School Business Manager

Brighton and Hove City Council; Portslade by Sea; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction training

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working pattern

Job summary

Aldrington CE Primary School in Brighton & Hove is seeking a part-time School Business Manager to join the senior team. The post involves finance, budgeting and procurement, HR, estates and compliance with health and safety, data protection and safeguarding, leading a team of administrative staff.

Hours are 24 per week over 41 term-time weeks, with flexible working across three or four days. DBS check required; experience in education is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within an education setting or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage school finance and business matters
• Lead the school's administrative team
• Oversee human resources
• Oversee estate management
• Oversee compliance with health and safety
• Oversee compliance with data protection
• Oversee safeguarding

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting

Procurement

HR

Estate management

Health & safety

Data protection

Safeguarding

Organisational skills

Leadership

Job description

This part-time school business manager post at Aldrington CE Primary School sits on the senior team and is employed by Brighton and Hove City Council. The work covers finance, budgeting and procurement, alongside HR, estates, and compliance with health and safety, data protection and safeguarding, with a team of administrative staff to lead. Hours are 24 a week over 41 term-time weeks, and can be worked flexibly over three or four days. Applicants need experience in an education setting or similar, and the post requires a DBS check.

What the job involves

• Manage school finance and business matters
• Lead the school's administrative team
• Oversee human resources
• Oversee estate management
• Oversee compliance with health and safety
• Oversee compliance with data protection
• Oversee compliance with safeguarding

Experience

• Experience in a similar role within an education setting or equivalent

Skills & knowledge

• Proficiency in financial management, budgeting and procurement
• Knowledge of personnel procedures and resource allocation
• Clear understanding of health and safety compliance, safeguarding protocols and estate management
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
• Effective leadership and management of administrative staff
• Working strategically alongside the Headteacher and governors

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check (post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974)

What’s offered

• Paid weeks of 46.89 to 47.53 a year, rising with length of service and inclusive of holiday
• Flexible working pattern across the week
• Induction training specific to the post
• Opportunities to develop professionally