Business Manager - Kirkliston Primary School in Edinburgh

Kirkliston Primary School serves the village of Kirkliston and the surrounding rural area and has a wide social mix. The school is part of the Queensferry cluster of schools and is set across two sites with a school roll of over 600 pupils and 22 classes. The two sites include the main primary school hosting Primary 2 - 7 and Early Learning and Childcare hosting four Primary 1 classes and a full year nursery with capacity for 113 children from 0-5 years.

Our staff consists of Head Teacher, two Depute Head Teachers, Business Manager, two Principal Teachers, 22 class teachers, two Additional Support for Learning Teachers, a family support teacher, Specialist Teacher of PE and instructors of strings and brass. Our support staff include a School Administrator, Clerical Assistant, an EYP and 16 Pupil Support Assistants. The nursery is an integral part of the whole school establishment with 140 children attending across the day. The team is led by two Senior Early Years Officers who are supported by 6 Early Years Officers, 13 Early Years Practitioners, 3 EYAs and 2 Domestic Assistants.

The role of a Business Manager is to support the Headteacher in all non-curricular aspects of school management, ensuring these aspects operate effectively. Responsibilities include Finance, HR, Information Governance, Resources, Facilities, Information Technology and Health and Safety. The successful candidate should have experience in some or all of these areas.

Experience of leading support services in an educational setting is desirable; however, clear evidence of being an experienced and effective leader, alongside the ability to personally manage the day-to-day operations, is essential for this on-site post. The Business Manager will be responsible for maintaining and developing operational efficiency across Early Years and Primary within the school and working in partnership with multiple external agencies and contractors.

The new Business Manager will have a positive, can-do attitude and excellent problem-solving skills. For a complete list of responsibilities, please refer to the Business Manager Job Profile.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page. Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Happy to talk flexible working.