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Job Title: School Business Manager

Grade: G8 (Point 26-31) £36,124 - £40, 476

37 Hours Per Week (Term Time Only)

St Giles’ CE Primary School is looking to appoint a permanent, suitably qualified and experienced School Business Manager from 1^st September 2025.

Main responsibilities:

 

• Be the school’s leading support staff professional and work with the senior team to assist the head teacher in ensuring the school meets its educational aims.
• To promote the highest standards of business ethos within the administrative function of the school and ensure the most effective use of resources in support of the school’s learning objectives

 

You will be responsible for:

 

• Line managing support staff and playing a key role in leading, training and motivating
• Budget planning and setting and providing advice and guidance on financial related matters
• Provide organisational and complex advisory support to the Head teacher and governing body on all aspects of school business management
• Implementing Health & Safety Legislation in the school
• General personnel matters
• Producing detailed reports, analysing and responding to complex correspondence

 

Main Duties:

 

• Take a lead role in planning, monitoring and evaluation of a budget
• Ensure the school complies with appropriate financial and Council procedures
• Monitor accounting procedures and resolve problems, ensure a full reconciliation is undertaken at least once a month
• Provide detailed analysis and evaluation of data and produce detailed reports
• Produce and respond to complex correspondence
• Manage complex administrative procedures
• Provide organisational and complex advisory support to the Head teacher and governing body on all aspects of school business management
• To assist in the formulation of the school development plan, school evaluation and other strategic documents
• Take an active role in co-ordinating and managing the relationships between the school and outside agencies
• Act as a point of contact with central and other agencies with regard to grant applications, gifts and other donations
• Develop relationships with suppliers to negotiate, manage and monitor contracts, tenders and agreements, using best value for the school at all times

 

St Giles’ CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

To request an application forms and further details please contact:

postbox@st-giles.walsall.sch.uk

Closing Date: 9am - Friday 16^th May 2025

Interviews: W/C 19^th May 2025

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