School Business Support

Newton Blossomville Church of England School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 8AL

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026 (or sooner if available)

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 6pm

• Date listed

  10 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £5,485.92 Annually (Actual) Term time only plus 1 inset day in September

School Business Support job summary

Salary Level 1 Grade C1 FTE £25,989 (actual £5,485.92 per annum)

Term time only plus 1 inset day in September, paid 39 weeks per year

9 hrs per week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8.30-11.30am

(start time may be negotiable for the ideal candidate)

Fixed term to 31.08.2027

Start date: 1st September 2026 (or sooner if available)

Newton Blossomville CE School is part of the Village Schools Federation.

The Village Schools Federation is group of five village schools providing first school education for children aged 4-7 years old. Our schools are based in beautiful village locations around Milton Keynes.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced administrator for the role of school business support. You do not need to have worked in a school setting before, although this would be advantageous. We will provide full training for the right candidate.

The successful candidate will:

Support the vision and values for the Federation

Provide a high standard of admin support and confidentiality at all times.

Be the face and first point of contact for the school. A welcoming, positive and friendly attitude should be demonstrated.

Be confident to work unsupervised, using your own initiative.

Demonstrate that you are an organised person with good administration skills and attention to detail.

Be proactive in seeking out additional tasks that would help the Lead Teacher and the smooth running of the school.

Must be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the school.

This role includes day to day financial administration for the school, working under the guidance of the Federation Business Manager.

You will need to prioritise your own workload to meet the needs of both the school and the Federation.

Working within a small School you will need a flexible approach to your work and a willingness to help in every situation and may be called on to support absence cover in this school or at another school.

Whilst you will be working as the sole administrator for the school, you will be part of the wider admin team across the federation with regular interaction and support from the other school administrators.

Ideal candidates should have:

A working knowledge of SIMS and FMS school data and finance systems, although training would be provided for the right candidate.

Excellent administrative, organisational and customer service skills.

An understanding of financial processes.

Previous experience working in a school office.

Safeguarding:

The Village Schools Federation and Newton Blossomville CE School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and an online search will be carried out as part of our safer recruitment process.

Within this role you will have limited contact with children each day and this may at times include regulated activity.

We reserve the right to interview before the closing date should a suitable candidate apply. Therefore, we encourage you to apply quickly if you are interested in this vacancy.

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 Newton Blossomville Church of England School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Church of England, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 15 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newton Blossomville Church of England School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newton-blossomville-church-of-england-school

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