JOB OVERVIEW
Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School is a thriving and successful single academy school in North West Bristol. This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant team in a school that is financially secure with robust pupil numbers that has recently celebrated extremely positive Ofsted and SIAMS inspections.
We are looking to appoint a highly organised and motivated part-time assistant school business manager to join our friendly and supportive school. Working closely with our existing school business manager, (who works 3 days a week), you will play a key role in the the financial and operational management of the school.
The role is part-time, working 24 hours over the course of each week. We are very flexible as to how these hours are worked and are open to discussions on working patterns. You may choose to work these hours over 3, 4 or 5 days each week depending on your personal circumstances.
The successful candidate will:
- Ideally have previous experience of working in a business or financial environment;
- Have strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills;
- Be confident using IT systems, including Microsoft applications and financial and management information systems;
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Experience in a school setting and/or a relevant accounting qualification is desirable but not essential.
Please see our job description and employee specification for full details of the role.
What we can offer you:
- The opportunity to progress through continued professional development. Succession planning is important to the school and there will be coaching and training opportunities in order to develop your skills;
- This role will present an ideal opportunity to progress into a school business manager role;
- The flexibility to work your hours over a number of days to suit your own personal requirements;
- A supportive and inclusive environment that celebrates individuals from all communities and cultures;
- A genuine focus on staff wellbeing and workload reduction;
- Strong leadership with a clear vision and supportive ethos;
- Children who are proud of their school and have a clear understanding of our vision and values;
- Membership of the Avon Pension Fund scheme and access to our cycle to work scheme;
- Access to our employee assistance programme, featuring a wealth of health and wellbeing benefits for you and your family;
SALARY AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
- Bristol Grade 12 (SCP 30-33), depending on experience. (FTE Salary £43,829 - £46,142 / Actual Salary £25,366 - £27,896)
- Part-time (24 hours per week - to be worked over 3,4 or 5 days of the week)
- Term-time only and inset days, plus 2 extra weeks - 41 weeks in total.
- The position is permanent.
- Start date - 3rd September 2026
INTERVIEW AND VISIT ARRANGEMENTS
We welcome and encourage you to come and look around our school and visits are available on the following dates:
Friday 19th June 2026 at 2pm;
Thursday 25th June 2026 at 4pm;
Please contact the office manager, Mrs Amy Gamble in the school office by phone on 0117-3772173 if you wish to attend either of these sessions.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 2nd July 2026 at 9am.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email by Thursday 2nd July.
Interviews will be conducted on Wednesday 8th July 2026.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on the school's website https://www.stokebishop.bristol.sch.uk/safeguarding/. All staff are therefore expected to share this commitment and all appointments will be subject to appropriate vetting, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (including a Children's Barred List check).
As part of the safer recruitment process we will carry out online searches as part of the recruitment process.
You will be asked to complete the Criminal Convictions Disclosure Form (as amended in 2020) which covers Disqualification in accordance with the provisions of The Childcare Act 2006 (as amended in 2018)
The job you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account.
A Certificate of Good Conduct and for teaching positions a letter of professional standing from the regulatory authority in the country (or countries) in which you have worked will be required where applicable.