School Business Manager

About The Role

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Number of positions: 1

Qualifications

Required:

GCSEs including English and Maths / SBM Level 4

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Applicant Requirements: please see Job description

The Directors of Emmaus CAT Trust Board, Local Governing Bodyand Senior Leadership Teamof  St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School wish to appoint a talented individual who is an effective communicator, to provide outstanding businesssupportservicestopupils,teachingstaffand the wider community.

• Strategicleadershipofallthesupportfunctionswithin school, to include but not limited to estates management, finance, HR and the training and developmentofstaff,ensuring all policies,procedures and systems are in place
• Providebusinesssupportwithpromptandaccurate reporting to the Headteacher and Local Governing Body
• Responsibleforthemanagementofsupportstaff across the school.
• Responsibleformanagementoftheschool’ssupport functionincollaborationwiththeCATscentralteam.
• Workcloselywiththecentralfinanceteam with regards to budget monitoring and transactional processing
• Responsiblefortheschool’sHRfunctionand processing for payroll

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation