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Ref 197053
Number of Posts 1
Grade Grade 7.
Salary £31067 to £ 35235 
Term Full-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (01/09/2025 ) .
Hours 37 hours a week.
Closing Date 09/07/2025.
Location
Barnacre Road Primary School, Barnacre Road, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2PD (188 on roll)

Tel: 01772 783555
School website: barnacreroadprimary.co.uk
Summary
Barnacre Road is a wonderful school with a friendly, hard-working and supportive staff team who are committed to teamwork and self-development and dedicated to enabling our pupils to realise their full potential.  We are proud to be part of the Bay Learning Trust.  Our pupils are happy, caring, polite and enthusiastic and we are immensely proud of them.

We are looking for a hardworking, innovative and dedicated professional to be our School Business Manager.  The successful candidate will support the school in meeting its primary function of raising standards and improving outcomes for children through the provision of strategic vision and leadership in all aspects of financial management, resource and administration management, GDPR, HR and communication with stakeholders.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

The closing date is 12 noon 09/07/2025
Essential Qualifications
  • GCSE's A*-C (or equivalent) including English & Maths

  • Qualification in School Business Management (CSBM), an equivalent qualification or the willingness to complete

    • Desirable Qualifications
  • HR qualifications, such as CIPD

    • Essential Experience
  • Experience in finance and personnel management
  • Working in a school environment in an administrative role
  • Ability to plan, monitor and manage any delegate budget; high skills of numeracy and accuracy
  • Able to prepare and present financial data and evaluate, clarify and explain
  • Understanding of Schools Financial Value Standard

    • Desirable Experience
  • Successful management of a small team
  • Experience of management of lettings

    • For an informal discussion please contact:
    Visiting times are week commencing 30 June, please call school for an appointment
    Proposed Interview Date:
    16/07/2025 
    Equal Opportunities statement
    An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
    Rehabilitation
    Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

    Additional Info

    Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

    Address: Application form attached. Please return completed applications electronically to: bursar@longridge.lancs.sch.uk
    Positive about Disabled People 

    The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

    Disability Confident employer Lancashire County Council

    Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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