St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School is seeking to appoint a warm, approachable, and highly organised individual to become our new School Business Manager. At St Cuthbert’s Primary School we pride ourselves on being a close-knit and supportive team where every member makes a difference. You will represent our school with a smile and help us create a welcoming environment for our staff, students, and their families.
We are looking for:
- A friendly and welcoming presence to all who enter our school.
- An organised and highly effective manager with the ability to meet deadlines and targets set by the school’s leadership team
- Excellent ICT skills (Microsoft packages)
- Some experience of finance systems and procedures
- A working knowledge of management systems such as Arbor or SIMS is advantageous but not essential
- An excellent communicator who can build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- A committed and collaborative team player who enjoys being part of a supportive school environment.
- A passionate advocate for our school's values and vision
We can offer you:
- A very strong Catholic ethos;
- An enthusiastic, supportive and hard-working team of staff;
- Highly motivated, friendly, polite and well-behaved children;
- An inclusive school, where everyone matters;
- Active and supportive governors, parents and parish community;
- A strong network of support from our Trust and Diocese.
- Ongoing training and support to deliver the role and develop further
- Access to the Local Government pension scheme (employer contribution rate currently 18.9%).
- Family friendly BBCET policies and practices that promote health and wellbeing
- Access to car lease, bike to work and local travel pass salary sacrifice scheme
All applicants are invited to visit the school, please telephone to arrange a visit. You can also find out more about our school on our website.
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Berwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In accordance with the safeguarding vulnerable groups’ regime [2006] & the relevant Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) DfE guidance, any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the results of checks from the Disclosure & Barring Service (“the DBS”) and Teacher Services (regarding teacher prohibition/disqualification from working with children and young people).
School roles give privileged access to vulnerable groups, therefore, we require all applicants attending interview to disclose all spent convictions and cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 unless it is a “protected” conviction/caution under the amendments made to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 (in 2013) and, therefore, not subject to disclosure.