. Whether in large leaps or manageable steps every pupil’s learning is celebrated and recognised.’
A our new Business Manager, you will be part of the senior leadership team, assisting the Headteacher to ensure that the school runs effectively and efficiently.
Ideally you will have a sound background and knowledge in Financial Systems, HR, GDPR, Facility and Property Management and Health and Safety is desirable, although training can be provided for the right candidate in any areas where there is a lack of experience or knowledge.
Visits to the school can be arranged and are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office.
How to apply
A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should be returned to –
Closing date: 22 August 2025
Interview date: 2 September 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Clare School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 128 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Clare School website
The Clare School is a Specialist ‘Physical and Sensory’ Complex Needs School. It is a mixed, day Foundation School for pupils from 3 to 19 years of age, with physical and / or sensory needs. Many pupils also have complex medical and learning needs.
It is our aim to provide an environment that celebrates and encourages success and achievement.
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