School Business Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Bicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St Edburg's Church of England VA Primary School in Bicester is seeking an outstanding School Business Manager to lead all non-teaching and learning functions across both school sites.

The role requires leadership of finance, HR, H&S and administration, working with the Senior Leadership Team to deliver the school development plan and ensure safeguarding and welfare of staff and pupils. The post involves collaboration across both campuses and external partners.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of business management in schools.
• Ability to lead school non-teaching and support functions.
• Ability to work with Senior Team to advance the school.
• Designated Safeguarding lead responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead all non-teaching and learning support functions across the school sites.
• Provide leadership to school support teams and liaise with stakeholders.
• Contribute to School Development Plans and the 5-year strategic plan.
• Promote safeguarding and lead safeguarding duties as required.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• With a good basis to work from, the key purpose of this role is to deliver a high quality and efficient, business support service and to ensure that day to day operational functions are effectively managed. The main functions include, but not limited to: Administration, Finance, HR, H&S and site management
• The post-holder will provide overall leadership and line management to the school support functions in each school site; developing the already high performing support teams who are highly motivated and focussed
• They will liaise with numerous internal and external stakeholders and service providers to ensure that these functions provide value added support and advice to the school in a timely and professional way.
• They will be a member of the school’s Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) and contribute fully to School Development Plans and the 5-year strategic plan.
• They will actively promote school values and ethos. They will be a Designated Safeguarding lead and have the highest regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of staff, children, and the community.
• To be successful in this role you will need significant experience of Business Management in schools and be able to demonstrate drive and commitment to work with the Senior Team to continue to move the school forward.

What the school offers its staff

St Edburg's Church of England VA Primary School is looking to recruit an outstanding School Business Manager to lead all non-teaching and learning functions across both our school sites.

In September 2024, St Edburg's expanded to become one school across two sites.We have a brand new 'lower school' for our nursery, reception and KS1 children and our upper school, a 8 year old building that houses our KS2 children.

The school has continued to grow since 2016. We now have 530 children on roll (including 90 nursery children) when we reach capacity we will have 710 children in our care. The school has a low turnover of staff, buildings that are in excellent repair and a budget with a healthy projected surplus.

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.