school business manager

Job Title: School Business Manager
Salary: SO2 £33,317 pro-rata actual salary
Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern: Term Time plus 10 days
Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: Friday 20th March 2026
Interview Date: Friday 27th March 2026
Start Date: May 2026

The Governors of our school invite applications from highly motivated and organised individuals to join our team as our new School Business Manager.

The School Business Manager is responsible for all non-academic aspects of the operation of the school, including finance, HR, estate management and health and safety requirements.

We are looking for someone who has:
Strategic financial skills: Delivering specialist support to keep us effective and within budget.
People Leadership skills: Managing our office and premises teams.
Operational experience: Overseeing HR, Health & Safety, and Estate Management.
Leadership qualities: Working alongside the SLT to support the school's ethos and strategic goals.
Communication skills: Communicating effectively with the whole school community and external services
Excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills: reading and interpreting information accurately and communicating professionally in writing, accurate calculations and data handling
Organisational skills: the ability to manage a wide-ranging and unpredictable workload
About us:
We are a small, one form entry school with a family community feel
Our pupils are enthusiastic and very proud of their school
We offer an excellent and supportive working environment, where CPD is prioritised
We have a strong and supportive Governing Body
Visits to the school are welcome and can be arranged by contacting Rachel Burke on 0161 439 5114 or by emailing admin@mosshey.stockport.sch.uk .
Please submit completed application forms by email to headteacher@mosshey.stockport.sch.uk or by post to the address above.

The application forms and an information pack are available to download from here. Completed forms should be returned to the school via the above email address or posted to the school address above.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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