About Us
Northern Star Academies Trust
We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed. We offer access to a professional and supportive community of academies, fellow senior leaders, and mentors to help develop and progress your career. Each school in our Trust is unique and all our primary and secondary academies are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Job Description
We're a dynamic and enterprising multi academy trust of 15 schools in North and West Yorkshire. We are looking for an experienced school business leader to drive effective operational delivery across our Craven Hub of two schools currently (Skipton Girls' High School and Greatwood Community Primary School). You'll have oversight of estates and facilities management as well as day to day finance and HR processes. You will support the strategic development of schools within the Hub. You'll be supported by a Hub Estates Manager and work closely with school admin teams. You will excel in relationship management, working closely with headteachers and other stakeholders to be a visible and effective leader within the Hub.
Hub Business Leaders also take on projects across the Trust as a whole, on behalf of all Hubs. The Craven Hub Business Leader will take on a project to maximise revenue from grant applications and sponsorship to seek out new revenue streams for schools which align with Trust priorities.
This is a full time (37 hours per week), all year round permanent post.
For an informal conversation about the role, email Peter Addison-Child, Chief Operating Officer to make a telephone appointment: paddisonchild@nsat.org.uk
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Maternity, Shared Parental, Paternity, and Adoption pay.
- A huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers through our lifestyle benefits provider Vivup.
Desired Criteria
- Recognised school business management qualification
- Recognised health and safety qualification
- Experience of designing business processes to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.
- Knowledge of IT systems relevant to school business management: Arbor, Every, IMP
- An understanding of payroll processes and pay and conditions arrangements in schools
Essential Criteria
- Direct of experience of school business management with responsibility across a full range of business services.
- Experience of working at senior school or trust leadership level, providing advice and support to senior leaders.
- Experience of procurement and effective contract management to secure value for money from contractors.
- A strong understanding of health and safety frameworks in schools, able to provide advice to colleagues on core issues
- A strong understanding of school finance with experience of creating and managing a school budget.
- Knowledge of safeguarding requirements in schools and of requirements for a compliant SCR in particular.
Safeguarding
Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
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