School Business Manager
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW2 3PW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | ef38577d-0195-4810-ba17-5c312c4bb5b9 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Fenstanton Primary School is located in the London Borough of Lambeth in Tulse Hill. We are an ambitious school and are keen to recruit an experienced School Business Manager to join our fantastic team.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Managing the school’s budget and financial systems, ensuring resources are used effectively and efficiently
• Leading on HR administration, including recruitment, contracts, and staff records
• Overseeing premises management, health & safety compliance, and site development
• Line-managing Administrative staff, ensuring effective and efficient administration across the school
• Contributing to strategic planning and decision-making as part of the leadership team
We are looking for someone who:
• Is the school’s leading support staff professional and works as part of the Senior Leadership Team to assist the Headteacher and Governing Body in their duty to ensure that the school is operating efficiently.
• Will advise on and implement the day-to-day and strategic business support that enables the school to operate effectively and efficiently, and that allows other members of the leadership team to focus on teaching and learning.
• Is responsible for the strategy and operation of the business functions of the school. They are to promote the highest standards of business ethos within the non-teaching functions of the school and strategically ensure the most effective use of resources in line with the school’s strategic objectives.
• Is responsible for the effective management of: Finance, Administration, Management Information & ICT, Human Resources & Payroll, Facilities & Property, Health & Safety and line management of staff allocated to these areas of work. You will haveresponsibility for marketing the school and generating additional income from external sources.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer:
• A supportive and welcoming school community
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Local Government Pension Scheme
The chance to make a real impact on the lives of children and families.
Commitment to safeguarding
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 may 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.
Fenstanton Primary School is located in the London Borough of Lambeth in Tulse Hill. We are an ambitious school and are keen to recruit an experienced School Business Manager to join our fantastic team.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Managing the school’s budget and financial systems, ensuring resources are used effectively and efficiently
• Leading on HR administration, including recruitment, contracts, and staff records
• Overseeing premises management, health & safety compliance, and site development
• Line-managing Administrative staff, ensuring effective and efficient administration across the school
• Contributing to strategic planning and decision-making as part of the leadership team
We are looking for someone who:
• Is the school’s leading support staff professional and works as part of the Senior Leadership Team to assist the Headteacher and Governing Body in their duty to ensure that the school is operating efficiently.
• Will advise on and implement the day-to-day and strategic business support that enables the school to operate effectively and efficiently, and that allows other members of the leadership team to focus on teaching and learning.
• Is responsible for the strategy and operation of the business functions of the school. They are to promote the highest standards of business ethos within the non-teaching functions of the school and strategically ensure the most effective use of resources in line with the school’s strategic objectives.
• Is responsible for the effective management of: Finance, Administration, Management Information & ICT, Human Resources & Payroll, Facilities & Property, Health & Safety and line management of staff allocated to these areas of work. You will haveresponsibility for marketing the school and generating additional income from external sources.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer:
• A supportive and welcoming school community
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Local Government Pension Scheme
The chance to make a real impact on the lives of children and families.
Commitment to safeguarding
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 may 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.