School Business Manager
What skills and experience we're looking for
In return we are seeking someone with:
- Excellent numeracy and communication skills
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
- Experience of working in a school office, preferably undertaking finance tasks
- Ability to construct a school budget and present this to governors
- Ability to adapt to sudden changes in the working day and deal with the unexpected
- Able to work as part of a team
- A love of working alongside children and contributing to their development
- We are looking to recruit a School Business Manager to work across two schools within the Mole Valley Infant Schools Federation; St Michael's CE (A) Infant School, based in Mickleham, Dorking, and Newdigate CE Infant School based in Newdigate. The Federation has a single Headteacher and Governing Body but operates separate budgets for each school. Going forward, the Governing Body are looking to combine both bursar roles into a single Business Manager position.
- Initially the post is for 2 days a week from February 2025 at St Michael'.s (12 hours a week, 39 weeks term-time plus 1 week), increasing to 4 days a week from September 2025 to include Newdigate Infant School.
- Prior experience in a school setting would be ideal, and an accounting or SBM qualification also preferred, although training would be provided for the right candidate.
- The role includes responsibility for finance, premises management, HR, IT and business systems.
- The SBM will report to the Headteacher and has line management responsibility for the office staff.
- There will be opportunities for training/handover in January (St Michaels) and July (Newdigate) to be agreed on appointment
Further details about the role
This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate to work across 2 small, rural infant schools. Visits to the school are welcomed!An application form in word format is available on request to the school.
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.