School Business Officer

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL

42 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  31 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £9,165.00 - £9,769.00 Annually (Actual) Scale E7 - £26,402 to E11 - £28,142 FTE pro rata

School Business Officer job summary

We're looking for a reliable and organised School Business Officer to join our team at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. This is an excellent opportunity to support the daily operations of our school and be part of a supportive community. Sacred Heart Primary School is part of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust. The school and Trust are committed to the Catholic ethos and supporting professional development. A thorough induction and ongoing guidance and training will be provided by a helpful and approachable central team within the Trust. This role will be for 15 hours per week.

Some of the duties and responsibilities will be:

• Processing order
• Invoicing
• Budget administration
• Reconciliations
• Updating the staff Single Central Register
• Recruitment and HR administration
• Working closely with Central Trust team

A detailed Job Description can be found below

Why Join Us?

A committed and supportive leadership and central support teams.

Opportunities for professional development and a commitment to staff well-being.

The opportunity to be part of a community of Catholic schools, committed to achieving excellence through purposeful collaboration and people growth .

Opportunities for career development within our Multi-Academy Trust.

A chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of children who need it most.

For further information, please contact the Head Teacher by email at: Darryl James darryl.james@sacredheartcps.uk

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed; to arrange an appointment in early September, please call: 01760 721330

Closing date for applications: 12th September, midday

Interview date: Week commencing 15th September

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS with Barred check and satisfactory references.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.

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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 89 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sacred-heart-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school-swaffham

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