School Business Manager

The Link School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4PG

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  3 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36hrs MTWTh (8.30-16.15) Fr (8.30-16.00), All year round.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: OHC&AT Outer London (Business support), Grade: PO3/4, Points 38 – 44, £45,746.00 to £52,187.00 (depending on experience and qualifications).

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a School Business Manager to lead financial planning and operations for the school. You will play a key role in shaping our future through effective budget management and strategic financial decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Financial and HR processes acting as a liaison between OHC&AT Business Services and the schools.
• Provide support to the Principal and Vice Principal, ensuring continuity is maintained between staff, pupils, Governors, parents, carers, professionals, volunteers and visitors and all stakeholders.
• Under the direction of the Director of Finance (Academies) and working with the Senior Finance Business Partner the post holder will be responsible for managing financial processes in the school and liaising with the shared service finance team.
• Under the direction of the HR Director the post holder will be responsible for managing HR processes in the school and liaising with the shared service HR team.
• Actively embrace the Trust’s core principles to ensure an inclusive and positive environment for our pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities.

Key Requirements:

• GCSE Math and English
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in office administration
• ECDL or equivalent experience demonstrating excellent knowledge of a wide and varied range of software
• Enthusiastic, focused, reliable, flexible and resilient
• Competent note taking skills
• Must enjoy working as part of a team, be adaptable and supportive of colleagues

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits:

• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, My Gym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Link-School-Business-Manager-JD-and-Spec.pdf - 367 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Link School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 157 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Link School website
• Email address: RRichards@thelinkschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/link-primary-school

The Link School specialises in meeting the needs of 148 students from 4-18 with Speech, Language and Communication difficulties including autistic spectrum conditions and Pathological Demand Avoidance. Situated in the London Borough of Sutton all three sites are easily accessible by public transport and well placed to draw upon a wide range of leisure, recreational and educational facilities having easy access to Surrey and London.

The school provides a warm, safe, friendly and nurturing environment, which helps pupils to learn, express their ideas, communicate, develop friendships and grow in confidence and self- esteem.

Staff provide pupils with an outstanding education based on strong practitioner research and the holistic curriculum offer that promotes strong personal and social education as well as cognitive development. It is a rewarding and inspirational place to work. To find out more about us visit www.thelinkschool.co.uk

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