School Business Manager

SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGER

Handsworth Primary School, London E4 9PJ

020 8527 5991

Permanent term-time (including 5 INSET days) plus 10 days during school closure

Scale PO4 (Outer London)

We are seeking to appoint an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced School Business Manager to lead the strategic and operational business functions of the school. Reporting to the Headteacher, as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will line manage the Admin, Finance and Premises teams, and contribute to the continued development of Handsworth Primary, a multicultural, two-form entry primary school in Highams Park, Waltham Forest.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the school’s financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, procurement and income generation
• Managing human resources, including payroll, recruitment, appraisal and staff wellbeing, working with the school’s HR provider
• Overseeing administration, data management, compliance and statutory reporting to the DfE, LA and governors
• Managing health and safety and the school premises, ensuring a safe environment for all
• Leading, developing and line managing the Admin, Finance and Premises teams

We are looking for a candidate who:

• Has strategic leadership and line management experience, ideally within a school or similarly complex organisation
• Has significant experience of financial and human resource management
• Has excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills, confidently advising the Headteacher and Governors
• Is proactive and solutions-focused
• Holds the Certificate or Diploma in School Business Management, or an equivalent qualification

At Handsworth, we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and opposing all forms of discrimination in relation to all protected characteristics outlined in the Equality Act. We foster positive attitudes and good relationships, creating a shared sense of cohesion and belonging. We invest in training for all our staff and base our practices on evidence and the outcomes of our continuous learning. We are committed to embedding anti-racist practice in everything we do.

Visits to the school are welcome by appointment on 020 8527 5991.

All completed applications should be returned to school@handsworth.waltham.sch.uk or the following address: Handsworth Primary School, 32 Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, London, E4 9PJ. 

Applications will be considered upon receipt.  Interviews will be organised as and when applications are received. The School reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.  Therefore, you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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 will 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.

Offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory Reference and Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure and Health Declaration