School Business Manager (Level 3)

Watergrove Trust; Rochdale; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandbrook Community Primary School, part of the Watergrove Trust, is hiring a School Business Manager (Level 3) to join our Rochdale campus. The role runs at 36.25 hours per week, with term-time plus additional weeks (TTO + 3). Enhanced DBS clearance and a full driving licence with business insurance are required.

Attendance at out-of-hours events and governing board meetings is expected. The successful candidate will work within our warm, ambitious school community, supporting culture and staff

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS clearance is required.
• Full driving licence with business insurance is required.
• Attendance at out-of-hours events and governing board meetings is expected.

Skills

Enhanced DBS clearance

Tools

Driving licence with business insurance

Job description

36.25 hours per week, working TTO + 3 weeks

Location: Initially based at Sandbrook Community Primary School, Rochdale

Speacial conditions: Enhanced DBS clearance; full driving licence with business insurance; requirement to attend out-of-hours events and governing board meetings.

Welcome & School Culture

Thank you for your interest in the position of School Business Manager (Level 3) at Sandbrook Community Primary School, part of the Watergrove Trust family.

Sandbrook community is a warm, ambitious and inclusive primary school serving families in the Rochdale Borough. We are intentional about culture and about enabling our staff to flourish.

Our school principles guide all that we do:

• The Motto: "A place for everyone to grow and achieve."
• Three Pillars: The school's foundational principles are built upon three core values: Respect, Honesty, and Love.
• Individual Focus: Staff maintain high expectations for all children, intentionally treating each student as a unique individual to cultivate self-belief and long-term relationships.

Values and Behaviours

Our mission is to be ever "Providing more" to the communities we serve, to enable life in all its fullness. Our Trust is enabled by a mutual interdependency within which we will always:

• Coach

Watergrove Trust has high expectations of its pupils and staff and we expect our employees to be aware of, and apply these values and behaviours at all times.

Application Deadline: Monday 2 November 2026 at 11.59pm.