Location:       St Joseph’s Catholic Middle School, St Mary’s Catholic First School and St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School

Grade:          Grade J/K, SCP 31-35 (£37,261- £41,496 per annum)

Hours:          37 hours per week, Permanent, Full Time.

We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England and will have a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.

The Trust are seeking to appoint a School Business Manager across three of our school sites in Northumberland- St Joseph’s Catholic Middle School, St Mary’s Catholic First School and St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School.

As the School Business Manager, you will be part of the Senior Leadership Team at each school site and will have exceptional organisational, time management and planning skills. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, be enthusiastic for the role, have the ability to motivate others, as well as a successful record of being able to negotiate with both internal and external customers.

We are seeking an individual to:

Be responsible for all administrative staff across each school site.
Discreetly deal with confidential information, meeting different needs of stakeholders.
Work closely with the Headteachers at each school site and the Chief Operations Officer within the Trust. The core purpose of the role will be to support the Headteachers with all business innovation, Health and Safety, Financial Monitoring, Facilities Management, Personnel and Administrative aspects of each school site.

How to Apply:
To complete an online application form please click the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: Wednesday 18th October 2023

Interview date: TBC

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.