School Business Manager in Leeds

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of School Business Manager at Bankside Primary School due to the retirement of the current post holder. Bankside Primary School is a warm and welcoming school, where children are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for a School Business Manager with relevant experience, who will support the school to ensure that our children have the best possible provision to meet their needs.

We are a large inner-city three-form entry primary school that proudly serves our community in Harehills, Leeds. We are on a journey of improvement and require a School Business Manager who will strategically support the finances and resources that we need to enable our school development priorities to be realised for our children.

We can offer a warm and welcoming environment, a Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body who are supportive and committed, and opportunities for continuous professional development. We welcome prospective candidates to visit our school and meet the Headteacher. Please contact the school office to arrange this on 0113 3368383 or by emailing school.office@banksideprimary.org.

At Bankside, we are passionate about celebrating the diversity of our children, families, and staff community. We value the experience and contributions of people from all walks of life.

Submitting your application form – please read carefully:

• Closing date – 12 noon, on the date stated above.
• We can only accept Leeds City Council school support staff or teacher application forms and are unable to accept CVs.
• Please clearly indicate on your application form and accompanying email which role you are applying for. If your application is not labelled clearly, we may not consider your application as we will not know which role you are applying for.
• Attachments should be saved with your name and which role you are applying for.
• Please ensure you provide current and correct email addresses for all your referees.
• Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview/observations.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds. We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans, as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled, and care-experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme, or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship, you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.