School Business Manager - Long Crendon School
Location: Long Crendon
Overview
Long Crendon is a friendly, happy, vibrant school which seeks to inspire all children.
We enjoy learning outside the classroom in our extensive grounds with facilities which include Forest School, a swimming pool and sports pitches.
We are looking for a School Business Manager to join our friendly team.
The applicant should be willing to lead the small administrative team and manage the business elements of the school.
Salary: BP Range 4-5 £30,361-£35,725 pro rata depending on experience (£15.74-£18.52 per hour)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part Time – 4 days a week from September 2026 to include Friday, To start 1 day a week from June 2026 to allow for a handover
Closing date: Noon on 17th April 2026
Interviews: to take place weeks commencing 27th April and 4th May.
About us
We are The Place to Grow for our entire school community.
This is our entire reason for being: what we do and how we do it is driven by our commitment to the view that our school is the place to grow. Long Crendon School is a place where children can grow personally, academically, emotionally and in so many other ways.
Our curriculum enables children to develop skills and nurture a real love of learning.
For staff, we support professional development to ensure that you too can grow at our school.
Website: https://www.longcrendon.bucks.sch.uk/
About the role
Responsible for managing the strategy and operation of the business functions of the school, including financial management, health and safety, human resources, compliance and administration, under the direction of the headteacher and alongside the senior leadership team.
To advise on and implement the day-to-day support that enables the school to operate effectively and efficiently, and that allows members of the leadership team to focus on teaching and learning.
The School Business Manager works from a dedicated office sparce at the heart of the school, near the SLT and School Receptionist/Administrator offices.
About you
You will be a flexible and innovative person preferably with experience in a school business manager role.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Expert knowledge of financial management
- Excellent attention to detail
- Previous use of SIMS/FMS preferred
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
- Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders
- Work well as part of a team
- Willing to live by and model our Values
- Willing to take part in the wider life of the school
- Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
Please refer to the Applicant Pack for full Job Description and Personal Specification.
Other information
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Lesley Leith through the school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms back to the school.
Tel: No: 01844 208225
Email: [email protected]
Long Crendon School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. All posts are subject to a probationary period.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
