School Business Manager
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Hartlepool, TS25 3PU |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 1 Nov 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you organised, enthusiastic and welcoming?
Do you thrive working in a busy office environment?
Would you like to make a difference to children’s learning and well-being?
Northern Lights Learning Trust are looking to appoint a School Business
Manager at Grange Primary School. We are looking to welcome enthusiastic and reliable applicants who can support pupils, parents/carers, staff and governors. The successful candidate will liaise and work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and the admin team across the school and will have the opportunity to network with other Office Managers across the Trust, the Executive Director of Trust Services and the Chief Finance Officer. In return you will benefit from inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to high quality CPD opportunities.
Do you:
• Have experience of operational business functions and driving excellence
• Possess excellent communication and IT skills
• Have experience in financial and staff management
• Be confident in dealing with children and adults
• Keep calm under pressure whilst maintaining confidentiality
• Be enthusiastic and supportive of the school ethos
If this is you, we would really welcome your application
What the school offers its staff
In return you will receive:
• A supportive working environment that puts people at the heart of the organisation
• The opportunity to work as part of a growing Trust and shape this role
• Continuous professional development
• A range of Trust initiatives that improve wellbeing. Current initiatives include an annual wellbeing day
• National Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme/ Local Government Pension Scheme
Employee welfare package through Education Mutual including:
• 24-hour GP access
• Nurse support service
• Mental health services, including stress management, mental health first aid training and bereavement support
• Free Flu vaccinations
• Counselling Services
• Physiotherapy
• Financial wellbeing coaching
• Maternity and Paternity support
• Menopause support
• Access to useful wellbeing resources
Employee benefits package through Vivup including:
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lifestyle savings including discounts on shops, food and drink and days out
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.