School Business Manager
| Posting date: | 13 September 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 September 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4AR |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 880029c8-b04f-4722-a0a7-eb443b34ec86 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Successful leadership and management experience in a school, or in a relevant field outside education
• Involvement in school self-evaluation and improvement planning
• Line management experience
• Contributing to staff development
• Expert knowledge of financial management
• Excellent attention to detail
• Previous use of SIMS, FMS, MS Word and Excel
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
• Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the school and getting the best outcomes for all pupils
• Commitment to acting with integrity, honesty, loyalty and fairness to safeguard the assets, financial probity and reputation of the school
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding and equality
• Embraces change well
• Deals with difficult situations effectively
What the school offers its staff
• A school where staff are proud to work and where everyone believes we can all shine brightly;
• Support from an experienced, knowledgeable, and hard-working team of professionals;
• A great working environment that shines brightly in our village with a state-of-the-art building and facilities dedicated to enhance learning in our purpose-built school;
• Flexible start and finish times and holiday working and the potential to work from home in agreement with the Headteacher.
• An active social committee arranging several events during the year.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and have a culture of vigilance in all aspects of safeguarding and child protection. In accordance with Section 237 of Keeping Children Safe in Education, September 2025, this role meets the definition of Regulated Activity and an enhanced DBS check with children’s barred list information will be undertaken prior to commencement of employment. All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and not subject to disclosure to employers.
• Successful leadership and management experience in a school, or in a relevant field outside education
• Involvement in school self-evaluation and improvement planning
• Line management experience
• Contributing to staff development
• Expert knowledge of financial management
• Excellent attention to detail
• Previous use of SIMS, FMS, MS Word and Excel
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
• Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the school and getting the best outcomes for all pupils
• Commitment to acting with integrity, honesty, loyalty and fairness to safeguard the assets, financial probity and reputation of the school
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding and equality
• Embraces change well
• Deals with difficult situations effectively
What the school offers its staff
• A school where staff are proud to work and where everyone believes we can all shine brightly;
• Support from an experienced, knowledgeable, and hard-working team of professionals;
• A great working environment that shines brightly in our village with a state-of-the-art building and facilities dedicated to enhance learning in our purpose-built school;
• Flexible start and finish times and holiday working and the potential to work from home in agreement with the Headteacher.
• An active social committee arranging several events during the year.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and have a culture of vigilance in all aspects of safeguarding and child protection. In accordance with Section 237 of Keeping Children Safe in Education, September 2025, this role meets the definition of Regulated Activity and an enhanced DBS check with children’s barred list information will be undertaken prior to commencement of employment. All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and not subject to disclosure to employers.