Business Manager

Teaching Vacancies; Jarrow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking an experienced School Business Manager to lead finance, administration, premises, health and safety, data protection, and support services in a school setting. The role focuses on efficient resource use, staff development, and ensuring high standards to improve pupil outcomes.

Successful candidate will oversee safeguarding, policy compliance, and working relationships with senior leaders, while ensuring value for money and effective service delivery.

Qualifications

• NVQ4 or Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline.
• Substantial experience of strategic and operational finance.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Substantial experience of IT packages, including finance systems/accountancy systems, management information systems, word and excel.
• Experience of designing and developing administrative and organisational systems.
• Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation.
• Ability to interpret advice/statute and to devise policy/practice.
• Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team effectively.
• Ability to work proactively with a confident approach.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage conflicting priorities, good time management.
• Ability to cope with change in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Ability to persuade, motivate, negotiate and influence.
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
• Ability to deal with difficult situations in a proactive manner.
• Enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage our finance, administration, premises, health and safety, data protection and support services.
• Ensure resources are used efficiently and provide value for money.
• Manage and develop staff; maintain high standards and drive improvement.
• Work with Senior Leadership Team to maximise contribution of support services to pupil outcomes.
• Support safeguarding and wellbeing of children and young people.

Skills

Strategic finance

Team leadership

Microsoft Office/Finance systems

Policy interpretation

Staff development

Safeguarding knowledge

Multi-disciplinary leadership

Time management

Change management

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation and influence

Self-driven learning

Proactive problem solving

Education

NVQ4 or Degree or equivalent

Experience in finance leadership

Tools

Finance/accountancy systems

MS Excel/Management Information Systems

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• NVQ4 or Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline
• Substantial experience of strategic and operational finance
• Experience of leading a team
• Substantial experience of IT packages, including finance systems/accountancy systems, management information systems, word and excel
• Experience of designing and developing administrative and organisational systems
• Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation
• Ability to interpret advice/statute and to devise policy/practice
• Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team effectively
• Ability to work proactively with a confident approach
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage conflicting priorities, good time management
• Ability to cope with change in a dynamic environment
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Ability to persuade, motivate, negotiate and influence
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to deal with difficult situations in a proactive manner
• Enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service

What the school offers its staff

We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated School Business Manager to play a key role in the leadership and effective operation of our school.

The successful candidate will lead and manage our finance, administration, premises, health and safety, data protection and support services, ensuring that resources are used efficiently and provide excellent value for money. They will manage and develop staff, maintain high standards, challenge areas of weakness and work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure our support services make the greatest possible contribution to outcomes for pupils.

We are looking for someone with substantial experience of strategic and operational finance, strong leadership and organisational skills, and a commitment to supporting the development, safeguarding and wellbeing of children and young people.

Staff well-being is high priority at Jarrow School and achieving a good work/life balance is an area of real importance to us.

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.